This feature has been incorporated owing to numerous users demanding a download feature. Using this download button would help you download all your photos, messages, videos, posts on your wall and everything you uploaded on facebook.

Go to Account Settings.

Click on Download Your Information link

The following video shows you how to complete the simple process.

However, some of the things will not be included in your zip file  :

• Your photos uploaded by others
• Facebook Phonebook
• Email Addresses of your friends.

But there are ways around to download all this data too.

[via: digital Inspiration]

Many people use facebook only to connect to family and friends and have no intention of using any of the facebook apps. In fact, the apps are irritating to them. If you are one of those, this certain setting could help you easily block the apps forever. This will make your profile inaccessible to all the apps. It disable the whole apps platform for your profile.

To alter this setting, log in to the facebook account. move to Privacy Settings. Under ‘Edit your settings’ go to Applications and websites section. Choose the option you see to turn off the all the apps.

A video to easily follow the steps :

[via: Digital inspiration]

Facebook and a child protection agency has come up with the idea of the Panic button to protect youngsters online. Using this button, youngsters will be able to report suspicious online behavior and also able to view the internet safety advice with the launch of new application.

This new application allows allows youngsters to report suspicious behaviour to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Facebook. Facebook had initially turned down the idea of the Panic button early in the year but with repeated calls for such system to be introduced, facebook has given in to the demands.

Facebook vice-president Joanna Shields added: “”There is no single silver bullet to making the internet safer but by joining forces with CEOP we have developed a comprehensive solution which marries our expertise in technology with CEOP’s expertise in online safety.

“Together we have developed a new way of helping young people stay safe online and backed this with an awareness campaign to publicise it to young users.”

You can add the application by going to the link http://www.facebook.com/clickceop. Also an automatic advert for ClickCEOP will also appear on the homepage of every Facebook user listed as between 13 and 18 years old.

Bebo was the first social network to use this kind of protection button with Myspace following it. Facebook has now followed suit.

Downloading facebook videos could be achieved by at least two means. One of the option is to download and use IDM ( Internet Download Manager) to download any facebook video you wish to. But  to avoid this means of using a third party software, one may use the new firefox addon to download any facebook video.

This Firefox addon is called – Facebook Video. This addon after being installed can be used to perform number of functions with the videos on Facebook. It adds four options under every video -  Download Video, Convert Video, Embed Video, and Customize Code option. So one can do a lot more than just downloading the video.

Clicking the Download Video will start downloading the video instantly in MP4 format. For converting the video it uses an online service called Zamzar where a user can convert the video to several formats and receive a link in an email to download the converted version. The customize code link opens a dialog to change the resolution of the embed code and/or select the auto-play option. Once the user selects “Update” the embed code in the box is changed to reflect the users preferences and the video will also be replaced so that they can view the immediate result of their changes The rest of the options can also be used effectively.

It was originally developed as a GreaseMonkey script but to make it further easy for users(to install), the developer has converted it into an add-on. It works on Firefox version 2.0 and newer including version 3.5

[Download the addon here : download ]

1.Superwall : It is one of the enhancement of the traditional wall feature of facebook.Some of the features of this app is that one can easily share messages,pics,videos,cards etc on each other’s wall.One can display his favourite media permanently.Also one can draw graffiti for his friends.

2.Funwall : It also one of the enhancements over the existing wall feature on facebook.It is similar to Superwall but allows for tagging photos and also can be used to embedded youtube videos.Also has free content from some of the entertainment partners of Facebook.

3.Top Friends : It is used to totally customize your top friend’s profile.You can add music,choose skins,add animations and moreover keep constant tab on activities of your favourite friends.

4.Video : This app allows you to publish your videos and then send these videos to your favourite friend.You can use mobile phone or your webcam to publish the video on facebook.

5.Superpoke : Pokes are means of telling your friends what you are thinking of them.This app allows you to send enhanced pokes to your friends.You have a choice of thousands of pokes.

6. Flixster movies : Using this app you can rate movies and share what you think of any movie.You can share you views,reviews and also view other’s choices.You can also compare your movie tastes with any of your friend.It also allows you to take movie trivia.

7. Are YOU Interested? :It is one of the quite popular dating app on facebook.It allows you to ask anyone the the question ‘Are You Interested?’ You can check the answers yes or no which you receive as reply and can also compare results with your friends.

8.iLike : This app allows you to add music to your profile.You can add ,create and share playlists.Also you can look out for new popular music.You can check out your friends choices.Also you can add details about recent concerts you wish to go.

9.X Me : This app allows your friends to different things to you like hug ,slap,tickle,give a beer etc.

10.BumperSticker : With this cool app you can create a bumper sticker and add that sticker to your friend’s profile.You can browse through numerous coll,funky stickers and add them to your profile or your friend’s profile.

[via:newestonthenet]

Now wouldn’t it be amazing to integrate facebook chat with Pidgin so that you don’t have to login to facebook to just use the chat service. Well now there’s more than hope to achieve this functionality. All you need is a pidgin-facebookchat plugin and integrate it with pidgin. If you are on Ubuntu or similar debian based linux distro it’s even more easy. All you have to do is follow the steps below:

1. Download the pidgin-facebookchat plugin from here.

2. Double click the deb file you just downloaded and click install.

3. Once installed, restart your pidgin client.

4. Click Accounts and click Manage Accounts. In the accounts window click Add.

5. Select Facebook from the protocol drop down and provide your facebook credentials and click save.

That’s it. Following is how your Pidgin will look once you have added the facebook chat plugin.

Hope this will make your facebook and pidgin experience much better.