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Block Unwanted Users and Hashtags on Twitter Using Chrome!

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Do you like Twitter? Do you follow someone because you know them personally, and not because you want to read all their posts? Do you dislike seeing hashtag after hashtag pop up in your timeline? If you answered yes to any/all of these, you’re going to love Proxlet. What is Proxlet? Proxlet is an extension for Google Chrome that allows the user to block other Twitter users, hashtags, or even tweets from apps and sites, from the Twitter timeline. Here’s how to get it:

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How To Make Facebook Secure By Enabling Secure Browsing (HTTPS)

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If you thought using Facebook is secure as it is, then you are wrong. An extension for Firefox called firesheep was developed a few months ago that could not only show which users are using Google, Facebook, Twitter and similar services on your WiFi network, but it also allows you to login as them.  This is done by HTTP session hijacking. Scary huh?

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How To Enable Slideshows for Photos on Facebook

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Viewing photos on Facebook is a lot of fun but sometimes if the albums contain hundreds of photos, it becomes tedious to keep pressing the arrow button or clicking the mouse button to navigate through them. Luckily, Facebook has a solution for this hidden in the prototypes section of Facebook apps.

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History of Social Networking [Infograhic]

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Here’s a new infographic for today: History of social networking. Data ranging from 1971, when the first email was sent to current days of Facebook and Twitter leading the way are included Weirdly, location based social networks such as Foursquare have been left out. Nonetheless, interesting stuff for infographic lovers.

P.S. no Buzz, Orkut or Google Wave mentiond?

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Do you miss Instagram and PicPlz on Windows Phone 7? Here’s an alternative method to share Photos!

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So you’ve been brave and ditched your iPhone or Android phone for Windows Phone 7. Good move. Loving the UX? So are we. But wait! Where are the awesome apps we loved on the ruling mobile platforms of the world? The Twitter app blows. There’s no Reeder for Windows Phone 7. No good IM clients. Heck, there’s no Instagram or PicPlz! Gasp!Windows Phone 7 Instgram PicPlz alternative methodFear not, fellow Windows Phone 7 users. While there’s not much we can do about the apps issue, there’s a way to take photos with cool effects and share them on your social networking websites through a few simple steps. You won’t be able to check in to Foursquare but seriously, that’s not the end of the world.No Instagram PicPlz for Windows Phone 7

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A Look at the World’s Obsession with Facebook [Infographic]

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Some interesting Facebook statistics in this infographic on how the world is impressed with Facebook; 1 in every 13 people in the world use Facebook. 28% people check their Facebook on their smart phones before getting out of bed. Love it or hate it, cry over or ignore the privacy concerns, the fact is, the world can’t live without Facebook now.

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Facebook for iPhone Updated to v3.3.3 With Improved Notifications UI

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Facebook for iPhone has just been updated to fix numerous bugs and some UI improvements specifically in notifications department. The update now allows you to chat and send messages with a more stable connectivity and avoid frequent crashes. There are some minor enhancements in Facebook places as well. As usual, you can get the update via the App Store updates option right on your iPhone or iPad touch.

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YouTube Testing New Improved HomePage plus How To Get It

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YouTube has a great design for all the countless number of video hours it clocks every day. YouTube greeted me with a new message as I logged in today for my daily dose of lolcats and what not.New YouTube Homepage They’re testing a new homepage layout that will definitely remind you of Facebook. New YouTube Homepage 2

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Facebook App 1.5 for Android Released – Supports Chat and Push Notifications

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Slowly but steadily, Facebook app for Android has been improving with every new release. Gone are the days when iPhone users could laugh at Android users because their Facebook app was crappy. It still isn’t as full featured as its iPhone counterpart but Facebook App 1.5 for Android has a few new features and bug fixes that make it more useable than ever before. The last update brought Places, Groups and improved notification support to the Android App and now chat has finally arrived with version 1.5, years after its iPhone counterpart. Push notification support is also there now so that you can be notified in almost real time of anything happening on Facebook.

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Twitter for iPhone & iPad Updated, Adds Push Notifications And More..

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The official Twitter app for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 3.2.1 which brings full support for iOS 4.2 as well as the much awaited ‘Push Notifications’ feature, something which was not found in any twitter client without a subscription. There is also addition of inline media for the iPad version with tons of UI enhancements and bug fixes.

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