=========================================================================== How to Hide Friends on Facebook how-to-hide-friends-on-facebook Facebook is a great way to connect with others.

Although Facebook users enjoy co nnecting with others, they may not want some of their contacts to see the friend s they have made or the contacts on their account. In order to make friends invi sible on a Facebook profile page, privacy settings must be adjusted. This can be achieved by the following process: Log on to Facebook. Select the Account tab from the upper right corner of the page . Select Privacy Settings from the drop down list. This leads to the Choose Your Privacy Settings w Settings under Basic Directory Information. page. Select the section labeled Vie

Alternatively, while the user is logged onto Facebook he/she can view his/her ow n profile or find the Edit Your Profile link on the upper left corner of the Faceb ook website. This takes the user to his/her own wall page. Scroll down to the Fri ends section and select the little blue pencil icon which will open the Edit Box dr op down menu. Select the Change Visibility Settings option. This brings the user t o the Basic Directory Information section of Facebook s Privacy Settings as well. From this page find the See my friend list section and select the corresponding ta b with a little lock icon for the section. It will open a drop down list that al lows the user to choose who can see his/her list: Everyone Unrestricted access to everyone signed in, even those without a Faceboo k account can see the user s friends. Friends of Friends the user s friends and their direct friends listed on their acc ount can see his/her friend list. Friends Only . This restricts access to people who are not on the user s friend list

Customize The customize option allows the user to select those who he/she wants to have access to his/her friends list. The user can also choose to hide his/her friends list from specific people as well. These changes can be previewed by selecting the Preview my Profile button at the t op of the Privacy Settings page. Through this preview the user can type in a frien d s name in the provided field to see how his/her profile is displayed to their co ntacts when they visit the user s profile. The user can adjust any of these settin gs if he/she changes his/her mind by repeating the process or selecting the Back to Privacy Settings button and undoing changes. Hiding Certain Information from Facebook Friends Select the Account tab from the upper right corner of the Facebook page while logg ed onto the site. From the drop down list, select Privacy Settings . This takes the user to the Choose Your Privacy Settings page where he/she will s ee the Sharing on Facebook section of the page. Select Customize Settings, a little link that has a pencil icon. This will take the user to the Customize Settings page. From this location the u ser can edit options for everything (e.g. posts on Facebook, others posts, and th e user s contact information). The user can hide bits of information from specific

friends/entire groups or make them completely private. Hiding Posts From Facebook Friends/Pages/Applications from News Feed Although Facebook is a great Networking site, sometimes friends and contacts can be annoying. The user may not necessarily want to remove a friend from his/her contacts list simply because they SPAM him/her with status updates. If this is t he case, users can make use of a great option- hiding friends on Facebook. The hide function allows the user to do a wide variety of things from his/her ne ws feed, wall, and more. To initiate the hide command, simply move the cursor to the post to be hidden. A small X icon labeled Remove should appear at the top right corner of the comment/update page. Click this X and a small drop down list will appear with different options for hid ing messages from friends. These are the common post functions available: Hide this post This selection will simply hide a single post from your news feed . Contacts will be unable to view the user s news feed (although news feeds may st ill be read it on the contact s profile wall). Hide all by XXXX This option will remove/no longer display all of the messages/u pdates made by the contact that you select (Where XXXX represents the contact na me). In order for the user to regain posts on his/her news feed, the user will h ave to edit the newsfeed options. Mark as SPAM This selection will notify Facebook that a post is a SPAM message a nd that it should be removed or disciplinary action should be taken against an a ccount that is causing trouble on the site. Unlike Page This is available for pages that the user liked and allows the user to unlike and remove them from his/her news feed if necessary. Hide XXXX This is available for Facebook applications and allows the user to blo ck them from showing up on his/her news feed (Where XXXX represents the applicat ion title). ================================================================ http://www.tech-faq.com/how-to-unblock-facebook.html =========================================================== Top Facebook Games In addition to social networking, Facebook provides users with a number of metho ds to entertain themselves while connecting with friends. One of these methods i s Facebook Games, a collection of applications provided by third-party companies who make money from in-game money, advertising, and publicity. Several of Faceb ook Game s most popular applications are outlined below.

