Send me E-Mail (Facebook Annoyance)
| November 19, 2007 @ 1:31 pm | Filed under Internet, Software |
So I signed up for Facebook when Phil Windley invited me to join. I figured I’d check it out. It turns out quite a few people I know also have Facebook accounts. This has lead to a major Facebook annoyance for me.
The thing that annoys me is that people are using my Wall on Facebook to send me a message. So, when they post a message on my Wall I get an e-mail from Facebook saying so-and-so wrote on my Wall. Now I have to click on the link, login to Facebook and go to my Wall to read the message. What ever happened to sending me an e-mail instead? Sending me an e-mail provides a way to send me a message without requiring me to jump through hoops to get my messages.
One thing I wish Facebook could do in this situation is send me the message in the e-mail they sent me.
Mainly, people need to realize that there is a coolness factor and a convenience factor. What WOWs some people annoys others. Think about the user on the other end and determine if what you are about to do causes inconveniences for the other. So, if you want to send me a message, send me an e-mail. Don’t write on my Wall in Facebook.