Sync your Facebook status with your personal message


Posted by mynetx on Tue 17 Feb 2009 (11:47 GMT) (9146 views)
In those days of interaction between social networking sites and IM networks, updating your status in all those networks can be annoying sometimes. If you are a Facebook user, there is news for you: a possibility to copy your Facebook status message to your Messenger PSM automatically.
  • Facebook Status: Way 1

    Way 1 is a Messenger Plus! Live script, made by djdannyp. It works as follows:
    1. Download the script from the Scripts Database, and import it into Messenger.
    2. Open your scripts menu, either from the contact list or from any conversation window.
      Choose the entry "Facebook Status > Settings".
    3. Now browse the link within the Settings window, and fetch your RSS feed on the opening Facebook page.
    4. Paste that feed URL back into the settings window, and set the other settings as you wish. At the end, press "Save".


  • Facebook Status: Way 2:

    Way 2 is a - oh, surprise! ;) - Messenger Plus! Live script as well, made by me. It works a bit differently, but does the same in the end:
    1. Download the script from my blog. (It was not added to the Script Database because the first script - see above - was already added.)
    2. Import the script; you will be asked if you want to enable the script for the Windows Live ID you're currently signed in with.
    3. If you choose "Yes", you will be prompted for your Facebook login which is not stored on your computer and only used once to fetch your status RSS feed URL.
    4. Now your status gets updated automatically.



Both scripts are easy to use, while djdannyp's version offers more settings, but requires you to fetch your RSS feed manually. I suggest you try both scripts and use the one you like more.


Tags:   Script  Facebook  Messenger Plus! Live    

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Comments:


Comment by Derick
Posted on Sat 26 Feb 2011 (11:26 GMT)
I have version 2009 and cannot see where I can add this. Can you explain how I can do this with the version of messenger that I have.


Comment by Iv4n
Posted on Mon 02 Mar 2009 (17:57 GMT)
have looked all around too... i think since i have always opened WLM and not facebook.. it is easier for me to set my PSM on WLM and then it will set that on my facebook.. and not the other way.. would be great to see that happening


Comment by Adam Dempsey
Posted on Wed 18 Feb 2009 (09:00 GMT)
Be good if you could go the other way too and set you facebook status to your personal message .

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