Mafia Wars One of Facebook Game s oldest and most popular applications, Mafia Wars, allows us ers to create their own mafia and compete against other players to become the st rongest mafia on Facebook. Mafia Wars allows users to battle other players, acce pt Godfather missions, and collect possessions, such as weapons, vehicles, and p roperties. Mafia Wars also includes a Marketplace where users can purchase rewar

ds and upgrades and a Jobs section where users can earn game money and experienc e towards the next level.

Farmville Another popular Facebook game, Farmville, allows users to create and manage thei r own farm. Farmville is similar to Mafia Wars, but instead of weapons and vehic les, users can purchase seeds and farm equipment. Although Farmville is not as o ld as Mafia Wars, it has surprisingly surpassed it in popularity with over 34 mi llion monthly users, compared to Mafia Wars 6 million. However, Farmville is curr ently losing members due to their latest update that requires users to spend Far mville money on expanding their farm in order to purchase new upgrades.

Empires & Allies Empires & Allies is a cartoon-style game that allows users to build an army, fol low a story, and defeat the Dark Alliance , an evil empire set on galactic dominati on. In Empires & Allies, users start off with a small island full of resources a nd quests and then expand their own empire by battling other users and purchasin g upgrades. Empires & Allies currently has over 4 million monthly users.

Family Feud Family Feud, a Facebook game, is designed to mimic the television show of the sa me name that involves two teams of family members competing against each other b y answering survey questions. In the Facebook remake of the show, users answer q uestions that have been given to 100 people and gain points based on how close t heir answers are to those given by the 100 participants. Family Feud is currentl y played by 91 thousand monthly users. ============================================================= How to Contact Facebook Contacting Facebook can be a difficult ordeal, the frustration of which is exace rbated by the highly personal nature of most Facebook issues. A blocked account or lost password puts a complete block on one s ability to interact with friends a nd family via Facebook, and a stolen or hacked account can be even more personal ly disruptive. Whether your Facebook account has been taken over, you re having technical difficu lties, or you just want to consult a real person about Facebook s features and pol icies, this list provides a place to start. Facebook s Online Help Section The first place to check for information on your issue is Facebook s Online Help S ection. If you have any questions that might be addressed by a typical online he lp center or Frequently Asked Questions page, Facebook s help center can certainly provide useful information. The URL is http://www.facebook.com/help/. Other Forms of Contact Facebook is a difficult company to contact, and their service and support depart ments have received media attention for poor customer service. Achieving satisfy ing communication is not impossible, though, and there are other ways to attempt

to contact Facebook with your dilemmas, requests, or complaints. By Email Facebook has several email contact departments. Each address is specific to a ce rtain issue, so send your emails to the most pertinent department. Possible emai l addresses to direct your concerns to include: * * * * * privacy@facebook.com login@facebook.com info@facebook.com disable@facebook.com appeals@facebook.co

Facebook email correspondents are known for taking a long time to respond, proba bly due to the volume of emails and communication attempts they receive on a dai ly basis. Be persistent and patient, and don t hesitate to send another email ever y few days until you re contacted. Be polite as well, despite the frustration and anger that can be involved in personal issues such social media. Also, be inform ative and detail-oriented. You want the reader of your emails to be left with no questions about what your difficulties are and how to correct them. Essentially , practice successful communication skills in every way you can. By Phone Unfortunately, Facebook doesn t offer telephone support. Facebook does have a tele phone number where they can be contacted, at 650-543-4800, but the only option i s to leave a voicemail. Actually getting a response to this voicemail is, howeve r, unlikely. =============================================================== How to Install and Remove ActiveX Control from Facebook ActiveX is a framework that allows software to be constructed from multiple prog ramming languages and run on a platform that is independent from any specific pr ogramming language. ActiveX is often used in web design to provide functionality for various tools and control mechanisms, especially when an external platform stores or runs it. ActiveX can often be found in online flash games, interactive menus, and widgets, which are tools that run on one platform, but are controlled by another. What can ActiveX do for Facebook? ActiveX plays a critical role in the function of the popular social network, Fac ebook. Facebook includes many interactive features, such as status streams, flas h games, and search functions, that are all dependent on ActiveX controls. The m ost widely used ActiveX control for Facebook is the Like button that can be found on every Facebook page, status stream, picture album, and external websites. Wit hout ActiveX, users could not access any of these features.install activex contr ol for facebook How to Install and Remove ActiveX Control from Facebook

How to Install ActiveX Control for Facebook While ActiveX is essential for Facebook applications to run properly, Internet E xplorer is the only Internet browser that allows the user to turn ActiveX on or off. In order to install Active X:

1) Open the Tools menu in Internet Explorer and select

Internet Options. Custom Level bu

2) Select the Security tab in the window that appears and find the tton.

