Facebook held a special event at their headquarters in Palo Alto, CA today where they announced three significant new features (as well as an interface update) to enhance your Facebooking experience.
1. Facebook Groups
The allegedly $6.9B+ worth Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage to discuss the biggest problem in social networking. The problem, as TechCrunch points out, is that of social sharing. In order to share certain items (think: links, photos, notes etc) with certain people, you have to painstakingly add each and every person in lists which Zuckerberg states only five percent of people on Facebook ever used. The process was just too long and tedious for the average Joe to go through.
So what is the solution to this issue? Overhaul Facebook Groups, o’ course! You start a group, add a few people to the group (like, say, members of a class working on some project) and then the people you add can add others. The default setting for Groups is closed so only members can see what’s happening inside. Members can share links, photos, videos, events, group chat and hence collaborate in an organized way.
I can definitely see myself using this. Friends Lists will still exist but Facebook expects people to use Groups from now on to better handle how they share things.
2. Download All Your Facebook Information
The 2nd new feature announced today is the ability to download all your Facebook data. This not only includes your profile settings but also all your messages, wall posts, updates and photos into one .zip file.
3. All-new Application Dashboard
Last but certainly not least is the all new Applications dashboard. From this dashboard, which can be accessed from your privacy settings, you will be able to manage and control how Applications use your data to customize and enhance your Facebook experience.
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