Facebook makes it possible to download your contacts, which can then be imported to Gmail. This article explains how to do it.

So your file should look like “Facebook.csv” or something similar. Import into Gmail Now the magic happens. Open up Gmail, and click the Contacts Link.

Go to wherever you saved the contact file, and then press “import”. Your contacts should now be imported into Gmail, ready to use.

When you're done, you will have a file containing all of your Outlook contacts which you can import into Gmail -- except for the group lists.

Simple webapp Friends to Gmail converts your Facebook friends list into a Gmail-compatible CSV file complete with birthdays, location, bios, work history, and hometown. What's the point?

You’re correct, Melissa, in that Google doesn’t really provide step-by-step instructions for importing an email account from another service—at least, I couldn’t find anything more than ...