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July 7, 2011

Add All Your Friends from Facebook To Google +


UPDATE: Facebook has just blocked this tool.

While you're settling into Google+, you might notice that it's a little lonely without your friends.

Since most of your friends are currently on Facebook (and might not even know about Google+), you'll need to help them make the switch.

Here's how:

Step 1:

Log into your Yahoo Mail account. If you don't have one yet, create one. Then, head to the "Contacts" tab in the mail dashboard. Click "Import contacts" and then select the Facebook icon in the next screen. You'll be asked to authorize the connection.

Yahoo will import all your Facebook friends' names and e-mails into your contacts list.

Step 2: Go to Google+, log in, and click "View and edit" in the sidebar on the right (below "in your circles"). In the next window, click "Find and invite." Click "Yahoo," agree to the terms, and watch as Google imports your Yahoo contacts (from Facebook) into Google+.





Step 3: Add all the Facebook friends you want on Google+ into your custom Circles. Then go to the Google+ dashboard, compose a post, and share it with those circles. Make sure to check "Also e-mail * people not yet using Google+".

Upon publishing your post, your friends will be indirectly invited to Google+.

Because Facebook doesn't allow third parties to grab users' e-mail addresses, the company will likely continue to shut down apps and extensions like, Facebook Friend Exporter, that attempt to do so.

Other Web development teams are attempting to bypass Facebook restrictions, but this Yahoo Mail workaround is the only legitimate way to get your Facebook friends onto Google+ (for now).

And if you are reading this and you've not yet gotten access to Google +, give me your email address i'll send you an invite.

UPDATE: Facebook has just blocked this tool

5 Responses to “Add All Your Friends from Facebook To Google +”

Uri Sheinbaum said...
July 7, 2011 at 10:11 PM

I didn't know this option was available. Thanks for the tutorial and I'll try it out. Is this set up only available between Facebook and Google? What about Foursquare?


dfgdfg said...
July 8, 2011 at 11:15 AM

Its was only available to facebook and google plus. But facebook has just blocked the tool.

What am aware of foursquare is you can import your foursquare check-ins to google place.


Unknown said...
July 10, 2011 at 6:29 AM

hi admin can u please send me google+ invitation
email: chinchintu3@gmail.com


java projects said...
July 11, 2011 at 10:01 AM

Thanks for the info, will try it now...


dfgdfg said...
July 11, 2011 at 1:15 PM

@Aditya, i've sent your invite, you should see it now.


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