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PublisherZilla · 2 years ago

This sounds too shady to last. I don't think people will put up with this feature for long before it has to be changed. Either they'll change it to give users proper warning of what happens when they send the email, or people will just not use it. There's great power in an 18-25 demo's boycott of an online service.

Mike Mothner · 2 years ago

This is certainly a pretty strategic move on Facebook's end. It is inevitable that a non-Facebooker who receives an email only accessible via Facebook will choose to become a member simply to view the email. Although this is an easy way to recruit more Facebook members, I don't necessarily think that people will choose to use Facebook email as opposed to their normal email server. However, I will admit that Facebook messages and wall posts are becoming an ever-increasingly common way to communicate with others - sometimes even replacing a phone call!

Karen Lotter · 2 years ago

I think it will bring new users to Facebook even if it doesn't last. Most 18-25's are already on Facebook and those that aren't will want to be - I'm not guessing there will be boycotts from that generation - they're into change - maybe its the older ones who'll grumble about having to access their emails by first having to join Facebook.

Miguel dos Santos · 2 years ago

What I think would be really viral and awesome is if they had a facebook application that ran on your cellphone and allowed people to add other people to their network of friends via their cellphone by sending an sms or perhaps via bluetooth.
So lets say that you're out, at an event, or something and you hit it off with someone, or you meet an old friend and want to connect with them later, whip out your cellphone and hook up together with facebook and if the one person's not on facebook, allow them a really easy way to sign up. What do you think?

shawn · 1 year ago

Hopefully, they'll remove the friend adding count restrictions in 2008!

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