Nickname: scott

Review: FUMBLE? The writer of this article, and most commenters completely miss the point - This wasn't a fumble, it was a brilliant way to push more users to check Facebook more, and recruit more friends. It worked. That's why Facebook never stopped growing, and why the feature is STILL THERE.

Date reviewed: May 16, 2008 9:37 AM

Nickname: moe

Review: Time heals all. People will get used to it and stop complaining. I personally like the new facebook api. I even made a Facebook notifier fbquick. Our Facebook pop up notifier sits in the system tray and regularly checks Facebook for you. Now you can go about doing things on your computer without having to constantly check Facebook's website. An Instant Messenger style notifiation popup is only displayed for: New Messages New or Deleted Photo Comments Unseen Pokes New or Deleted Wall Comments http://www.fbquick.com

Date reviewed: Oct 26, 2006 5:13 PM

Nickname: clk

Review: Facebook continues to STALK every one of its members every second of the day. It has NOT stopped the "News Feed," which seems like a violation of privacy. Just because people are my "friends" does not mean I want them to receive a report of the exact time and date that I did anything and everything on Facebook. By continuing the "News feed," Facebook tracks every move of every person and reports what they are doing to ALL of their friends. One horrible example is when someone endures a breakup of a "relationship" and then changes their relationship status on Facebook to single. Immediately, a broken heart icon is sent to every single one of their "Facebook friends" declaring that their relationship has broken. Good grief! That's cruel! Facebook had better stop this soon. I'm no lawyer, but I do know that Facebook users hate the "News feed." They may start looking into what legal action can be taken if Facebook doesn't get rid of this "Stalking Feed." soon.

Date reviewed: Oct 15, 2006 10:17 PM

Nickname: unlimited

Review: Facebookd did not correct the problem. They added some privacy features to patch things up a little, but not all the ones people were asking. People are still currently forced to share some information on that new feed to others whether they want it or not. Just because they quickly responded does not mean they responded near the degree people were asking for. They also didn't address things like contributing to stalker syndrome and being sucked into the Facebook world by putting the feed on the main page (whether people want it or not).

Date reviewed: Sep 24, 2006 7:39 AM

Nickname: Avi

Review: Facebook didn't give people the option to disable the new features. As a new user, I didn't even know there were going to be new features. I logged in one day and suddenly I knew what every one of my friends had done on Facebook and they what I had done. Facebook is about free flow of information and not just of the personal variety, but there needed to be some way to control that flow for the sake of my privacy and there wasn't.

Date reviewed: Sep 12, 2006 6:55 AM

Nickname: c813442

Review: Ok, here is the scoop: I like Facebook and its features and I think that most people are right when they say that they should limit what is said. But hey, we need a little more privacy if we want to express somthing. That is up to an individual that is using the site.

Date reviewed: Sep 11, 2006 2:00 AM

Nickname: Kelsey

Review: Some people are complaining about Facebook allowing high school students because they don't like their siblings being able to be there, too. What I'll say is this: Get used to it. Your younger siblings are going to follow you around. And what about people whose siblings are a mere one or two years apart? There is no way Facebook can be so exclusive as to keep those siblings apart. Just grow up and stop being so selfish about a dang Internet site.

Date reviewed: Sep 10, 2006 11:30 PM

Nickname: Spine

Review: Oh, give it a rest. Seriously. I don't even use Facebook, but I'd like a chance to put in my thoughts. All I have to say is: "So?" If users are afforded the ability to disable it, the ones who don't like it will! Arguing for a mandate as opposed to an option is overstepping a certain boundary that should never be crossed. No one is being forced to do anything against their will right now, so what's the big deal trying to impose a different will on those who do use the feature, for better or for worse?

Date reviewed: Sep 10, 2006 9:54 PM

Nickname: Stacy

Review: I think the new features on Facebook are unnecessary. I understand they do not really give users access to more information. But, it's the easy access that promotes a privacy issue. Facebook is already a gateway to stalk people. Before people had to actually work in order to find out information about someone. Now, the information pops up and you are inclined to read it. Therefore, I think everyone should use the privacy feature on Facebook!

Date reviewed: Sep 9, 2006 10:06 PM

Nickname: neecee

Review: I think the news feed was only the second worse idea Facebook has come up with. The first worst idea was allowing highschoolers to use the site. After the news feed a few of my friends decided to not use Facebook at all. If only close friends were the people who received the news feed that would be fine, but everyone that you know on Facebook gets it. Another problem is that Facebook is used to planning a lot of get togethers. For example, if the news feed had started one day earlier it would have completely ruined my friend's suprise birthday party because when she logged on the next day, even though she hadn't been sent an invitation to her party, it told her that 15 of her friends had accepted an invitation to a party that she wasn't supposed to know about. The news feed needs to be completely removed.

Date reviewed: Sep 9, 2006 7:26 AM