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Hey Facebook fanatics, Hit the wall and now planning to delete your Facebook Account but would like to know your past activities? or ever forgot what you scrapped on your friends wall? Going for an interview and want to check the bitching you did about your boss or previous employer?

Hmmm…not many people are aware that Facebook allows its users to download all their information in a nice nifty folder-ized compressed file. Apart from the funny reasons mentioned above, you might want to download the Facebook information as a ready reckoner for all the activities you did there be it your likes, wall posts, tags etc. Facebook too encourages you to download your information for various reasons. In its own words:

“What are the benefits of downloading my information from Facebook?
Having a copy of your information — whether that is on Facebook or any other service on the web — is an important part of controlling what you share.
In addition, downloading a copy of your information may come in handy if it only exists on Facebook. For example, you may have lost your mobile phone, which contained many photos you took using that phone. If you had uploaded those photos to Facebook, then downloading your information lets you get copies of them back on to your computer.”

You cannot selectively pick and choose the type of information to download, but it includes anything and everything that you ever did on Facebook including:

Your profile information (e.g., your contact information, interests, groups)
Wall posts and content that you and your friends have posted to your profile
Photos and videos that you have uploaded to your account
Your friend list
Notes you have created
Events to which you have RSVP’d
Your sent and received messages
Any comments that you and your friends have made on your Wall posts, photos, and other profile content

How do I download this information:

1. While on Facebook page point your mouse to Accounts
2. From the Accounts Dropdown, select Account Settings
3. Click on “Download a copy” of your Facebook data.
4. Click on the Start Archive button in the subsequent page.
5. It may take a while for the Archive to begin and you will be notified via an email also once it is complete along with a link.

Facebook’s writeup on this subject is available HERE

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Update(10/27/2011):

Its ABC Consultants who have won the Vodafone’s contest ” Drive into the Big League” and will have their logo on the Vodafone McLaren Formula 1 Car during the upcoming Indian GP at Buddh International Circuit! ABC Consultants provides recruitment services for companies across India and abroad. Our Congratulations to ABC Consultants.Source

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Hey Indian Startup fellas, and SMEs, do you fancy your company logo to be on two of the Formula 1 cars, and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes to be precise in the upcoming Indian GP? No I am not joking.

McLaren Mercedes , Vodafone India, in association with ET Now, are giving a chance for the Indian companies to participate in a contest called ‘Vodafone Drive into the Big League’ . The winner of this contest will get a chance to display their logo on the Mclaren’s car during the upcoming and the first ever Formula 1 race in India at the Budh International Circuit. You can access the Contest page HERE. Contest is open to Indian companies having turnover in the range of Rs 10 crore to Rs 250 crore, and a total employee count of less than 1,000. All you need to do is fill up the questionnaire and a brief writeup to demonstrate use of technology in driving the growth. 20 applicants will be shortlisted and invited to pitch their ideas before a panel of judges and this would be telecast live on ET Now channel leading to a winner.

Indian Grand Prix will take place between October 28 to 30 at the Budh International Circuit, Noida. This circuit has capacity to seat 1,50,00o people while F1 itself has a global audience of about 520 million people. This will be the 17th race in the F1 calendar. Incidentally legendary rock band Metallica are also touring the India during this time and will perform during the launch of the circuit apart from a concert in Bangalore.