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8/14/2008 Suggestion: Facebook Application IdeasFeature suggestion: Facebook created (or endorsed) applications to do the following that go over the top with groups: Missing cellphones/mobiles and robberies (of the things - phones): There is alot of groups xyz had there mobile/ cellphone lost or stolen please give numbers that goes around and more gets created daily. Currently there is this concept that Facebook should support http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=18641284155) that tells friends of number and announces that old phone is lost/stolen but does need to be secure  RIP/ Remembrance: another backed application which is needed is RIP or remembrance (basically leave RIP wishes to a page based on the 'recently departed' users friends list and friends of friends). The method of privacy settings will be different for example Chinese Earthquake or massacre victims when it be should be open to all and moderated. This Application could have features like memorandum/ memories, photos and videos or event (maybe a fund). This could also be a option after users inform that a person has sadly died and profile is placed in read only state. Locations: bring back Networks pages maybe without the wall but maybe a few more antispam tools. Missing People: One application for missing people/ children e.g. Maddie Mccann and other people missing managed by say UK National Missing Persons, US Amber Alert or Interpol etc but a submit a missing person for FB users to bring it to the Missing Persons Authorities . The
application in principle could show those missing in your network or that conducting searches ithat includes your network. - This could also be an alert into news feed
for missing people (similar to ads).Friends or family of the missing could choose the networks or geolocation (e.g. United Kingdom, Europe or whole Facebook if it is international search) To advertise it should be free of course. Causes Application (an Facebook suggestions/ campaigns section): Idea for the Causes application - add a Facebook section for approved causes e.g. fundraising events and also campaigns e.g. 'want colour on profiles' or 'we do or don't want a Facebook feature', This section could possibly be approved Guinness World Records attempts (valid GWR Numbers to create 'attempt/cause'. The add me groups to see how many or see if we can get the 80 million FB users or 8 million UK users and any group that wants you to do it for a non cause is SPAM!. My Ever growing feedback to Facebook regard new designProfile - The Publisher - a second line (for 3rd Party) might be better as all 3rd Parties end up in the drop down  no update about this- Boxes - calling it 'Apps' is abit more user friendly Still the horrible Boxes name - In the 'add tab' drop down add a option to add grouped tab (several applications likely with similar genre e.g. 'Hugging' on 1 tab or on that tab by company e.g. RockYou, slide, SGN and Zynga) no group tab or make a group tab unless you call boxes so guess no hugging, fundraising, food etc ones- Profile 'boxes' in multiple locations - application tab, user/genre/ developers [multi/ grouped tab], boxes/ Apps we currently have application specific tab, info tab (via 'add to info' button), 'boxes' and wall/info tab side box (via 'add to profile' button) there is no grouping yet and limited multi location integration points - Allow agreed applications that will give users information about you Info tab integration (Extended Info, More Extended Info, More about me, All about Me and Custom Profile Box) We have success with this one there is 'add to info' buttons (but developers need to implement it - currently Causes is the most well know application that has this feature but it is know Extended info and & More Extended Info has this in development- Colour on Profiles (e.g. Pink, Red, Green, Orange, Black - etc you get what i am saying)- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10166409225 and http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8370409409 (this has a movement of near 1.1 million users in total - rises on average of 50 thousand a week!) Facebook seems to refuse that there is a movement for Colour but with now around 1.2 million users they get ignored should not be that hard to add a colour pellet and user theme (Boost for Facebook Firefox Addon has this type of feature but it broken in new facebook) Request Page and requests/ notifications http://www.new.facebook.com/reqs.php will not load (71 friend requests, 1 event and 2920 'other' requests) this seems to been fixed now (1.8.2008) and seems to been a more problem with those who were translating Facebook the other requests is about 6/7 months worth of applications that a Group tab user defined feature would have been good for (e.g. Hugs, Quizzes). sending notifications instead when both users have a same application would reduce this (ONLY send Invites to Requests page to users who not got application already ELSE send as Notifications). on the topic of excessive invites when a application is installede currently sending a plant on say growing gifts* and green patch* and similar applications (applications done nothing wrong in terms of policy) it just popular use with friends and that applications when a user sends a flower from 1 friend to another it goes to reqs.php to get user approved/ accepted (500 for green patch) Facebook has launched new policy about incentive