This document discusses Facebook Graph Search and methods for extracting information from online sources. It provides examples of natural language queries that can be used with Facebook Graph Search to find people with certain attributes or affiliations. It also lists some browser extensions, desktop tools, and Firefox add-ons that can be used to extract data like contacts and profiles from websites into spreadsheets or notes. The goal is to demonstrate how Graph Search allows complex queries and how various tools can then be used to extract and build upon the results.

1. Facebook Graph Search- Search, Extract,
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How many people use
LinkedIn: 300 Million
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per second: 2
Total number of monthly
active Facebook users:
1,310,000,000
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Boolean Search and Natural
Language Search
Boolean Search (Search Engines) -
system of algebraic notation used to
represent logical proposition (AND,
OR, NOT)
Natural Language Search (Facebook)
- Simply targeted answers to user
questions, search how we speak
How to Search Facebook
Who live in
Software Engineers at Amazon.com who live in
Seattle, Washington
Who like
People who like Java (software platform)
Microsoft employees who like Google Chrome
Facebook employees who like Google Plus
Who work
Java Developers that work at Amazon.com
Sample Natural Language Queries - Facebook Graph
Search
Software Engineers that are men interested in men from United States
Software Engineers that are women interested in women from United States
People who like Gayglers
Employees of Microsoft who like National Society of Black Engineers
Software Engineers who like National Society of Black Engineers
Software Engineers who like Society of Women Engineers and who live in United
States
Sample Natural Language Queries - Facebook Graph Search-
Diversity
Extract/Work the Facebook Leads (tools)-
Chrome Extensions
• DataMiner- DataMiner is an extension for scraping data out of web pages and into Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets.
• Browser Clipboard- Browser Clipboard makes copy/paste easy by providing a panel that can
hold multiple items.
• Scraper- Scraper is a Google Chrome extension for getting data out of web pages and into
spreadsheets.
Desktop Tools
• OutWit Hub- OutWit Hub explores the depths of the Web for you, automatically collecting
and organizing data and media from online sources.
Firefox Add-ons (Firefox allows for multiple text selection for easier extraction)
• Memonic- Memonic is an online note taking application that allows users to save and
organize information while conducting research online and offline.
Chrome Extensions
• mon.ki People Extension- The
mon.ki People Extension
brings your entire address
book to every web page.
• Connect6 PeopleDiscovery
• LinkedIn Context Menu
Search
• Google Maps for company #
Firefox Add-ons
• Social Friend Finder (SFF)
• Google Maps for company #
Other Tools
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