DISQUS

Thanks for the prompt updates from f8 Facebook 08, Nick.

Lotsa folks still getting to grips with the new design now; many asking if/when improvements are coming and if they'll revert to the old design... I doubt it.

Cheers,
Mari
@marismith

Wow!! Removal of Social Ads? That's odd - surely they're showing up elsewhere as so many members have ongoing campaigns running. There's going to be a bunch of disgruntled peeps unless FB has something up their sleeve.

Hm, I'm in the San Diego Network and don't see the new design just yet... probably another day or two. And that new.facebook.com link doesn't work for me either - defaults to reg. site.

Cheers,
Mari
@marismith

I plurked around yesterday for a good 45 minutes. Though a neat concept and platform design, the timeline aspect doesn't work as well for my brain... it's too disjointed to see quickly at-a-glance what's going on. I like scanning my vertical Twitter feed.

Plus, I didn't see too many high level conversations going on... yet. It seems mostly a slew of global early adopters (heavy on the teens/twentysomethings) chitchatting about... um, er nothing much. :)

We'll see, but I imagine Plurk could reach the tipping point with a certain demographic sooner than later because of the many cool features. I just doubt I'll be there ... much.

Yes, I'm all for much tighter regulations and laws too. However, the challenge is enforcement. And all the expense and logistical components of that enforcement.

I think most socnet users are blissfully unaware just how vulnerable their data could be. It really is caveat emptor - users ought to familiarize themselves with at least the basic terms of use and privacy settings.

Yes, I think Twitter is in process of tipping right now. Lots of flurries, new discussions, interesting debates going on as to how to "properly use" Twitter... I'm seeing more of the big name internet marketers joining the playground of social media experts. Sure creates an interesting dynamic. :)

I love this new feature too. I was delighted to notice it the other day and had cause to use it immediately! :)

Some people enjoy using Facebook for more personal reasons and like to "share the love" when they find a fun FB app. I prefer to use Facebook for strategic business networking and simply don't have time to check out all these apps.

Hey Nick - I'm a big fan of these new privacy improvements. I love being able to instantly add new friends to specific lists, including the new Facebook Limited Profile list, and also being able to create new lists on the fly. This'll save tons of time later!

Meantime, with 1250+ friends, I probably need to set aside about two hours to properly categorize everyone! Some friends will end up on multiple lists. I'm not sure that I'll have anyone in the new Limited Profile list though - I figure if I don't want someone seeing stuff on my profile, I'd just unfriend them. :)

Good coverage, Nick. Thanks. I posted to FB. I'm at GSPW in spirit... just a stone's throw from San Diego. :)

Exciting times to be in the world of social media! :)

Tastefully done ditty! :) Gotta say I agree with their sentiments. However, I think Facebook fatigue sets in when people haven't trained themselves to ignore 95% of the visual noise. Facebook themselves added in that "ignore all" link not all that long ago. It's one of my fave features!

Now, what I'd *really* love to see is a mass opt-out for certain apps. Like "don't ever send me x app invite again." That would save more time. I know each app can be blocked individually, but I mean when a request comes in.

No way Facebook is on the decline. Many of my peers (30-50 something professionals) and I feel as though Facebook is similar to back when AOL would announce "you've got mail!" There's still a big fun factor in just connecting with people, nevermind all the frivolous games.

I think the big challenge with users choosing to leave Facebook, is they haven't educated themselves as to how to use this platform effectively for business relationship building.

Since the day I joined (summer '07), I've been able to reach out and connect with TOP internet marketers, speakers, authors, actors, singers - all of whom I would've had difficulty reaching any other way. To me, this is still one of the *best* aspects of Facebook: the fact people respond!

As more of a business than personal user, I simply keep my activities focused on specific strategic moves. And, I ignore 99% of all app invites (thanks to ignoreall.com)!!

@Nick Messaging revolution - love that! :) FB email is so darn broken, it bugs me daily. I'd love to see even some simple add-ons, like flagging, folders, forward, archive, etc. I was just talking about my 115 unanswered FB emails here:
http://whyfacebook.com/2008/01/27/facebook-emai...

@Neil thank you SO much for saying that about GTD. I keep going back to the book and just cannot seem to "get" it!! Freestyling rocks! :)

I'm not sure about predicting future criminal behavior, but I sure wish Facebook had some sort of filtering process that when someone has been reported x times, they are banned completely. I wrote about my experience the other day with a pscyho on FB here: Facebook Abuse: Is Blocking People Enough?
http://whyfacebook.com/2008/01/26/facebook-abus...

