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Facebook chat is a little awkward… it’s stuck in the browser, and even if popped out, it still runs in Safari. By closing the window, or moving to a new tab, you close your chat. Fortunately, Mac OS X makes it easy to run Facebook Chat separately from Safari. Here are the two easiest ways:

Web Clip in Dashboard
Simply navigate to Facebook, use the chat menu to pop out the chat in a new window, and choose “File > Open in Dashboard.” Then, arrange it as you please. I chose to make only my buddy list visible, so I can easily check who is online before starting to chat. When I wanted to chat, I either went to Facebook, or resized the widget to show the chat.

Fluid.app
This method is the better one for someone who wants to do heavier-duty chatting. First, download the free and awesome Fluid.app at http://fluidapp.com.  Then, launch Fluid, and type the following address into the field:

http://facebook.com/presence/popout.php

Give it a name like “Facebook Chat,” and save it. There you go! You now have a native Facebook Chat application.

Possibly in an effort to compete with some social networking ideas Apple has just announced the My iTunes Widget. There are 3 widgets styles that you have to choose from with the option to add them to your website, blog or social networking profile. The widgets will be a nice way to share your recent purchases, music favorites or reviews with others, but will most likely also have an impact on sales for Apple. I am sure there will be plenty of times you will see a recent purchase from someone and decide that you just need that album or song. Either way its a nice way to share your musical tastes with others.

To enable your My iTunes widgets and get the HTML code, just login to your iTunes profile in the iTunes Store and click “Manage My iTunes” to get started. Then just choose the widget you want and you will be given the option for a small, medium or large widget as well as a few color options to choose from. Below is an example of the recent purchase widget, just keep in mind that I also purchase music for my daughter, so the Hannah Montanta tracks are not for me.

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