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Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Osita "Oo" Nwoye — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:33:20 -0000

Good feature. But limiting it to twenty people is so small. Is there a way around it? I obviously have more than 20 classmates that use facebook!

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

valery — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:05:47 -0000

Weird, you can create a group with all your friends but do not have the option to email them al without doing so.

A feature is missing : showing friends that are not in a group and selecting groups for them.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

valery — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:54:21 -0000

"the next step would be to have custom privacy settings" : definitely ! But this is just great :-)

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Bulent — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:57:35 -0000

It would be great if Facebook finds a way to import Linkedin profile recommendations in to Facebook profile. Then I'll consider leaving linkedin for good.

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Rob Leathern — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:21:08 -0000

I don't see this as threatening LinkedIn in the business sphere at all... especially not when, according to Facebook's own numbers the average age of their audience is still 22 years of age. They're seeing the most growth in the 30+ crowd obviously but there's still a long way to go to get any kind of critical mass there. I see a tremendous amount of resistance from most of my early-30s friends to getting onto Facebook whereas LinkedIn was a nobrainer for them 1-2 years ago. They'll come around, but I still don't see Facebook being much of a productivity tool until there is some serious separation between the work and play aspects; or until a demographic shift occurs: enough time goes by that the generation that has been growing up with these features and expects work and play to be so intertwined get into the seats of power. I see a lot of ANDs with LinkedIn and Facebook, not ORs (though ORs tell a sexier more newsworthy story).

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Chaya Cooper — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:18:19 -0000

Definitely not a linkedin killer - I intentionally avoid using for facebook for professional contacts and will continue to do so. Why would I want my professional contacts to see pictures of my Halloween costume or Birthday party? While I only put items on facebook that I am comfortable with my broader circle of friends and acquaintances to see, it wouldn't help my career to have my clients/business associates see those postings.

On a separate note, while I really like the newfound ability to group friends, I really miss the old newsfeed 'see all' functionality. I'm not interested in having to scroll through all of my friends updates to see what I missed amongst them all. There needs to still be an easy way to view it chronologically and to see multiple postings by the same person. Please bring back my primary reason for continually visiting facebook though out the day!

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

hugo84 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:16:14 -0000

I agree, the privacy settings for different Friends lists and who sees installed apps is the killer feature. This is just part 1 of a (hopefully) continuing evolution.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Nick O'Neill — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:16:46 -0000

@Michael Lazerow ... :)

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Mark — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:42:34 -0000

Nick,
You have what, 2 friends on Facebook? Do you really need to "group" when you've got 2 friends?

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Calvin — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:18:39 -0000

Isn't this just copy of the Circle of Friends application? And if it is a copy, what does this say about third parties developing applications for facebook?

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Michael Lazerow — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:43:50 -0000

I like this initial step. It makes Facebook more useful. I don't think it has much effect on getting people over from LinkedIn. LinkedIn is an awesome site. But it's a productivity tool for the most part. The good news is that I can now create a friends list on Facebook called "Facebook Bloggers I Need to Suck Up To" and then keep those people separate from the others. They drink way too much at holiday parties and end up breaking news that you don't want broken. Just joking, Nick. You know I love you. Keep up the awesome work.

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Mark — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:45:04 -0000

cool feature, why does everyone expect it to be perfect (right out of the gate?!)

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Nick O'Neill — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:15:32 -0000

@Jason,@Jez , I completely agree that multiple profiles would be killer.

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N-Bomb — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:01:14 -0000

Pretty lame that when you attempt to add friends using the "Select Multiple Friends" functionality you are only presented with your Networks in size order.

I've got friends in over 600 different networks -- ever think about the option for alphabetizing?

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Ollie — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:05:21 -0000

I agree. It's the foundation for some killer features, but isn't quite there yet.

I also want a way of seeing who's not in a list, so I don't miss anyone out.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Ollie — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:05:01 -0000

I agree. It's the foundation for some killer features, but isn't quite there yet. I also want a way of seeing who's not in a list, so I don't miss anyone out.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Dan Jones — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:53:14 -0000

In addition to separate privacy settings for each friend list, there
also needs to be more integration of friend lists into other parts of
Facebook. For example, I should be able to invite all my friends from
one list to an event, or a group. As well as the ability to select a
specific list in the fb:multi-friend-selector when sending invitations
to use an application.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Jez — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:44:28 -0000

Whilst I am already on FB and don't care for LinkedIn , I totally agree with @1 Jason "Show various Groups different profiles" with what could be the killer feature:

*Group A sees all (great Friends)
*Group B sees all less Group A, (good friends)
*Group C and D see only C or D (family and work)

Also FB should also make certain Apps seen by certain groups!

From what the blog at Facebook says, this 'could' be a feature we see next year!

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Josue Sanchez — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:18:13 -0000

I'll definitely keep my LinkedIn account for professional network - Facebook is way too casual, IMO. But the friends lists at FB are a great (and long overdue) feature :)

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Jason Peck — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:04:11 -0000

Won't be switching from LinkedIn yet for professional contacts. If FB gets custom privacy settings then I'll consider it. It'd be really cool if you could also show your various groups of friends different profiles... So I could have my wildn crazy one for all my real friends then a more professional profile for work people.

Re: Facebook Killer Feature Arrives

Denis — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:57:25 -0000

I was also enthusiastic seeing this feature released (organize colleagues, close friends,...), but what is the aim of creating his friends' list if you can't message more than 20 people at once ?