Facebook Launches "One-Stop Conversation Shop" - Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of Facebook's "modern messaging system" in San Francisco Monday, but it wasn't quite the Google-gobbling monster some analysts had predicted. Zuckerberg himself said Facebook mail won't replace e-mail (yet).
But he made it clear that he doesn't think the future of communication lies with Gmail, because it's just too stuffy for all these kids umbilically attached to their iPhones. Zuckerberg said that in recent conversations with high school students (surely these weren't face-to-face conversations?), he learned that teens don't use e-mail because it's "too formal." "There's a subject field, a formal greeting, a closing," TechCrunch explains.
That's just way too much going on, so Facebook's new clutter-free messaging system dispenses with subjects, CCs, and BCCs. "It's going to feel like chat," Gizmodo says. "A lot of times, it's going to be chat." It's going to be more powerful than chat, though, automatically collecting all the e-mails, chats, Facebooks messages, and texts between two people in a single place. "It's a one-stop conversation shop," Gizmodo says, "a way to tell the full story of a conversation." Facebook's conversation shop will also be able to filter incoming messages according to whom its algorithms say you actually want to hear from.
"Zuckerberg insists that this isn't going to be a Gmail killer, and for the time being, at least, he's right," Gizmodo concludes. But Facebook doesn't care about the time being; it cares about the future, and "a generation that's steadily and increasingly been abandoning e-mail for instant communication. And the more we abandon e-mail for text and chat, the more Facebook's going to be the communication hub."
Facebook Messages: Every Email, Text, and Chat In One Place
As expected, is announcing a "modern messaging system" today. Mark Zuckerberg says it's not email. But it might just replace it. Get ready for your @facebook.com address
Every Ping In One Place
What are the difference between Facebook messages and regular email? It incorporates emails, Facebook messages, SMS, other chat clients. Eventually VoIP may also be in play. Instead of having some chats here and some texts there, every time you talk to someone it'll be come part of a stream of information.
And while you can collect it all at an @facebook.com email address, it's not mandatory. You can redirect your Gmail messages there, for instance. And yes, an iPhone app update is coming shortly that incorporates Facebook Messages.
Notable differences from regular email? There are no subject lines, no CC or BCC. You can send a message just by hitting the Enter key. It's going to feel like chat. A lot of times, it's going to be chat.
Hanging On a Thread
There will also be a threading solution, which records every type of contact you've had with a person in one place. It's a one-stop conversation shop, a way to tell the full story of a conversation.
A Friends-Only Inbox
Facebook will also introduce the Social Inbox, which sorts your personal messages, prioritizing notes from friends and setting aside people you aren't as close with. This is the killer function: as a default, you'll only see messages from your friends (and friends of friends). Junk—from people who are outside of your Facebook circle—will go into a separate folder. And you can move people from one folder to the other (which is nice for those of us whose family doesn't have Facebook). You can also choose to actively bounce any email that's not from a friend.
As much as I enjoy Gmail's Priority Inbox, it can't filter nearly as effectively as Facebook can. That's the advantage of the "social graph" that Facebook can access, and why you're going to want to give this a serious look.
Why It Matters
Zuckerberg insists that this isn't going to be a Gmail killer, and for the time being, at least, he's right. But Facebook's looking towards the future, towards a generation that's steadily and increasingly been abandoning email for instant communication. And the more we abandon email for text and chat, the more Facebook's going to be the communication hub. ( gizmodo.com )
But he made it clear that he doesn't think the future of communication lies with Gmail, because it's just too stuffy for all these kids umbilically attached to their iPhones. Zuckerberg said that in recent conversations with high school students (surely these weren't face-to-face conversations?), he learned that teens don't use e-mail because it's "too formal." "There's a subject field, a formal greeting, a closing," TechCrunch explains.
That's just way too much going on, so Facebook's new clutter-free messaging system dispenses with subjects, CCs, and BCCs. "It's going to feel like chat," Gizmodo says. "A lot of times, it's going to be chat." It's going to be more powerful than chat, though, automatically collecting all the e-mails, chats, Facebooks messages, and texts between two people in a single place. "It's a one-stop conversation shop," Gizmodo says, "a way to tell the full story of a conversation." Facebook's conversation shop will also be able to filter incoming messages according to whom its algorithms say you actually want to hear from.
"Zuckerberg insists that this isn't going to be a Gmail killer, and for the time being, at least, he's right," Gizmodo concludes. But Facebook doesn't care about the time being; it cares about the future, and "a generation that's steadily and increasingly been abandoning e-mail for instant communication. And the more we abandon e-mail for text and chat, the more Facebook's going to be the communication hub."
Facebook Messages: Every Email, Text, and Chat In One Place
As expected, is announcing a "modern messaging system" today. Mark Zuckerberg says it's not email. But it might just replace it. Get ready for your @facebook.com address
Every Ping In One Place
What are the difference between Facebook messages and regular email? It incorporates emails, Facebook messages, SMS, other chat clients. Eventually VoIP may also be in play. Instead of having some chats here and some texts there, every time you talk to someone it'll be come part of a stream of information.
And while you can collect it all at an @facebook.com email address, it's not mandatory. You can redirect your Gmail messages there, for instance. And yes, an iPhone app update is coming shortly that incorporates Facebook Messages.
Notable differences from regular email? There are no subject lines, no CC or BCC. You can send a message just by hitting the Enter key. It's going to feel like chat. A lot of times, it's going to be chat.
Hanging On a Thread
There will also be a threading solution, which records every type of contact you've had with a person in one place. It's a one-stop conversation shop, a way to tell the full story of a conversation.
A Friends-Only Inbox
Facebook will also introduce the Social Inbox, which sorts your personal messages, prioritizing notes from friends and setting aside people you aren't as close with. This is the killer function: as a default, you'll only see messages from your friends (and friends of friends). Junk—from people who are outside of your Facebook circle—will go into a separate folder. And you can move people from one folder to the other (which is nice for those of us whose family doesn't have Facebook). You can also choose to actively bounce any email that's not from a friend.
As much as I enjoy Gmail's Priority Inbox, it can't filter nearly as effectively as Facebook can. That's the advantage of the "social graph" that Facebook can access, and why you're going to want to give this a serious look.
Why It Matters
Zuckerberg insists that this isn't going to be a Gmail killer, and for the time being, at least, he's right. But Facebook's looking towards the future, towards a generation that's steadily and increasingly been abandoning email for instant communication. And the more we abandon email for text and chat, the more Facebook's going to be the communication hub. ( gizmodo.com )
Send an email to Brian Barrett, the author of this post, at bbarrett@gizmodo.com.
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