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Facebook surfing, browsing Facebook, Facebook read: The largest network in the world is growing steadily. The hype also brings with it many small programs that will increase the fun on Facebook. We show the best applications.

Constant growth and no end in sight: The boom around Facebook holds continuously. In Germany, the Internet giant continued to achieve double-digit growth rates, but in 2011 the network was able to attract 25 percent, with 3.6 million new members. A total romp now 17.5 million Germans in the social world blue.

In an international comparison is at best mediocre, with a total user base of 21 percent of the population has the Zuckerberg'sche network in Germany even more (members) potential. In Switzerland, for example, is already one in three Facebookianer.

Through the resulting quasi-monopoly developed Facebook, to the dismay of many critics, becoming a power in the network. Who wants to leave the promised land no longer, as he surfs the Internet. This is made possible as the social browser Rockmelt.

With the beta version of the browser to be surfing the social experience. Rockmelt aimed explicitly at Facebook users, with no account one need the browser to fetch the first place. All users, he promises above all, more overview when browsing the online status of favorite Facebook friends appear in the left pane, right Facebook, Twitter and YouTube app informed constantly about the latest news and Instant Messaging via Facebook Who is continuous in the browser window possible. For Facebook Junkies certainly a worthwhile alternative browser that lets you on the network itself does not have much time has to spend.

Always up to date

But Rockmelt is only one of many meta-services around the largest network in the world: How does early as Google also Facebook around a growing periphery of services and applications that promise to let the virtual life are more universal in order not nothing to miss.

Who's Firefox for Rockmelt not want to give their marching orders can, for example, keep a plug-in by water, which automatically displays all of Facebook updates. For friends are old-fashioned newspaper reading is the network news the other hand, in the five-column design, such as post-post services make it possible. Optional filters the use of either all Facebook messages or only the posted links, video or images of the network's friends and associates it, visually reminiscent of iGoogle.

Fulfill a similar function as social news reader or Utopic Know About. Who is there on his Facebook or Twitter account logs on, the pages more clarity promise while pooling of social networking activities. How comfortable and rewarding it is, however, in addition to scroll to Facebook in a second window, must have to decide for themselves.