Today Facebook released a preview of what its new inbox may look like. With Facebook becoming more integrated with our daily lives, “Facebook email” use has also skyrocketed.
I find it very frustrating to manage my Facebook inbox because of its lack of traditional email tools and options. It is easy to get overwhelmed because of the absence of basic management options. The new inbox aims to change that.
One of the new features allows users to filter out updates from Groups and Events into the “Updates” tab (where messages from Fan Pages currently go), which should leave your inbox itself open to only messages from real people.
Facebook describes the upcoming changes in a blog post:
“The new Inbox design gives you more control over organizing messages and choosing which messages you receive. You’ll notice that there are now filters at the top of your Inbox to help you identify unread messages as well as to report any spam, or unwanted messages, you may receive
To find specific messages within your Inbox, you can type a keyword or a friend’s name in the search box in the upper-left corner of the screen.”
The new feature isn’t expected to be available to everyone for several weeks. Facebook did, however, release a preview of what the new inbox may look like:
Photo Credit: Mashable.com
The new filters appear to make it easier to filter read and unread messages, as well as messages from people versus groups. Mashable asks “What’s missing?Being able to reply to messages from your own email address would still be nice, but don’t expect to see that feature added any time soon.”
In forcing users to visit the inbox via the site, Facebook ensures users come back day after day.
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