Facebook Killer Feature Arrives
Posted by Nick O'Neill on December 19th, 2007 10:07 AMI previously called this feature the “LinkedIn Killer.” Facebook has now added the ability to group your friends into custom groups. You can name each group and create as many groups as you like. While there aren’t custom privacy setting for each list there is a nice feature where you are able to message everyone within each group. Have a group of business contacts that you would like to message? Maybe a group of fans? Now you can finally group each of those people together.
While I believe that the next step would be to have custom privacy settings, this is a great step by Facebook. I am immediately going to go group my friends just as Mark Cuban described last night. This is a really great feature and I’m sure it will help many of us that have a friend list that is way to long (or as some would argue, the insecure group).
Is this feature going to enable you to switch over from LinkedIn?
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December 19th, 2007 at 9:57 am
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 ?
December 19th, 2007 at 10:04 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 10:18 am
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
December 19th, 2007 at 10:39 am
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December 19th, 2007 at 10:44 am
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!
December 19th, 2007 at 10:53 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 10:57 am
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 ?
December 19th, 2007 at 11:04 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:05 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:05 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 11:18 am
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
December 19th, 2007 at 11:44 am
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!
December 19th, 2007 at 11:53 am
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
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?
December 19th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
@Jason,@Jez , I completely agree that multiple profiles would be killer.
December 19th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
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?
December 19th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
@Jason,@Jez , I completely agree that multiple profiles would be killer.
December 19th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
cool feature, why does everyone expect it to be perfect (right out of the gate?!)
December 19th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
cool feature, why does everyone expect it to be perfect (right out of the gate?!)
December 19th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
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.
December 19th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
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?
December 19th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
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December 19th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
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?
December 19th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Nick,
You have what, 2 friends on Facebook? Do you really need to “group” when you’ve got 2 friends?
December 19th, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Nick,
You have what, 2 friends on Facebook? Do you really need to “group” when you’ve got 2 friends?
December 19th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
@Michael Lazerow …
December 20th, 2007 at 12:16 am
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.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:16 am
@Michael Lazerow …
December 20th, 2007 at 1:16 am
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.
December 20th, 2007 at 9:58 am
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December 20th, 2007 at 10:18 am
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!
December 20th, 2007 at 11:18 am
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!
December 21st, 2007 at 1:21 am
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).
December 21st, 2007 at 2:21 am
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).
December 21st, 2007 at 10:57 am
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.
December 21st, 2007 at 11:57 am
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.
December 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 pm
“the next step would be to have custom privacy settings” : definitely ! But this is just great
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:05 pm
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.
December 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 pm
“the next step would be to have custom privacy settings” : definitely ! But this is just great
December 23rd, 2007 at 11:05 pm
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.
March 12th, 2008 at 4:33 am
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!
March 12th, 2008 at 4:33 am
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!