3) Click the Custom Level button and scroll down until the ActiveX Controls and p lug-ins option appears. By double-clicking this option, a number of sub-options w ill appear. Select all of the options that have Recommended listed beside them and click OK. 4) Restart Internet Explorer and navigate to the page that requested ActiveX. In ternet Explorer should now display a yellow bar across the top of the page that will allow the user to install ActiveX Controls. How to Remove ActiveX Control from Facebook 1) Re-open Internet Options, select the Security tab, and select the Custom Leve l button. 2) Scroll through the list until the ActiveX Controls and plug-ins option appears. Double-click this option and scroll down the list a little further until an opt ion that reads Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins is visible. 3) Select Disable and click OK to turn off ActiveX Controls.

============================================================ How Do You Delete Friends on Facebook? how-do-you-delete-friends-on-facebook There are times when someone on Facebook can become a little too annoying and de leting them is the only thing left to do to ensure that they leave you alone. De leting a friend is not difficult, but it is permanent. Once you delete them, you l l have to add them all over again, so make sure you want them gone. You will no longer have access to view their wall and their pictures. Before making any attempt at deleting anyone, you need to be logged in. Therefor e, log into your Facebook account and wait for your feed page to load. The first step is to click on their name or go to the top and search for them. When you f ind them, click on the name and allow their profile to load. The part of the pag e that you re looking for is all the way on the bottom. If you look closely on the left sidebar, you ll see that there are three different links. The first is to su ggest friends. The second is to block or report them. This is a helpful tool if the person has broken any sort of rules. If someone has broken a rule and that s why you are dele ting them from Facebook, the first thing you might want to do is report them so that Facebook can investigate into what they are doing. Perhaps Facebook will fi nd some fault in the person and potentially close their account down. The final link is the Remove from Friends link. By clicking this, you will be prom pted with one more box that will ask for confirmation about deleting the person. Should you click yes, the person will be removed from your list of friends. If you hit cancel, it ll take you back to their profile as if nothing happened. Make sure you want to delete them before doing it. ============================================================ How Do You Make a Group on Facebook? how-do-you-make-a-group-on-facebook

One of the many perks of having a Facebook account is that you can create a grou p otherwise known as a fan page or business page that you can invite people to. In t heory, a Facebook group is similar to a Facebook account. There is a feed where you can post updates. You can have photos and video added. And, people are frien ds to you. Therefore, managing one is similar to managing a Facebook account. The first step is to log in and go to your feed. This feed is where you get to s ee everything people post on their walls, new pictures, etc. On the left sidebar there should be a link that says Groups. Click that. A sub-link will appear that gives you the chance to check out any groups your friends own ignore it. In the ce nter of the page there is a Create a Group link. Click that to be taken to the cre ation page. At this page, put in a unique group name, a description, a city, and any other i nformation you want to display. You ll want to set what network you want the group to be for. If it s specific to, for example, your college, only allow people in y our college s network in. If it s wide open to everyone, keep it general. Once all o f the information is how you want it, click the create a group button. The next step is to customize the group. Here you set up what different people c an do. Can people post on the wall? Can people invite people? Is the group open or closed? If it is open, anyone can join. If it is closed, they need to be invi ted. Pick all of the different rules and then hit save. You can always go back t o this after you ve done other things. The next step that Facebook prompts invite people who are interested in u can do is invite everyone because your group is about a certain game, e. you to do is invite people. It s best to only what your group is about. The worst thing yo then people might get peeved. Therefore, if invite only those friends that like that gam

