Still a long way for most social networks though. Geo-location data should be integral to any information.
When will (for instance) Facebook allow users to geotag their location - like Google Latitude, so we can see where our friends are, were, or have been. Or geotag their photos (like flickr has been doing for a long time), status messages (like the future Twitter). Think about it - even Facebook Pages can become a commercial Wikipedia of sorts, zoom into a map and see the FB pages for that area.
The possibilities are limitless. And all Facebook does is introduce a twiddly little 'search your friends by city' tool. Damn.
Michael Bauser
· 2 months ago
First a nitpick: From what I can tell, it's sorting friends by "Current City" rather than "Hometown." This is probably a good thing, since many people use "Hometown'" to list where they grew up instead of where they live.
ow the complaint. This is still not as useful at regional searches -- my friends who used to be "Detroit" (for example) are now scattered around a couple of dozen smaller cities. I don't want to have check every suburb and adjacent town of the places I'm travelling to, you know?
I really wonder how well Facebook knows its users. With missteps like this and newsfeed fiasco, I get the impression they're really losing touch with the base.
redheadjessica
· 2 months ago
Forgive me, but this is so stupid. Your hometown is not same as the city you are currently living in. (Unless you happen to be living in your hometown...)
zulfu
· 2 months ago
Good point
gudipudi
· 2 months ago
even social networking is getting much localised
KMxRetro
· 2 months ago
Seriously, who retweeted this and got a bunch of replies advising them of how cool they were? Is it just me that feels that the whole "OMG!! THEY DONE CHANGED A BUTTON!" crew are more than a bit tiresome? "GOOGLE HAS MADE THEIR SEARCH BOX BIGGER!" - Great, I'll look at it when I next USE Google. "FACEBOOK LETS YOU FILTER BY CITY!" - Again, I'll notice and use that when I come to filter through my friends list on Facebook. Hardly what you'd call "news."
As for "The biggest complaint from users? They want to find their friends by location when they travel" - that's just idiotic. Seriously. How many people truly have NO IDEA about where friends (that they want to visit) actually live?
Sheema Siddiqi
· 2 months ago
Your hometown is irrelevant when you're living in a different city or have moved many times. They need to bring back regional networks.
John Smith
· 2 months ago
Thanks to Facebook. Proves it hears consumer's needs. Removal of regional networks option without intimation really lead to missing a network of possible friends. Happy that the feature is back.
marilynjbaker
· 2 months ago
I have a password that is right but I keep getting it redused and my time is taken up with copying the words and no results! I need help
crusherduck
· 2 months ago
i agree with redheadjessica ..... many peple would rather be in a network other than the town they are currently living in.... it used to let you choose your home virtually, rather than having to put up with annoying ol' reality
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When will (for instance) Facebook allow users to geotag their location - like Google Latitude, so we can see where our friends are, were, or have been. Or geotag their photos (like flickr has been doing for a long time), status messages (like the future Twitter). Think about it - even Facebook Pages can become a commercial Wikipedia of sorts, zoom into a map and see the FB pages for that area.
The possibilities are limitless. And all Facebook does is introduce a twiddly little 'search your friends by city' tool. Damn.
ow the complaint. This is still not as useful at regional searches -- my friends who used to be "Detroit" (for example) are now scattered around a couple of dozen smaller cities. I don't want to have check every suburb and adjacent town of the places I'm travelling to, you know?
I really wonder how well Facebook knows its users. With missteps like this and newsfeed fiasco, I get the impression they're really losing touch with the base.
As for "The biggest complaint from users? They want to find their friends by location when they travel" - that's just idiotic. Seriously. How many people truly have NO IDEA about where friends (that they want to visit) actually live?
this is the whole point of the internet, surely?