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I get a lot of people coming to my website doing Google searches on this topic, so here is the answer, and it’s called Stats2Site. I myself like to use Twitter, but I realize that not everyone likes to do that (thank goodness I care about you!).

There already exist ways to get your Facebook status on your Wordpress or Drupal blog, but what if you are not using either? Lucky for you I created a PHP function that will allow you to post your Facebook status on any site regardless of the underlying CM system.

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As you may know I have several peeves about Facebook. Facebook photos still suck in terms of quality and have noticeably gotten worse in terms of server reliability (photos not loading). Another annoyance is that I get emails saying that XYZ did JKL and I have to login to see the text (wall post, etc). Although the photos still suck, RIM has released a Facebook BlackBerry App that helps simplify the Mobile User to Facebook interaction. This and other news tells me that we are winning the battle with Facebook in usability vs. pageviews.

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I am addicted to using Twitter. TwitterBerry makes it very easy to update my status from my mobile phone which can then be placed on my blog via Twitter Tools. Most of my friends however don’t even know what Twitter is and are always using Facebook. This article will explain how you can use your Wordpress blog to one-way sync your Facebook status with Twitter.

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For me, Facebook was the first big social web application. It was a great way to connect with college friends and most importantly it featured a nice clean interface that was consistent throughout all users’ profiles. So what is it then that has happened to Facebook to make it look a little less glamorous.

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