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Fortunately, the binary extension is still downloadable at this URL: fb-exporter.googlecode.com/files/fb-exporter.crx
Looks like the project was just deleted from Google Code. I always get a "403 Forbidden" page each time I try to access the project page. Fortunately, the binary extension is still downloadable at this URL: fb-exporter.googlecode.com/files/fb-exporter.crx
I would highly recommend against using this tool, as it is against Facebook's Terms of Service. Robert Scoble was kicked off Facebook in January 2008 for pulling a stunt exactly like this ( http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/03/ive-been-kicked-off-of-face... ). While his fame and contacts allowed him to get his account reinstated in short order, many of us might not be so fortunate.
As a downside, if it finds a duplicate when exporting to Gmail, it refuses to export the contact instead of merging the information.
I would highly recommend against using this tool, as it is against Facebook's Terms of Service. Robert Scoble was kicked off Facebook in January 2008 for pulling a stunt exactly like this ( http://scobleizer.com/2008/01/03/ive-been-kicked-off-of-face... ). While his fame and contacts allowed him to get his account reinstated in short order, many of us might not be so fortunate.
I would phrase the facts a little differently. I would say that if you use this tool, FB may choose to discontinue your service, while not making a personal recommendation either way.
Quite honestly, if FB chooses to "kick me off" for taking action to reduce my dependency on their service... No great loss. My business will not fail. My kids will still love me in the morning. And my friends will email me as they always have.
Ultimately, I view the threat of kicking me off FB as roughly equivalent to a cable company telling me that if I don't take a particular bundle of services, they won't do business with me any more. Well, ok, you win, let's not do business any more.
I'm trying to get all of my friends to use .tel domains. That way they own their data and I can discover all of their URIs dynamically (through DNS) from various apps. It doubles up as a web based "business card", which makes it a slightly easier sell.
Edit: go to https://register.facebook.com/editaccount.php and then click the "learn more" link, then download. I think they email you when the download is compiled.
Or... you can just link up facebook with your old Yahoo mail address.(the one from the 90s you still keep around and check every 6 months or so ;) This lets you import your facebook contacts in your yahoo address book, so you can export them as csv later.
Looks like the project was just deleted from Google Code. I always get a "403 Forbidden" page each time I try to access the project page. Fortunately, the binary extension is still downloadable at this URL: fb-exporter.googlecode.com/files/fb-exporter.crx