Yahoo Messenger Adds Support To Import Contacts From FaceBook

by Keith Dsouza | Translate | Print
Monday, 08th Sep 2008 | Share

If you are a Yahoo messenger user, you must have already been introduced to the import contacts options in quite sometime back, the import function supports importing contacts from various websites like GMAIL, Hotmail / MSN, MySpace, Orkut, Comcast and more.

In addition to the already existing domains today Yahoo has added a option to import contacts from FaceBook, this option is available when you choose Import Contacts –> Contacts from the Yahoo Messenger menu.

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The service for retrieval is powered by TrueSwitch a company that deals with migrating data from one ISP to another.

Disclaimer: I am a developer working for Esaya Inc, the parent company of TrueSwicth.

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Shawkat
January 17th, 2009 at 7:26 pm #

Hi

Every time I try to use this option it gave me an error message saying we can’t import your contact now , try within a few hours later

Please advise , what to do , noting that I use the web service on Yahoo web page on Safari on my MAC

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brafly
February 4th, 2009 at 12:49 am #

Any idea when the reverse functionality will be available; i.e. Facebook having the ability to find people you IM using Yahoo IM? Facebook can already do this for AIM and Windows Live Messenger.

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yerapathi
November 16th, 2009 at 8:13 am #

After downloading Yahoo Msg Ver 10 and tried to import contacts from Facebook, I am not able to see the facebook check mark, i can see the other websites available for import but not facebook!!

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zahid
December 7th, 2009 at 8:27 am #

@yerapathi dats rite ….with yahoo msnger 10 u cant import contacts

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sagar
January 27th, 2010 at 11:10 pm #

There is No option of Facebook in yahoo messenger 10 !

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HR
March 4th, 2010 at 2:18 pm #

my new yahoo messenger dont display facebook

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Nikos Kakavoulis
March 5th, 2010 at 7:30 am #

I just tried this and it works like a charm.
How do you guys import emails from FB contacts? It’s not allowed currently by the FB API?
Any thoughts/advice?

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