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Facebook 2.0 Application for Apple iPhone With New Improvements and Features

Right after the release of Facebook 1.1 version for iPhone they were sure that the next version is going to be much better one in all aspects. This version of Facebook 2.0 was in the making during the month of September. They had probably fulfilled their promise and kept it very close to the expectations of its users. Recently, the new version of Facebook was out now and it had a very intuitive, simple and tidy interface. It does have that nativity at the same time some pretty good functionality too.

For instance the older version of the Facebook had NewsFeed feature supported in which any kind of photo uploads and updates in the status alone were displayed. In case of the new version this newsfeed feature had been through refinements and now it displays all kinds of updates in the profiles, photo uploads and new posts. You can set the feed limited to your interests and needs. You can even make comments on the news so it is highly customizable when it comes to user preferences unlike the annoying previous version.

This major release hit the App store and is already the talk of the town for the iPhone users. I bet it is worth than the time you spend for the upgrade and you can get it from the iTunes link. Though it has few limitations when it comes to support of facebook based applications by the browser it much better to have it, since this iPhone application is far better than having the annoying applications when we browse through the site.

New Features

  • Improved News Feed
  • Notifications
  • Profile Redesign
  • Search for and Approve New Friends
  • Bigger Inbox

Get Facebook 2.0 for iPhone here (iTunes link)

Accessing facebook messages without facebook.com !

It is indeed difficult sometimes to access your facebook from work if you are being blocked by websense or from school if behind a restrictive firewall.However some tricks that can help you overcome this situation are listed as follows.

1) Try a proxy.

You can easily use a proxy to access facebook.There are a lot of proxies out there that will allow you to do this but you must select one that allows login and form processing. Go to proxy.org and you would find a lot of proxies there.

2) Use your mobile.

Facebook can easily be accesible on your mobile if you have a wap connection and your phone supports browsing.Simply go to m.facebook.com and you will have all the notifications and messages available.

3) Use modazzle

Modazzle.com helps you keep track of your facebook messages , status,wall,birthdays and much more using a mobile sms/email or even your outlook email !Just sign up with modazzle , enter your facebook details and send an email/sms from your mobile.

Tip : You can also use your outlook or any other mail program to receive the update.

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How does facebook choose which friends to show on my profile ?

So ever wondered which friends show up on your facebook profile under your friends section ? Is it the orkut algo where the most recent friends who have logged in show up or is this completely random ?

It is incredibly difficult to know what algorithm facebook has intalled in order to display your friends but I remember someone from facebook gave a small talk at the Carnegie Mellon University last year. They said that generally the list of friends is random with the additional importance/bias to the people you are actually stalking ! (Simply put the number of times you check their profile , their recent activities and the likes) .

So basically every user activity at facebook is logged and hence manipulated in a manner than it suits the best on your profile. Stalking someone ? Facebook knows !

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