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Why It Is a Bad Idea to Add Strangers as Friends on Facebook
profy.com - 12/17/2008
Why It Is a Bad Idea to Add Strangers as Friends on Facebook
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Have you seen people on Facebook with 5,000 friends (it is the maximum number you can have on Facebook)? I personally have seen quite a number of such profiles - usually they are real-life celebrities or web celebrities who get dozens (maybe more) friend requests per day and add people back to ...

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Facebook Now Growing by Over 600,000 Users a Day - And New Engagement Stats
insidefacebook.com - 12/18/2008
Facebook Now Growing by Over 600,000 Users a Day - And New Engagement Stats
— insidefacebook.com — It was just at the beginning of December when Facebook crossed the 130 million monthly active user mark. Today, that number is up to 140 million . While Facebook has been growing at around 300,000 to 400,000 users per day for most of the fourth ... (more) Facebook Now Growing by Over 600,000 Users a Day - And ...

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Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki
wiki.developers.facebook.com - 12/17/2008
Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki
— wiki.developers.facebook.com — From Facebook Developers Wiki [ edit ] Available Plugins Here are some plugins that are available for you to implement into your blog, website, or publishing system to incorporate Facebook Connect. Note: These plugins are provided by independent ... (more) Facebook Connect Plugin Directory - Facebook Developers Wiki

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Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under the mistletoe
blog.disqus.net - 12/16/2008
Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under the mistletoe
— blog.disqus.net — Facebook Connect is new technology that allows websites and blogs to plug into the Facebook platform. This holiday season, Disqus will enable all websites with Disqus-powered comments to easily integrate with Facebook Connect. Wait a tick… What does ... (more) Disqus Blog » DISQUS and Facebook Connect under ...

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Social Media in 2009: Our Predictions and Desires
ReadWriteWeb — ... try this, it helps." Because if there's anything we learned from 2008, it's that social media overload is not sustainable. Over the course of the past year, we found ourselves drawn to the apps, services, and features that helped us better organize the madness that is information overload. We added our friends to lists in both FriendFeed and Tweet Deck, we categorized our RSS feeds and even cleared out some for good, we de-friended the strangers we had collected on Facebook, we synced our social network friend ...

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