How about that new Facebook timeline? Still not a fan? As promised in the last newsletter, here are two more ways to “go retro” with Facebook.
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Hide Facebook Questions and Polls with Kill Facebook Questions by Michael Donohoe. Add on for Google Chrome browser. Facebook introduced its “Questions” service as a way for users to get more from their social circle…and to compete with up-and-coming questions services. If however, you don’t give a flying hoot whether your cousin goes with the kitten heels or the peep toe wedges, you can vanquish such annoyances from your stream with this handy extension. Touts five stars. Version release 1.1., 6,742 users.
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FB Purity by steeev+ . Add on for Firefox brower. F.B. Purity hides application spam and other annoying clutter from your Facebook homepage, lets you increase font size, and generally makes Facebook a lot less annoying to use. Find it at https://addons.mozilla.org/. Currently has five stars. Version release 6.4.0, 33,823 users.
Next month we will share another couple of ways to “go retro” with Facebook. Although Facebook belongs to the corporation, we believe you should have the option to be in the driver’s seat for once. These apps will help you do just that.