invites e.g. send to 20 friends to unlock level so we have to see if this does anything but i prefer they send via notifications then through the invite system The 'add tab' list (user's application tabs creation) - add a scrollbar similar to the Applications list next to Inbox (i not to keen on a list of tabs i can make as long as the profile - a rough count has it at 29!) maybe about 8/10/12 ish before it kicks in! no luck yet 'More tabs' (while viewing other peoples profiles) should kick in when the 2nd line is full - reason the first row is technically Facebook  (scrolling is needed to stop going out of hand)again still no development publisher dropdown (scrolling if needed) nah not here yet news feed on /home.php (home) needs to be extended more right towards the column with Feed stories most of the white space has been removed  (28/7)http://www.new.facebook.com/inbox/readmessage.php (and other inbox related message pages eg. read message and compose) the message 'body' needs to be extended inline with the right ads border - currently the message area looks condense still looks out of place in screenshot done on 14/8 Not so Profile design but will be good to have Live ID and/or Open ID support to log into Facebook (idea from 22 July counter Myspace data portability announcement that they will adopt Open ID. F8 (23/7) announced Facebook will have its Facebook Connect (this autumn) but with Facebook and Microsoft relationship you think maybe they might add Live ID considering Facebook are adding web search late in the year Why are events and groups hidden on homepage (home.php) and not given a mention when there is some space? 'Welcome, <name> * Update status * Add Photos * Add Video * Share Link * Write Note' Add of 'Create Event' and 'Create Group' should address this shame not added yet Here is a suggestion for those who love the old facebook style although personally do not know why  'after change day new format should be default but old style i propose should be available to Christmas via account settings i suggested this so some people can have time and also for facebook to address my valid feedback in this blog and concerns in facebook groups as not everyone in them (FB Groups) are completely hate it just want some changes - some cosmetic changes should be optional if there is 2 ways e.g. feed maybe some options to ease some panic usersPublisher - (Events) Maybe add publisher 'Create Event' to the the 1st row drop down of publisher. 3rd parties should be on a 2nd row Create Event - have options to Create an Event and an 'invite/ tell friend about (a event you made or attending)' - this is a surprising that it not already there and is as important as Video and Share Links it is a shame this one is not here as i want this one Friends List auto/ dynamic Friends Lists that if added should be in a different section of Friends List - generated by country (for Holidays e.g. July 4th or April 23rd (St Georges Day)) - generated by application for friendlists showing who use application (idea for sending hugs - generated by Surname initial (e.g. A) This idea is not a need tomorrow suggestion but be nice to have it particularly by application or country as you could send those St George ecards to friends in England for example Addition of privacy settings to Friends List to make selective friends lists e.g. 'Nightclubbing buddies' public - to rival Circle of Friends and My Best Drink friends etc (aim to reduce application clutter )FB wants Facebook to be clean and accessable - this will get rid of alot of pointless applications over night. Likewise, Applications with same name or genre should consider partnerships New Facebook created (or endorsed) applications to do the following over that is the top with groups:
(FB) Notes (use of Page numbers) Add pages numbering to Notes when comments exceed 20 (currently no limit) so a 1084 comment facebook profiles preview note becomes a joke to load and navigate 'a recommend fix - for example large/ popular response to notes e.g. http://www.new.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=19958402909#comments (should be familiar to you as it is a Profiles Preview Note) it has over 900 comments Qu to FB: Why aint there page numbers? it is needed for notes like discussion board topics. navigating a page like this is over the top. agreed in normal circumstances there likely not be 900+ comments but anything over 40 (comments) do need page breakdown' News Feed (suggestion written 1/8/08) news feed a few more stweaks some of the categories do not have a next/ more to see older feed stories therefore each category should have a next or more button to see older feed stories of type category types ideas: applications, 'Imported from external' - Facebook Connect and the Digg, Last FM etc feed importing, groups, fans (FB Pages), events, notes and others or even a All Stories (everything) How about adding Notifications (notifications.php) content therefore bring the Notifications from the Inbox to the main page into a News Feed Category as it is abit hidden.  Success! 13/8 update you will notice that there is now new news feed filters and looks like Facebook has took action on mine and others suggestions for the news feed and All Stories were a obivous missing tab on News Feed. They at the moment have not decided with the notifications but that could be because it comes now mostly via Chat or maybe it is more complicated! |
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