When the new Facebook homepage launched yesterday, most people immediately noticed the change to the stream however there was another upgraded feature: profile suggestions. For some time now Facebook has included a progress bar which states how much of a user’s profile has been completed. Now whenever you view profile suggestions you’ll also see suggestions for you to encourage your friends to become more engaged.
The new feature aims to get users on Facebook more active. While we aren’t quite sure what Facebook uses to determine how “active” a user is, the application of game theory to Facebook engagement should help to increase overall usage on the site. This type of attention to detail is exactly what makes Facebook so successful. Not only does the company focus on optimizing the viral growth of the site but they also do extensive testing to increase overall engagement.
As far as I can tell saying how “active” a user is, is based on how much of their profile has been completed. However I’m not completely sure. Naomi Gleit wrote about the new features yesterday afternoon:
Other new Suggestions will include friends who may need help becoming more active on the site. For instance, they may have an empty wall because no one has posted on it yet. You will see just how much help your friends need by checking out the progress bar located below their profile picture on their profile. You can help them by writing on their Wall or sending them a message, so they have a chance to get involved in sharing as well.
It will be interesting to see if users take the newly suggested actions (such as writing on a less active friend’s wall). Do you respond to these new suggestions from Facebook? Do you think it will increase the overall level of activity on the site?
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You really don’t want to hear my comments on this and all the other “improvements.” They are X-rated!
Comment by Lana Gavin — October 24, 2009 @ 7:59 pm
The least active Facebook users are those who have died. Today, I've seen too many status updates from friends distraught over Facebook's suggestions they help their dead loved one's become more active.
Comment by Charles Kriel — October 25, 2009 @ 9:04 am
I don’t like the new changes, what I’m seeing is a “live feed” or “news feed” instead of the home page. Everyone is very confused over the change and I believe that we would like to go BACK to the way it was before.
Why fix it when it’s not broken? I think that they need to look at the way that the applications/games work (or not) instead of the way that our pages look.
Comment by Karen — October 25, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
This is so half-baked it isn't even funny and for Mark Zuckerberg to stand up at Startup School and say that the best thing you can do as a startup is to give people what they want? This seems to fly int he face of that. I find it annoying at best and useless at worst. You tend not to speak to people for a reason and this only goes to further prove that most contacts on facebook aren't even friends or close acquaintances.
Comment by Vincent Roman — October 26, 2009 @ 6:31 am
the new updates are messed up! … they try and categorize everything and in the end just confuse users more!
Comment by facebook app developer — October 26, 2009 @ 9:32 am
quiero estar aqui y tener muchos amigos
Comment by Diolman Manrique — October 26, 2009 @ 7:15 pm
The new facebook is horrible. Dont change things that dont need changing! I wish facebook would STOP suggesting that I reconnect with people! If I wanted to talk to that person, I would.
Comment by dissatisfied custome — November 29, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
I noticed that suggestions cycle through the same 25 or so friends during any particular 10-15 min time interval, even if you have hundreds of friends. The criteria for picking these suggestions must be more than random. Is this facebooks way of telling you who's silently viewing your page? If so it should give suggestions like "Maybe you should ask so and so out" based on their relationship status.
Comment by anon — December 11, 2009 @ 4:11 am
hi i kinda have been stuked on 50% facebook progres bar what i must do i completed everything
i have 10 friends :d but that's my friends only why the hell to add more… if i don't.
one month passsed already
………….
Comment by Miky — May 10, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
I think there should be a way to reset or delete all the comments on a persons wall. Basically like a Wall master reset, because going down and deleting all those comments, pop ups, etc. Is too time consuming.
Comment by Kat — April 20, 2011 @ 9:33 am
There should be a way to REpublish status' with alll the comments included.
im letting people know about an event, people have already commented on it with information and other things. i want all those comments left, but recently added so other friends will see it on their news feed if they havent been on in a while.
Comment by Carol — June 9, 2011 @ 9:49 pm
I wish favcebook would make it wo when you list family members on your page you can show their picture with name even if they are not on facebook . Like children, grandchildren and other family members. That way relatives far away can see how much your family has grown because posts of new births don't last forever
Comment by Ardy — October 20, 2011 @ 5:37 pm
How about a dating/meet adults on facebook.. Singles, divorced people and widowed peole. meet and talk/greet.. unlike match.com or harmony.com. make it free
Comment by Sandi Brown — October 24, 2011 @ 8:29 am
I lost two close relatives who had facebook pages. When they are gone, you must move on and delete their page. Hard to do, but it will be time to finish all to do's for them. They will Rest in Peace.
Comment by Sandi Brown — October 24, 2011 @ 8:32 am
?? Whatch talking abou??:)
Comment by Sandi Brown — October 24, 2011 @ 8:34 am
You can do that! Yu need to ask how!!
Comment by Sandi Brown — October 24, 2011 @ 8:35 am