Facebook’s Profile Boxes to Get the Axe – What to Do

On my Facebook personal profile and business page, I’ve added several “profile boxes” – third-party applications that appear in the lefthand sidebar that link to things such as my e-newsletter subscription form, Twitter account, NetworkedBlogs, etc.

You’ve likely added profile boxes to your account, too.

The folks at Facebook, in their infinite wisdom (or their quest to keep users constantly confused and frustrated — I’m not sure which), are eliminating the profile boxes and replacing them with bookmarks that will appear on the left menu of your Facebook home page.

Here are instructions from Facebook’s Help Desk.

How to bookmark your profile boxes before they disappear forever:

To bookmark an application, click on the “Add bookmark” button that should be visible while you’re using the application. If no option to add a bookmark is available, it is possible that the developer has not yet built this functionality for their application.

How to add an application bookmark:

1. Click the Account drop-down menu in the top right corner of your home page and select “Application Settings.”

2. Find the application you’d like to bookmark. If you don’t see it in the list, select “Authorized” from the drop-down menu to view all of your authorized applications.

3. Click the “Edit Settings” link for the application you’d like to bookmark.

4. Choose the “Bookmark” tab in the settings box. From this tab you can select or remove the bookmark for that application.

Please note that if you don’t use a bookmarked application within 30 days, you will have to click on the “More” link in the Left Menu to access the bookmark.