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How do I stop other Facebook users from chatting with me?

Category: Facebook Help

Not to sound too antisocial, but the new chat feature on Facebook is driving me a bit wacky. Every time I'm on Facebook now, people are bugging me. Is there some way to turn it off?

Question answered on May 3, 2008 at 08:22 AM :: Comments to date: 4

What is a Facebook Item and why would I want to add one?

Category: Facebook Help

I just read your earlier entry about sending a message to a Facebook group (see How to send a message to a Facebook group) and get most of it, except I don't really see how the "Posted Items" thing works. Can you explain?

Question answered on October 8, 2007 at 07:42 AM :: Comments to date: 1

What happened to my Facebook Request update box?

Category: Facebook Help

On my Facebook home page, usually on the top-right corner, there is a bubble that says ___ requests, and ____ notifications, with the little sign-post logo next to it. The notifications alert on the home page is gone, and I don't know why!! Can you help me get it back onto my homepage?

Question answered on March 2, 2009 at 08:21 AM :: Comments to date: 3

How do I remove a Facebook friend or connection?

Category: Facebook Help

Not to sound like I'm becoming antisocial, but a woman who's on my friends list on Facebook turns out to be quite the kind of person I don't like to associate with. Can't say more than that, but I need to "defriend" her (unfriend her?) How do I do that??

Question answered on October 29, 2007 at 07:37 AM :: Comments to date: 83

How do I delete comments on Facebook?

Category: Facebook Help

How do I delete a "comment" I made on my own album in facebook?

Question answered on January 14, 2009 at 08:22 AM :: Comments to date: 25

How do I create a Facebook group or list?

Category: Facebook Help

As I get more and more into the world of Facebook, I find myself wanting to create some mailing lists. I know how to do it in LinkedIn, for example, but what's the process for creating a new list on Facebook?

Question answered on October 7, 2008 at 08:24 AM :: Comments to date: 9

How do I delete a Facebook list?

Category: Facebook Help

Okay, I read your article about how to create Facebook lists and had lots of fun experimenting, but now I have too many lists and want to clean things up. So, um, how do I delete a Facebook list?

Question answered on December 7, 2009 at 08:24 AM :: Comments to date: 1

Can I still gift someone Facebook credits?

Category: Facebook Help

Is there a way that I can buy Facebook credits for someone and send it to them as a gift?

Question answered on February 17, 2011 at 08:47 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I create a Facebook group event?

Category: Facebook Help

I run a group on Facebook and am hosting a party for everyone. I have posted about it on the group Wall but would like to create a Facebook Event so that people can RSVP and see who else is planning on joining us. How do I most easily do that?

Question answered on February 8, 2011 at 08:34 AM :: Comments to date: 0

How do I import my blog entries or RSS feed into Facebook?

At Blogworld last week, I heard loud and clear from a number of people that it's a good idea to have my Facebook friends notified when I have new blog entries published. Cool. But how the heck do I do that?

Question answered on September 25, 2008 at 09:42 AM :: Comments to date: 47

How do I change my Facebook group name?

Category: Facebook Help

I have a popular group page on Facebook that I manage and as it's become more busy, the original name doesn't really describe it any more. Is there any way to change my Facebook group name or am I stuck?

Question answered on August 31, 2011 at 08:30 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How can I change my Facebook event RSVP?

Category: Facebook Help

I RSVP'd to an event invitation on Facebook that I wasn't able to attend, but it turns out that I can attend the event and want to change my response. Problem is, I can't find it in my news feed any more. How do I change a Facebook event RSVP??

Question answered on August 10, 2010 at 08:04 AM :: Comments to date: 4

Log out of Facebook on the iPhone?

There's got to be a way to do this without actually deleting and reinstalling the app! Dave, how the $#@$&(&* do I log my daughter out of her Facebook app on my iPhone so I can log in to my own Facebook account?

Question answered on December 23, 2011 at 08:58 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I unfriend someone on Facebook?

