Jason Unger

5 Ways to Automate Your Facebook Experience

Posted by junger - 05/12/08 at 03:05:44 pm

Automating your life is easier than you think.

My finances are on autopilot — and it's been the best thing ever.

Not only does it save you boatloads of time, but it's actually pretty comforting.

So how do you automate the biggest time waster in your life — Facebook? It's easier than you think.

Here are 5 ways to automate your Facebook experience.

Import Blog Posts as Notes

Every one of your blog posts can automatically be imported into your profile — easily. In Facebook:

• Click on "Notes" on your left-hand Applications navigation.
• On the right-hand nav, click on "Import a blog" under Notes Settings
• Enter your blog URL, check off box, and click "Start Importing"
• Verify your RSS feed is appearing correctly, and "Confirm Import"

Ta-da! Your blog posts are now automatically being imported into Facebook.

Subscribe to Friend Updates via RSS

Find what your friends are doing by getting their status updates delivered to you via RSS.

On facebook.com/friends, click on "Friends' Status Feed" in the right-hand column.

Subscribe to the feed in your favorite RSS reader (I recommend Firefox's Live Bookmarks, since there isn't anything more to read than the one-line status).

Sync Your Twitter and Status

Why update your Facebook status if you're using Twitter to do essentially the same thing?

TwitterSync automatically posts your latest Tweets as your status. You can add a verb like "tweets," or "is twittering," "is," etc. before the update, or leave it completely blank.

The official Twitter app also syncs your status and tweets, but (until recently) automatically adds "is twittering" before posting your status.

Add Flickr, Digg, del.icio.us to your News Feed

Don't waste your time uploading your pictures, bookmarks and more to a specific service and to Facebook — automatically import them into your Mini-Feed.

On your profile page, under the Mini-Feed header, click "Import." This will allow you to import items from

• del.icio.us
• Digg
• Flickr
• Picasa
• Yelp

Share Stories with Shareaholic

Instead of heading to Facebook to post links or stories on your profile, use Shareaholic.

The Firefox plugin lets you share any Web page on Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, Twitter, Mixx and more without leaving the actual page.

What did I miss? How are you automating your Facebook experience?

I'm Off to Denver for CEDIA Expo

Posted by junger - 09/04/07 at 04:09:48 pm

I'm leaving tonight for CEDIA Expo, one of the biggest events in the custom electronics industry.

It should be fun, but busy. I've never been to Denver before, so I'm looking forward to seeing the city, taking some pictures and enjoying the mountain air.

On the other hand, heading out to expos is a big work event. Between press conferences, booth appointments, company events and actually running a Web site, there's barely any time to breathe.

Thankfully, I'll have the Sprint EVDO modem on hand, so I'll be online pretty much anywhere I need to be.

Getting there should be enjoyable — I'm flying JetBlue. Despite my last (negative) experience with the passenger sitting next to me, having a TV on the plane is the only way to fly.

I'll post pictures from the trip after I get back. In the meantime, enjoy our trip to Plymouth, Mass.

My Favorite Facebook Group: Ungers Unite

Posted by junger - 05/09/07 at 10:05:56 pm

We're 344 members strong.

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The Battle For Monday Night: Jack Bauer vs. Heroes

Posted by junger - 05/03/07 at 08:05:14 pm

I've been a die-hard 24 fan since I began watching the show (I even had a Jack Bauer profile on facebook for awhile, at least until they deleted it).

But Jack has some competition this year from one of the best new shows on TV: Heroes.

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