One of the new buzzwords for 2011 in our office seems to be the term “Facebook Fatigue”. Supposedly people are tired of Facebook and are choosing to use Google+ and Twitter or abandoning social media as a whole. As a previously heavy Facebook user, I can understand the sentiment eventhough I am skeptical about its effect on Twitter and Google+.
Since half of the internet is porn and 40% is social networking, I figured I’d tip my hat off to the remainder and make a list. Below is my little list of what I call problem areas in Facebook.
- Privacy Issues – Its good to know that it took for the Google+ launch for Facebook to really get serious about user Privacy. Sure they have let you setup your settings for the last few years but it was a cumbersome and confusing process (like doing alot of things on FB)
- Annoying Games & Apps – There’s nothing wrong with playing Farmtown, Mafia Wars, etc but there needs to be some sort of filter around how many posts those apps can put on my wall. Is there anything more annoying than getting that notification on your wall that someone answered a question about you?
- That chat / messaging experience - Ugh double scroll bars are bad…but Facebook has found a way to make the experience even worse. I realize that FB is trying to place the contacts I message the most in a convenient location…but if they are not logged in…give me an option to just show the old school chat screen.
- Tablet Experience – I don’t care if you don’t consider tablets mobile, but is it that hard to create an Ipad and Android Tablet app?
- Marketplace – Its great that I get weekly e-mails telling me when a friend of a friend has a couch for sale, but why is it so hard to actually navigate to the marketplace?
- Places – So why can’t my foursquare check-ins count as Facebook check-ins too? The mobile experience is kinda weird…it seems that I would like to see where FB thinks I am before I hit the check-in button or see what my friends are doing in relation to Places. If i could set a delay to when a check-in would hit my wall, that would be nice too. I am always worried of someone breaking into my house when they find out I am on the other side of town.
