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Facebook seems to have increased the maximum length of status updates from 420 characters to 500 – but not for all users! I’m not sure how widespread the change is, but a number of users have verified that thy are … Continue reading →

No software is perfect, and BFB is no exception. Here are a list of “known issues” found in the current version (5.9) of Better Facebook, along with some of the requested enhancements. Chat Sometimes there is a lot of whitespace … Continue reading →

Though I still use Facebook is my primary “social” site, I am also exploring Google Plus as an alternative. This image popped into my head last night, so I threw it together in Photoshop. Enjoy

Facebook continues to make changes to its layout for some users – but not all. Many users are see two features which they may not like – a big tall sidebar on the right with all their chattable friends, and … Continue reading →

Today Facebook announced the new feature of being able to video chat with friends, as well as jump into a group chat with several friends. See their blog post about it here. In a move that is an obvious attempt … Continue reading →

function share() { var name = document.getElementById(‘sharename’); if (name) { name = name.value; var url = “http://BetterFacebook.net/?from=” + encodeURIComponent(name); var share_url = “http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=” + encodeURIComponent(url); window.open(share_url,”FBShare”,”width=550,height=400″); } } “Better Facebook Day” is simply a day to get the word out … Continue reading →

This weekend, the Better Facebook Page reached 100,000 “Likes”! This is a huge number of fans for any page – especially one run by a single person, not a brand or company. Better Facebook’s popularity continues to grow, which makes … Continue reading →

On May 4, 2011, my “Facebook Lightbox Killer” browser extension for Chrome (and a number of others) was forcibly removed from the Chrome Web Store as a result of Facebook filing a DMCA complaint. I hope this doesn’t mean that … Continue reading →

Facebook recently introduced a new, annoying bug for many Firefox users – the text cursor no longer appears in comment boxes! Luckily, a bit of CSS and the Better Facebook browser extension can fix this! The problem is actually caused … Continue reading →

Facebook has an annoying bug – as you type a comment to a post and go past the end of the line, the text box won’t grow to show you the next line until you type a few more characters. … Continue reading →