Browser extensions to make Facebook likable again

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Are the recent Facebook changes driving you nuts? Yes?  That makes two of us.  No actually, that makes millions of us.  If rants on your Facebook newsfeeds, twitter and other social networks are any indication, most are not happy about the recent changes in Facebook interface.  I have this sneaking suspicion that Mark Zuckerberg and his minions are testing users on how far they are willing to go in allowing changes that may invade their privacy, track their activities and basically just ruin an otherwise pleasant moment(i.e. your boss suddenly being able to view your "Wild Bora Nights" album.  In which case, having "Wild Bora Nights" for an album title is a bit cheap, don't you think?). Of course, there will come a time when you have had it with all that tweaking and redesigning of your social networking world and you will just: a. Delete your account (yeah, like you would do that), b. Join Google+ (which can and might actually be better than Facebook ), or c. Be realistic and have Facebook do what you want with browser extensions.

With all the smart-assery going on, Facebook will most likely not give an A about what you say because fact is, you are still going to use it.  So quit the whining until you have enough Google+ friends to jump ship to.  Meantime, read on to find the extension for your browser you'll Like.

Minimalist for Facebook (for Chrome users only)- Let's you strip down Facebook on how you want it.

Better Facebook (for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Greasemonkey)-  Customize Facebook with themes, let's you mark feeds as Read and you have the option to bring back the old Facebook chat!

F.B. Purity (For Firefox users.  Can I just say that the logo is hilarious?) - Gets rid of clutter on your interface and as the creator puts it, "generally, just makes Facebook a lot less annoying to use."

As a postscript, allow me to share with you what your redesigned Facebook homepage probably means if you read between the lines. (Via HappyPlace.com)

View enlarged image HERE.

For more Facebook-related extensions, read on the blog entry at Unpluggd.

xo, KC