In a small addition to Facebook today, the company launched a new feature which turns photo comments into news feed stories. Previously, I believe that photo comments were automatically published to user feeds but now you have the ability to opt-out of that feed story. This is an addition which emphasizes Facebook’s ongoing commitment to user privacy.
Earlier today I commented on one of my friend’s photos and it was automatically posted to my news feed. Had it been a photo of the crazy party I was at last night, it may not have been the most professional to display that photo comment within my news feed. What would be one other nice feature is the ability to turn off friends being notified of me being tagged in photos.
Often times users are put in a challenging position when having to explain why they were tagged at an event where they should have been, with somebody they shouldn’t have been hanging out with, or simply doing something that didn’t positively reflect their personal image. Often times photos can have a much larger impact on a relationship than even a relationship status.
While this isn’t a huge change, it assists users with keeping certain activities private. Have you chosen not to comment on a photo before because of the resulting feed story? Worry no more because Facebook now lets you opt-out of the feed story, so you can rest soundly at night knowing that your professional contacts are unaware of some of the less professional activities you’ve been involved in.
Alternatively, if the photo is not of you, but you’d like to leave a comment which doesn’t reflect positively outside of a small circle, you can now feel more comfortable doing so. Thanks to Jeffrey Paul for the tip!
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Comment by Faizal Rahman — January 28, 2009 @ 5:52 pm
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Comment by José Joaqu&ia — January 29, 2009 @ 2:44 am
Its good!
Comment by Christos Winter — January 29, 2009 @ 2:56 am
You can turn off tagging of photos. go to your privacy settings, and on the 'photos tagged of you' drop down menu, select 'custom' and 'only me'.
This will mean only you will be able to see your tagged pictures.
Comment by Jez — January 29, 2009 @ 5:17 am
"What would be one other nice feature is the ability to turn off friends being notified of me being tagged in photos."
Well – you have the option of selecting certain friends or groups not being able to see photos tagged of you at all, but that is more scorch-the-earth than what you're looking for. You're right, it would be a nice feature.
Comment by Amy — January 29, 2009 @ 5:53 am
interesting
Comment by Facebook User — January 29, 2009 @ 5:55 am
Where is this option? I cannot see it when I comment people's pictures
Comment by Facebook User — February 3, 2009 @ 5:09 am
question: If I post a photo album that is limited to be viewed by only a specific group of users, and one of them comments on that album or a photo from that album, will the comment "facebook user has commented on your photo" appear in my feed? and will another unauthorized user be able to view it of they click on the "photo" link? I want to post an album privately and want to be sure that no one else can see these pictures. thanks.
Comment by mf — February 3, 2010 @ 10:44 am
Why we should make album for entry our photo. Can we upload our photo directly.
Comment by Pawan — February 17, 2010 @ 1:42 am
Why we should make album to upload photo please make it directly, without make album
Comment by Pawan — February 17, 2010 @ 3:33 am
Why we should make album for upload our photo please make it easy.
Comment by Pawan — February 17, 2010 @ 3:54 am
why we should make album to upload photos please make it easy
Comment by Pawan — February 17, 2010 @ 11:25 pm
When I comment on a photo, I noticed it didn’t appear on the Most Recent (News Feed). A small notification on my wall saying i’ve commented on a photo is display and It will also show up on Top News area though.
You mention you can tick or untick comments to show on news feed, but i don’t see that, deleting the comment will get rid of it, I don’t see any settings to not show comments i made on a photo to show up on Most recent and top news area
Comment by Johnny — March 23, 2010 @ 11:23 pm
There is NO SUCK OPTION to tick or untick when you make a comment! Am I missing something here? Please help! I really don't want everybody to know when I make a comment to a picture!Thanks!
Comment by yiannis — March 31, 2010 @ 10:43 am
Article is total crap. There is no such option.
Comment by name — May 11, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
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"Mohammad SW" should be accepted by all.
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