Facebook, the world's most popular social networking site, does have a moderately good internal search tool that you can use to find people and groups. However, there are a couple of interesting third party Facebook search tools that are worth a try:
- Openbook: This search tool looks at Facebook statuses, throughout the entire network. Only people whose security settings are not set to "Friends Only" are included in this tool; surprisingly, from the point of view of being safe online, this includes a LOT. (Not sure why this is something you should be concerned about? Read Protect your Facebook privacy with ReclaimPrivacy.org.)
- Booshaka: Find what's currently being shared across Facebook, and check various social rankings (yourself, your friends, groups, etc.).
- Kurrently: Brings back real-time results for both Twitter and Facebook (you can choose one or the other or both), brings back links, images, videos, etc. for any keyword or phrase you might type in. You can also choose how fast you want the results to be whizzing by you; since they are delivered in real time, it can get going pretty quickly.
Do you have a favorite Facebook search tool? Please share in the comments.
More about Facebook:
- Three easy ways to search for people on Facebook: Facebook is one of the best places on the Web to find people, and this includes addresses and phone numbers.
- How to Unblock Facebook Safely, Legally, and Responsibly: Sometimes, for various reasons, Facebook might be blocked. Here are a couple of ways you can get around that.
- Use Facebook to make a personalized phone directory: Make a detailed phone directory for all your Facebook friends in a matter of minutes.
- Profile of Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg: Learn more about the man behind the world's largest social networking site.
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