VisualSage: Facebook on Desktop
Okay, I’m finally out of the Windows 7 mania and have an interesting freeware to share that will be helpful to all Facebook-addicts (like me). I always wanted a complete desktop aplication for Facebook, and I’ve found one now.
Visual Sage for Facebook is an innovative Facebook chat and desktop application implemented by VisualSage, an innovative software technology company. This app is built upon Microsoft’s new technology WPF which shows all our friends at Facebook in a network.
How to Get Back Old Facebook
Facebook is all set to launch its new design, and have already started moving users to it. Some have liked the new Facebook, but there are many others who find it very confusing and don’t like it.
Soon Facebook will disable the old Facebook for good, and everyone will have to use the new one. But at least for now, there are two ways by which you can get the look and feel of old Facebook back.
New Facebook Profile Page Beta Is Now Live
Facebook will soon be rolling out the much-anticipated and long-delayed redesigned profile pages. The beta version is now live and can be tried out by anyone. You no longer need to use the Developer trick to try it.
Currently this profile page is in beta, and does not cover the whole site, but you can at least take a look at what and how the new design will look like. Login to the new profile at www.new.facebook.com and check it out!
WordPress and Facebook App For iPhone and iPod Touch
With the launch of Apple App Store, new iPhone applications are popping up everywhere. WordPress and Facebook has released their official apps for iPhone and iPod Touch.
New Facebook Profile Design Launching Next Week
Finally Facebook is going to roll out their new layout and profile design next week for all its users. July 14 onwards, users will be able to explore the new design and see the new site (how to view the new design) as beta. Several changes have been made in it since I last reviewed it.
Now you can also add custom tabs for your favourite and most used applications. This ajaxified Facebook design is much more faster, less-cluttered, clear, and easier to use. According to Facebook Developer’s Blog:
Facebook Adds Comment Option For Mini-Feeds
Today, when I logged on to my Facebook account, I saw a new feature added to my Profile page. You can now leave comments on mini-feed items on anyone’s profile. Facebook is already rolling out new features for its upcoming new profile design and to increase its usability. Users have been given more features to play with, and developers are provided with more opportunities to put forward newer applications.
Facebook For China Launched
Facebook for China has finally been launched today! It was in news for sometime now, but the exact date of its launch wasn’t known or announced. Mark Zuckerberg was planning this, because last year they registered Facebook.cn which redirected to Facebook.com. Xiaonei, a China-based Facebook rip-off, is already one of the most popular social networks in China, but looks like their good times are now about to end with Facebook launching there.
Mini-Feed Expanded To Include More Social Data
Facebook has again expanded Mini-Feed, and this time it’s not that they have disabled the collapse feature, but have added features to include more social data from other sites. Now you can add your profile links from YouTube, StumbleUpon, Hulu, Pandora, Last.fm, Google Reader, and your personal blog to the list of sites that can share data to Facebook. Facebook’s import feature already had Flickr, Picasa, Digg, Yelp and del.icio.us.
Since this is all part of their upcoming profile design, we could expect to see more sites being added. The mini-feed is also part of it, because it is now non-collapsible, and as you have seen it in their upcoming profile design, mini-feed will use almost the whole of front page. This will help your profile visitors (friends, family etc.) to see all your updates on other sites from one place.
How To Try Out New Facebook Design
Earlier today, I wrote about the new Facebook profile design which is slated to release for everyone this Spring. Currently, it’s only open for Facebook developers and normal users can not try it. I have found a way by which even regular members can use and try the new upcoming Facebook design.
As I said before, it’s only open for developers, so for this you’ll have to become a developer yourself! No, I’m not going to ask you to make a Facebook application. Just by adding the Developer application can count you in their developers. That means then you can also try out the new design.
