Comments on: Facebook’s Most Useful Feature http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aidan Henry http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20472 Aidan Henry Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:44:53 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20472 Hey Mark, Great post as always. Just thought I'd throw in my two bits... I'm still of the belief that Facebook's best feature is the ability to tag others in your photos, and vice versa. Previously, there was no way of knowing if you were in others' photos. I truly think that this feature helped Facebook catapult to what it is today. I also think that the "News Feed" is the stickiest website feature ever produced, although it is an amalgamation of many features... Cheers, Aidan www.MappingTheWeb.com Hey Mark,

Great post as always. Just thought I’d throw in my two bits… I’m still of the belief that Facebook’s best feature is the ability to tag others in your photos, and vice versa. Previously, there was no way of knowing if you were in others’ photos. I truly think that this feature helped Facebook catapult to what it is today. I also think that the “News Feed” is the stickiest website feature ever produced, although it is an amalgamation of many features…

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

]]> By: Martin Dufort http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20436 Martin Dufort Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:38:11 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20436 Look at twittersync in the FaceBook app directory Look at twittersync in the FaceBook app directory

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20418 Mark Evans Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:12:44 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20418 Ben: I've updated the post to try to be more clear. The Twitter/Facebook mash-up is a great idea. You need to find a developer, create it, and launch it on Facebook Apps platform. Could be your road to riches...or, least, 15MOF. :) Ben: I’ve updated the post to try to be more clear.

The Twitter/Facebook mash-up is a great idea. You need to find a developer, create it, and launch it on Facebook Apps platform. Could be your road to riches…or, least, 15MOF. :)

]]> By: Ben Lucier http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20375 Ben Lucier Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:20:07 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20375 I'm with Alex on this one Mark.. When people complain about removing the "is" from Facebook status, they literally mean REMOVE THE "IS"... not TAKE AWAY THE STATUS OPTION. That's how your post reads at least. What would be really great is if Facebook would tie into Twitter in some wickedly useful mashup and just let me update both Facebook and Twitter simultaneously... The problem is the character limit on status messages (based on my current status, I think it's 157 chars). And yep... like Alex and yourself, I agree with you on the group thing. There's no easy way to check group activity and know what's happening, without getting a mass email by the group ADMINs or visiting the group itself. Useless. I’m with Alex on this one Mark.. When people complain about removing the “is” from Facebook status, they literally mean REMOVE THE “IS”… not TAKE AWAY THE STATUS OPTION. That’s how your post reads at least.

What would be really great is if Facebook would tie into Twitter in some wickedly useful mashup and just let me update both Facebook and Twitter simultaneously… The problem is the character limit on status messages (based on my current status, I think it’s 157 chars).

And yep… like Alex and yourself, I agree with you on the group thing. There’s no easy way to check group activity and know what’s happening, without getting a mass email by the group ADMINs or visiting the group itself. Useless.

]]> By: Mark Evans » Blog Archive » Weekly Wrap http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20334 Mark Evans » Blog Archive » Weekly Wrap Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:14:32 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20334 [...] here first. By the way, how often do you change you Facebook user status? You can participate in a poll here - provided by polldaddy, a very cool polling [...] [...] here first. By the way, how often do you change you Facebook user status? You can participate in a poll here – provided by polldaddy, a very cool polling [...]

]]> By: Alex Barrera http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-20161 Alex Barrera Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:32:28 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/11/23/facebooks-most-useful-feature/#comment-20161 I don't quite follow your reasoning here. The problem with the "is" is (sorry for the redundancy) that forces you to use the same verbal forms always. That's a pain in the ass (at least for me). I'm with you that it's the most valuable piece of information in Facebook, but it could be better. As some have noted, if you remove the 'is' it's like adding twitter to Facebook ;) Anyway, I really wanted to comment on the Facebook Groups issue. I'm SO with you on that!! It's just SO useless!! I wished I could receive updates from the group, that way I would know what's going on. If I have to check it all day I just wont do it. It's just so weird that more and more people are using RSS but we still have systems like Facebook groups. I don’t quite follow your reasoning here. The problem with the “is” is (sorry for the redundancy) that forces you to use the same verbal forms always. That’s a pain in the ass (at least for me). I’m with you that it’s the most valuable piece of information in Facebook, but it could be better. As some have noted, if you remove the ‘is’ it’s like adding twitter to Facebook ;)

Anyway, I really wanted to comment on the Facebook Groups issue. I’m SO with you on that!! It’s just SO useless!! I wished I could receive updates from the group, that way I would know what’s going on. If I have to check it all day I just wont do it. It’s just so weird that more and more people are using RSS but we still have systems like Facebook groups.

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