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Facebook's new "Chat" Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:22am

Anyone else log onto Facebook today to find a little "Facebook Chat" at the bottom of the screen? I was pretty quickly messaged by someone I had limited profiled, so I turned it off.

Pretty creepy/bulky/annoying?

Posted: 4/7/08 at 2:36am

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 02:36 AM

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 3:03am

Nope, as far as I know it's universal. I had the same thing happen to me, Cyco. It's just plain creepy (and superfluous, too!).

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Posted: 4/7/08 at 3:13am

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 03:13 AM

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 4:26am

I had the same thing happen to me

Wouldn't surprise me if it was the same person.

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:30am

I don't have it on mine either. What browser are you using? I use Firefox with adblock, which generally tends to block stuff like that.

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re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:36am

I don't haev it either, and I use Firefox. But typically, when it's blocking a pop-up, a little tanish/orangeish bar pops up at the top telling me it's blocked something.

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re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:51am

I don't see it either. Was it on your home page or your profile page?

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re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:55am

Husk, I get that bar at the top for popups and downloads etc that firefox blocks. But I also have the adblock plus extension which blocks ads and interactive things in a page. I don't get the bar for those kinds of things; it just blocks them and I never know about it.

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#10

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:58am

nothing showed up for me...

#11

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:01am

Yea, I don't have any special add-ons. I'm always afraid I'll download something else with it.

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#12

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:04am

I just checked using Internet Explorer and I don't get it there either.

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#13

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:09am

I don't see it either

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#14

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:44am

No chat but 11 of my friends changed their profile pictures.

#15

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 9:59am

I don't see it either, but something disappeared from the top bar and I cannot figure out what it is. It used to have four words and now it just has three: Profile, Friends, and Inbox. I noticed something missing on Saturday but can't put my finger on it. Anyone?

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#16

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:13pm

Broadwaybaby -- "Networks" is missing from the top. It took me a little bit to notice what was missing too, because I don't think I ever used it.

But chat is still working on mine. I am using Firefox and it is not the result of some application. You guys can check out this page for more information:

http://www.facebook.com/help.php?page=713

#17

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 12:58pm

Cyco, it's a mutual "friend" of ours, so I REALLY wouldn't be surprised.

I had just been ignoring messages, but this is getting annoying. I'm turning it off. Why are wall posts and messages and pokes not enough? Do we really need a fake AIM?

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#18

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:01pm

Dude, I was just saying hi!

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#19

Posted: 4/7/08 at 1:24pm

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 01:24 PM

#20

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 5:18pm

Yep. That's the one. Good thing I didn't accept his invitation for coffee.

Creepy. Thank you Facebook chat!

Updated On: 4/7/08 at 05:18 PM

#21

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 5:26pm

No Chat feature over here, either. Although I'm sick of the "People You May Know" feature. Generally if I know them and am not friends with them, there is a reason.

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#22

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:05pm

i don't have it either.

I want it though.

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#23

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/7/08 at 8:15pm

So basically it's just like AIM, right? Instant Messaging within Facebook.

I could have sworn they had a "Facebook IM" application...

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#24

re: Facebook's new 'Chat' Feature

Posted: 4/8/08 at 3:43pm

I'm not getting it either, so I don't know what it's about. But yeah, the people you may know thing is stupid. If I wanted to be friends with those people, I would have added them already.

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#25

Posted: 4/8/08 at 3:44pm

Updated On: 1/23/09 at 03:44 PM

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