Messages are No Longer In-House
Posted by Dave Ambrose on December 6th, 2007 11:19 AMUpdated by Nick O’Neill.Â
Mike Arrington is extremely giddy about Facebook upgrading their messaging system. I think they’ve made a great step but honestly I don’t see this as a big enough one. I’m already fortunate enough to be able to read all my Facebook messages on my Blackberry so this isn’t really a big change for me.
Normally, messages were directed into Facebook’s internal system, binding the user to log in, read the note and reply. See below for an example of the new functionality.
As Nick has previously suggested, Facebook needs to revamp their messaging system completely. Currently I can’t search through messages, sort my messages, view only my unread messages or anything that my email solution currently provides me with. I hate to hold Facebook messaging to such high standards (I never did for MySpace), but Facebook has become one of my centers of communication. I have practically the same number of messages in my Facebook inbox as I do in my email inbox.
I’d be interested to see how this affects page views and therefore, standings within other social network services. Jay Meattle, I’m waiting for those November statistics. 
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December 6th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Perhaps facebook need more incentive for doing that..
One obvious incentive is, want to replace YHOO’s #1 position?
Fix your email system! Email has been proven for over 30 years, and will be here to stay.
Plus, corporate world will just continue to depend on email, and highly unlikely to change.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Perhaps facebook need more incentive for doing that..
One obvious incentive is, want to replace YHOO’s #1 position?
Fix your email system! Email has been proven for over 30 years, and will be here to stay.
Plus, corporate world will just continue to depend on email, and highly unlikely to change.
December 6th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
[...] Messages weren’t the only goodies to receive an update from Facebook late last night. In addition to having messages appear within your email inbox, the Facebook team has added the same functionality to wall posts from friends. See below for an example. [...]
December 6th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
I absolutely love this new feature to facebook.
When I received a message today it was like…FINALLY! I am looking forward to how they will improve the messaging feature over time.
December 6th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
I absolutely love this new feature to facebook.
When I received a message today it was like…FINALLY! I am looking forward to how they will improve the messaging feature over time.