Thanks for the heads up - I Googled myself and, sure enough, my FB Profile URL now includes my name: www.facebook.com/p/Mari_Smith/566610867. I couldn't find my FB Page though (it's not that active yet).

BTW, check out the "Profile To" FB app; this creates a Profile URL of http://profile.to/marismith. I started using that in email siggy files, biz cards, etc.

However a friend says the link first goes to the Profile To app and asks the person to install... though there is an "ignore/no thanks" button. My friend said it was confusing so I reverted to the longer URL. Here's the direct link for the Profile To app to check it out for yourself: http://apps.facebook.com/profiles/</p>

Wow, I love this app!!! Thanks heaps for the heads up, Jonathan. :) Finally, a useful app for increasing quality connections.

I'm experimenting with various searches now... but am not yet fully convinced the numbers are accurate. With 865 friends, the stats seem low for me, especially when I search for two or more terms.

Hey Charles,

I recently came across this nifty tool: Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer
http://www.aminstitute.com/headline/index.htm

I'm not certain how validated the tool is; nonetheless I found it very useful for tweaking headlines.

Let me know if you use it and like it, eh?

Yikes - sounds like a big fat gray area of the law to me. I'm of the belief *anything* posted online is for public viewing. However, that does in no way, shape or form provide permission for others to create false identities, profiles or comments.

What a tragic case - I hope the authorities take appropriate action. If the teacher is completely innocent, sounds like a tough one to clear. But if there's an iota of doubt... well who knows.

Oh, yes please!!! I agree with Leon. The is great news for me as an active professional on Facebook. I've "nexted" some profiles if they take too darn long to load. And I think all the frivolous apps just make profile pages look trashy.

Sure, I feel for app developers, but let's face it I didn't get that making an app was the holy grail of FB... yet anyway.

I agree w/the online shopping revolution.

In addition, a revolution in marketing: targeted marketing, relationship marketing, attention marketing.

I think, now more than ever, the small biz owner has access to the same opportunities as bigger companies. Facebook will transform how we do business in '08 and beyond. It already has for me.

Hear, hear!! Well done on alerting the newbies about Wall-to-Wall - it's kind of a duh, but I suppose some folks don't quite understand it.

And poking?! Euch! I have a zero-tolerance poking policy. LOL

I'd say my own pet peeve is frivolous app invitations, especially from people I don't know personally. (Ok, it's my own damn fault for adding them as friends).

I just installed this app and allowed it to publish to my feeds (a rare occurrence, but I was optimistic)... I should've read your post more thoroughly, Nick - about the sexual overtones and cheesy romance novels. Oh well. Maybe some great authors will be born from this app... but, sorry, I'm not holding my breath.

Oh gawd, what a bunch of croc! Sadly, I think this is just the beginning of a slew of crappy products like this that scores of gullible people - with more credit on their credit card than sense - will actually purchase. Tragic.

I dug around to find who's behind this thing: Knox Crosdale (with a mere 53 FB friends) who calls himself Doc Hollywood. Sorry to see he also has a bunch of other similar products.

The whole "mass" thing takes away the purpose and intent of social media - to build relationships... real ones, not pseudo ones with complete strangers. Ah, hello? It's called spam.

(I did watch one of the sample videos and was amused to see the disclaimer at the bottom: "Important: Stealth Friend Bomber is intended only as an automated way of promoting yourself or band. In no way should it be used for spam." Hmmm.

Almost all time is spent meeting and greeting people: making new friends, maintaining budding friendships, & seeking/responding to new ones. Sometimes it's overwhelming - just can't respond to everyone.

Plus, I like to find one or two useful resources to share with my peeps.

I too find FB a black hole, though - so I try to limit myself to one rabbit hole a day and, invariably, I end up with a stellar contact or resource as a result.

Now, to monetize all this!! :)

Ooooo, yes please - a global opt-out like, er, yesterday!

With the eyebrow-raising Facebook publicity of late, Mark would do well to implement such a welcome feature asap.

Huge thanks to you too, Nick!!! I look forward to meeting you soon at the WCF event.

BTW, have you seen this awesome Thanksgiving video made by Sherman Hu: http://areyouthankful.com - it's really well done. ;)

At first I wasn't sure I'd be able to decide which to x and which to check, as I tend to skim everything.

But, as I went through my Feed, I found a bunch of stuff I've no interest in (like who's giving whom a gift, or news related to apps I don't have and don't care to add). So, we'll see - hopefully this nifty new instant feature will clean up the "visual noise" a bit.