The final step and this step is mostly for personal preferences is to upload photos, set a profile image and to start populating the discussion board with different topics. The more complete your group is, the more likely people are going to jo in. You can advertise your group on your feed or by using Facebook ads. ====================================================== How to Delete a Facebook Account With Facebook users becoming more concerned about the privacy ramifications of a ll the updates Facebook releases, more users are curious about deleting their ac count. While it is not a difficult process one click on a link will get rid of the account it is permanent and will erase everything. Because of this, it is importa nt to back everything up from your Facebook account to your hard drive. What many people do is upload photos from their phone right to Facebook or they just upload pictures right to Facebook without saving on their hard drive. When you delete your Facebook account, you'll lose all your photos and information, s o just make sure you've got it. To do this, right click on the image and then hi t "Save As." This will save the photos on your page.how to delete a facebook acc ount How to Delete a Facebook Account Deleting Facebook In the past, Facebook had a link in the bottom left hand corner of your profile page that allowed you to delete it. However, for some reason, they removed that link. That doesn't mean you can't delete your page, though. It just means that t hey are trying to prevent people from leaving. Go to this link. It will take you to the "Delete Account" page. There's a warnin

g that anything you do is permanent and there's nothing you can do once you dele te the page. Hit the submit button. When you do that, a contact will be sent to Facebook and they will delete the page for you. However, they won't delete it if you're still using it. Therefore, it is important to stay away from your Facebo ok account for a significant amount of time. Once Facebook realizes you've not b een using the service for a while, they'll delete the page and you'll no longer have membership there. You can always sign up again, though. ========================================================= How to Make a Fan Page on Facebook Many businesses have realized that a fan page on Facebook is a very inexpensive way to get more traffic to their website and to bring more customers in the fron t doors. By getting people to become fans, a business is able to target them, se nd them messages and let them know about specials and deals. Big businesses and small businesses alike have all started creating pages. Doing so isn't difficult at all. To begin with, login to your Facebook account. You'll need an account to do this so create one if you don't already have one. Use a separate email for Facebook because you'll get a lot of email unless you go in and change your settings to r eceive none. Once you are logged into Facebook, click the Ads and Pages link on the left sidebar. This will take you to a page where you can buy advertising on Facebook or create pages. Click the "Create Page" link.fan page on facebook How to Make a Fan Page on Facebook Select what type of page you want to create. Determine what type of page it'll b e: business, artist, public figure, etc. Type in the name and if it is available , you'll be allowed to use it. If it is not, Facebook will let you know. Finally , check that you are a representative allowed to create the page. Then hit "Crea te Official Page." The page will be made and now you have to go in and start edi ting. To begin with, add a photo by selecting the option to add profile picture. Add i nformation pertaining to the topic of the page. If it's about your restaurant, i nformation on your hours, location and a copy of the menu isn't a bad idea. Add information so people know who you are. The more they know, the more likely they are to become a fan and begin coming to your business. Only after you've finished all of the work of creating the page do you then clic k "Publish this Page." When you do this, it will immediately publish and all of your friends will know that you've created a new page. If they want to join, the y can. If not, they won't. Be sure to become a fan yourself so that it sends a s econd prompt to all your friends. After that, just begin advertising the page wi th friends so that they can begin networking for you.

==================================================================== How to Create an Event on Facebook A Facebook Event is a method of gathering people to local events by describing w hat is happening, who is going to be there, and what date and time it is happeni ng. Facebook Events allows users to upload a picture for the event, invite frien ds to the event, and talk to other people who are going. When a user receives an invite to an event, he/she can RSVP to let everyone know whether he/she is comi ng, not coming, or might be coming, which will then appear in the appropriate li st on the Event page. Facebook Events provides an ideal marketplace for business es, bands, and venues who can take advantage of the vast Facebook community to b

ring awareness to a specific concert, sale, or other event.

How To Create A Facebook Event Users can create a Facebook Event by logging into their Facebook account and sel ecting the Event link on the left side of the user homepage, which can be found under Messages. From here, the user can select the Create an Event button. The use r can now select the date and time that the event is starting and ending, enter a name for the event, and enter the event s location. The user can also enter a de scription for the event, select a few guests, and add a picture. The user also h as the option of making the event public, allowing anyone to RSVP and attend, or limiting the event to a few select people.

How To Advertise A Facebook Event Once a user has created an event, an invite will be automatically sent to the pe ople on the guest list. If the event is public, those people will be able to inv ite others to the event and anyone who sees the page will be able to invite them selves via RSVP. However, if the user wishes to get more attention to his/her ev ent, he/she can do so by posting the event s link on his/her Status Stream, friend s profiles, or an external website. The user can also send the link to any of his /her friends via personal message or send it to any profile he/she encounters.