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Sweet! Facebook in Emacs!

Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Sacha Chua

So here’s how to access Facebook from w3m, one of the web browsers in
Emacs:

1. Enable cookies by setting w3m-use-cookies to t.
2. Go to http://m.facebook.com .
3. Choose the HTTP login.
4. Log in with your username and password.

Hooray for mobile interfaces that don’t require Javascript! =D

So far, it seems to work. I can update my status! Sweet!

Next step: Figure out how to set up shimbun for Facebook mail so that I can read my Facebook mail like a newsgroup…

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4 Responses to “Sweet! Facebook in Emacs!”

1. Paul Huff // Aug 15, 2008 at 1:32 am

   Of course, you could set your status without w3m if you add the developer app and get an app key and use facebook.el

   -Paul

2. Fabio Viola // Aug 19, 2008 at 8:24 am

   wow facebook in emacs!!! And what about this emacs girl??? Really really really really really really cool!!!

3. Kamen // Nov 2, 2008 at 10:05 am

   This actually prompted me to experiment with the mobile versions of other online services, with quite a bit of success with Gmail, Google Reader, and Google Docs.

   I’ve documented it all at the Emacs Wiki, here:

   http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs-en/WThreeMHintsAndTips#toc15

   Retake Web 2.0 with the power of Emacs!

4. EnigmaCurry // Dec 4, 2008 at 8:53 am

   I update my facebook status in emacs via twitter with twit.el and adding the twitter facebook app to my facebook.

   Works fantastically.

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