Comments on: Why I Hate Facebook’s Email Alerts http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/ Floccinaucinihilipilificating antidisestablishmentarianism since 2001. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:39:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/comment-page-1/#comment-6219 Andrew Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:29:51 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1038#comment-6219 I've noticed photo comments allow me to comment by replying to the email. One thing I do like about Facebook is that they do improve things as they go along (and another is that they ignore the ranting morons who oppose each incremental change). I’ve noticed photo comments allow me to comment by replying to the email. One thing I do like about Facebook is that they do improve things as they go along (and another is that they ignore the ranting morons who oppose each incremental change).

]]> By: Dave http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/comment-page-1/#comment-6214 Dave Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:32:09 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1038#comment-6214 Are you aware that facebook has now implimented this feature? I imagine you are if I am! Good work you on predicting the future. Are you aware that facebook has now implimented this feature? I imagine you are if I am!

Good work you on predicting the future.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/comment-page-1/#comment-5703 Andrew Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:20:01 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1038#comment-5703 Also, when someone comments on a status, or a photo, or whatever, I get this email: <blockquote> <b>From: Facebook <notification+5weur_u_@facebookmail.com> To: Andrew Taylor <taylor.andrew@gmail.com> Subject: Clare Hunter also commented on her status</b> Clare Hunter also commented on her status. "Yes." To see the comment thread, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=634504362&v=feed&story_fbid=115545247655&mid=ea7784aa042567853G35G37 Thanks, The Facebook Team ___ Find people from your Gmail address book on Facebook! Go to: http://www.facebook.com/find-friends/?ref=email This message was intended for taylor.andrew@gmail.com Want to control which emails you receive from Facebook? Go to: http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?notifications&md=ZmVlZF9jb21tZ209TQxNzM0Nztvd25lcjPTExNNjA0MzA1NDYyO3VpZD02MTQyNjU5NTI1NTt0bz02MW5002MDQzMDU0NjI7b2lkX3JlcGx5O2ZybTQxNzM0Nw==&mid=ea7042G785G3a95aa372783G3 Facebook's offices are located at 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304 </blockquote> I get Facebook's postal address but not the status being commented on. It's a line of text. It should be the subject line. Also, when someone comments on a status, or a photo, or whatever, I get this email:

From: Facebook <notification+5weur_u_@facebookmail.com>
To: Andrew Taylor <taylor.andrew@gmail.com>
Subject: Clare Hunter also commented on her status

Clare Hunter also commented on her status.

“Yes.”

To see the comment thread, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=634504362&v=feed&story_fbid=115545247655&mid=ea7784aa042567853G35G37

Thanks,
The Facebook Team

___
Find people from your Gmail address book on Facebook! Go to: http://www.facebook.com/find-friends/?ref=email

This message was intended for taylor.andrew@gmail.com Want to control which emails you receive from Facebook? Go to:
http://www.facebook.com/editaccount.php?notifications&md=ZmVlZF9jb21tZ209TQxNzM0Nztvd25lcjPTExNNjA0MzA1NDYyO3VpZD02MTQyNjU5NTI1NTt0bz02MW5002MDQzMDU0NjI7b2lkX3JlcGx5O2ZybTQxNzM0Nw==&mid=ea7042G785G3a95aa372783G3

Facebook’s offices are located at 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304

I get Facebook’s postal address but not the status being commented on. It’s a line of text. It should be the subject line.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/comment-page-1/#comment-5696 Andrew Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1038#comment-5696 ...and more people will visit the site if it's better. Even if I used Facebook entirely through email, Seesmic and what-have-you, I'd still be increasing their page-views because at least some of my friends would read my content on the website. …and more people will visit the site if it’s better.

Even if I used Facebook entirely through email, Seesmic and what-have-you, I’d still be increasing their page-views because at least some of my friends would read my content on the website.

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/2009/08/01/why-i-hate-facebooks-email-alerts/comment-page-1/#comment-5695 Nathaniel Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:09:05 +0000 http://www.apathysketchpad.com/blog/?p=1038#comment-5695 Possibly Facebook doesn't <em>want</em> to be a transparent tool... every time someone visits their site, they get ad revenue, right? Possibly Facebook doesn’t want to be a transparent tool… every time someone visits their site, they get ad revenue, right?

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