Facebook as a Phonebook

My friend Andrew Cafourek picked up a pretty cool feature within the Facebook mobile application: a phonebook. I’m not quite sure how long the phonebook has been available but it is pretty darn useful. Remember the good ol’ days when we used to converse with each other rather than twitter each other? Now you can call up your friends thanks to the easily accessible Facebook phonebook!

Don’t be surprised if you get a phone call me sometime soon. This concept of speaking with people verbally is a fascinating one! Given that this is on the mobile application, I’m assuming it is easily accesible from your phone. Forget adding all of your contacts to your phone, just add them to Facebook! Actually, that would be ok if Facebook enabled you to export your contacts but unfortunately they don’t. I’m not quite sure why they are so concerned about export functionality considering LinkedIn enables you to.

Will you be using the phonebook application?

Mobile phonebook screenshot

 



Comments (8 Responses)

“I’m not quite sure how long the phonebook has been available” - ages.

But I agree, it is pretty darn useful, and more people should know about it. If everyone actually bothered to add their phone numbers to their profiles, then we would forever be rid of those “I lost my phone while out last night. :( Can I have your numbers plz?” groups.

“I’m not quite sure how long the phonebook has been available” - ages.

But I agree, it is pretty darn useful, and more people should know about it. If everyone actually bothered to add their phone numbers to their profiles, then we would forever be rid of those “I lost my phone while out last night. :( Can I have your numbers plz?” groups.

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Mmm…it’s really nice, but i’m not sure i’ll use it. u know, got all my friends in my cell phone, so..;)
but it’s really looks good and it’s great!

Mmm…it’s really nice, but i’m not sure i’ll use it. u know, got all my friends in my cell phone, so..;)
but it’s really looks good and it’s great!

how do I get to it though?
after i logged on, then what?

Okay, so why is there no screen-name book and address book and email book? I still have to go to each friends’ profile INDIVIDUALLY and click on Info. This is a sucky system.

how do i get to the phonebook? i cant find it anywhere

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