{"id":378,"date":"2011-04-03T19:42:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikemartinezonline.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/backup-your-facebook-profile-information\/"},"modified":"2011-04-05T11:03:40","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T15:03:40","slug":"backup-your-facebook-profile-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikemartinezonline.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/03\/backup-your-facebook-profile-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup your Facebook Profile Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am going to show you two (2) methods of obtaining your Facebook contact information; Names and email account information. One via a browser extension\/add-on and another via using an \u2018intermediary\u2019 email account \u2013 in this case Yahoo. <\/p>\n

As I have written many times I love me my Firefox browser.<\/em><\/strong> With the add-ons\/extensions and tweaks I use, I am able to make use of my Browser as my most important productivity tool. With Firefox extension\/add-ons and Greasmonkey extensions I have been able to do just about everything I’ve ever needed to with a browser. <\/p>\n

I do also use Internet Explorer for some of my Microsoft sites where it is needed and Google Chrome – though primarily a portable version and\/or on my Linux builds. It is also good to check any site building\/scripting in all these browsers for differences in behavior.<\/p>\n

One reason I don’t use Chrome that often is that although I love many things Google (Gmail and Google Apps in particular), I don not like the fact that just about EVERYTHING you type into Chrome address bar<\/em> gets sent back to Google<\/a>! AND the ‘google updater’ is constantly running in the background.<\/p>\n

For this reason I use Chrome portable. You can pick up the latest version here<\/a>. [For a Standalone Installation<\/strong> – To install a portable app by itself, or manually, just browse to the location of the [AppName]_Portable_x.x.paf.exe file you downloaded. Double-click the file to start the installation. Follow the on-screen prompts and select the location you’d like to install to. Within the directory you select, an [AppName]Portable directory will be created containing the portable app.] <\/em><\/p>\n

Method 1 \u2013 Chrome Extension:<\/strong><\/p>\n


Now for the fun! I just found a Chrome extension that is totally awesome but so far is not available or does not have a like kind for Firefox 4. Get a copy of Chrome and install this extension – It is called the <\/strong>"Facebook Friend Exporter", get it here.<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

This extension allows for exactly what it says. You can install this plugin, log into Facebook, go to your ‘Friends’ page and then export all of your friends profile information that is contained in YOUR<\/em> Facebook profile page(s).
This extension will allow you to get your friends information that they shared to you:
– Name
– Emails
– Phone numbers
– Screen names
– Websites
– Address
– Birthdays <\/p>\n

Two methods of exports
– CSV file (if you have many friends, greater than 500, it will be very slow)
– Gmail Contacts (It will place them into a folder called "Imported from Facebook")<\/p>\n

Notes:
– An "Export" button will appear on Facebooks toolbar on the top.
– Click on it and it will open a screen to start processing.
– Depending how many friends you have, this may take a very very long time to complete.
– For example: Exporting 100 friends will take at least 30 minutes!!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Additionally I may upload a copy of my portable Chrome build with all the extension already packed in; but that will have to come later.<\/em><\/p>\n

Method 2 \u2013 Via Yahoo:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another simple method to get Facebook contact information is to use a Yahoo email account.<\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/b> Import Facebook Contacts into Yahoo Mail<\/b><\/p>\n