Content importing killed off on Facebook
Facebook is doing away with the import feature found with notes. This feature has enabled a lot of bloggers create an avenue or sorts between Facebook and the latest content of their blog, which when enabled automatically shared a new note containing a snippet of your content, an image, and even a link to the original article.
The reasons why they’re killing off this feature is unknown right now, but I have a feeling it has to do with user loyalty. By removing the ability to automatically share content on Facbeook, Facebook is most likely missing out on visits from content creators. This forces us to visit Facebook ever time we want to share something. And while I don’t thing Facebook is evil or malicious toward its users in any way, I do think they have a lot of smart business people involved and that this may be a way to build their defenses against Google+.
The risk here of course is that people will stop sharing content on Facebook all together, instead focusing their efforts where they can create some sort of automation. That said, perhaps this is only the beginning of some new feature in the making. Time will tell.
What do you think?
Are you going to continue sharing your content with Facebook every time you publish on your blog?
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I hate the new Facebook and am developing a presence on Google+. I still don’t like that 100% either, mostly because people arent’ really using it yet, but I feel like I’ve gone invisible on FB and don’t know how to reappear. The content from other users they are showing me isn’t interesting and is decided by …what exactly? So I’m one who’s moving elsewhere.
Hey Toby! Long time!
I hear ya — it’s definitely a transitional period for both the networks and us. Facebook has an algorithm it uses to serve users the content it thinks we’ll like … it sounds like it’s missing the mark with you.
As for the lack of friends on Google+ … we’re all kinda experiencing that right now because it’s so new.
Hang in there!