Category: Facebook Help

I have a lot of friends on Facebook. A lot. But there are a couple that are just weird and I have second thoughts now about being friends with them. How do I remove my friendship or "unfriend" them on Facebook?

Question answered on October 10, 2008 at 08:44 AM :: Comments to date: 3

How can I stop getting email from a Facebook Group?

Category: Facebook Help

I am a member of a bunch of groups on Facebook that I don't really care about any more, but I keep getting bulletins and updates in my inbox. What's the easiest way to unsubscribe from them?

Question answered on April 23, 2008 at 08:07 AM :: Comments to date: 8

How do I unfan / unlike a page, product or service on Facebook?

Category: Facebook Help

I don't know why I hadn't realized it before, but every time I've clicked "like" on a Facebook page or fan page, it's not only comunicated to my friends, but it's recorded as part of my account forever. Yikes! There are some I clicked on when I was just starting on Facebook that I really don't want to have associated with my account any more. How do I unlike, unfriend, unfan - whatever the word is - these Facebook pages??

Question answered on December 6, 2010 at 08:57 AM :: Comments to date: 1

External Facebook links to invite friends to connect?

Category: Facebook Help

I have a nice external URL for my friends who want to find me and hopefully connect in MySpace and LinkedIn, but Facebook seems like a world unto itself. Is there some sort of URL I can use to get the same result in Facebook?

Question answered on November 16, 2007 at 08:21 AM :: Comments to date: 29

How do I quit a Facebook Group?

Category: Facebook Help

I woke up this morning to find that someone had added me to their Facebook Group. Very not cool. If I want to join a group, I'll make that decision myself. Dave, tell me, how the $#@$#@ do I quit the group? And is there some way to prevent people from automatically adding me to groups?

Question answered on February 11, 2011 at 08:14 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How do I delete a Facebook Group, v2?

Category: Facebook Help

This is crazy, Dave. I have a Facebook Group that I'd like to shut down but as far as I can tell, you can't delete groups any more. Really? Has Facebook gone so mad that they don't allow us to manage the groups we create?? Seems like some darn commie plot!

Question answered on November 18, 2011 at 08:09 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How do I remove a Facebook status update?

Category: Facebook Help

I rowed with my girlfriend and posted something terrible on my status. Now we're friends again and I can't delete it...No option, remove or delete buttons...? HELP!

Question answered on November 13, 2010 at 08:34 AM :: Comments to date: 4

Can I export my Facebook calendar events to iCal?

I get a lot of Facebook event invitations and while it's not too hard to go to the Facebook site and see my calendar there, I'd love to have the events show up on iCal on my iMac. Is that possible?

Question answered on August 18, 2010 at 08:27 AM :: Comments to date: 1

Easiest way to share a YouTube video on Facebook?

I've been having fun making weird videos and uploading them to YouTube. What I really want to do, though, is share them with my friends on Twitter and Facebook. What's the easiest way to share a YouTube video on Facebook?

Question answered on April 15, 2011 at 08:28 AM :: Comments to date: 1

How can I unfriend people on Facebook?

Category: Facebook Help

My stupid little brother got into my Facebook account and sent friend requests to a bunch of his weird friends. Now some of them are my friends. Yech. How can I get rid of them?

Question answered on December 2, 2009 at 08:10 AM :: Comments to date: 6

How do I delete a friend list on Facebook?

Category: Facebook Help

How do I delete different list that were created for my friends? Example: my daughters friends, a list was created that says "my crazy step-daughters". How do I go about deleting something like that? There are more list, this is just an example and no, there are no names/friends in these extra list either.

Question answered on June 14, 2010 at 08:43 AM :: Comments to date: 2

How do I add a Facebook "like" button to my blog?

Category: Facebook Help

I'm getting more into Facebook now that it has so many darn users and would like to have the people who visit my Web site and blog become fans of my Facebook page too. I have seen on some sites - yours included - that there's a nifty little Facebook box that makes it easy to "like" your Facebook page. How do I add that for my own site?

Question answered on December 25, 2010 at 08:23 AM :: Comments to date: 1




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