Some users are seeing a new notification when they open up a chat window today – Facebook notifying them that they can now send photos in chat. “New! Send a Photo in Chat. Choose an image to send instantly,” reads…
Facebook Tests Messenger-Like Chat Bubbles on Desktop
Facebook is currently testing a new look to chat on desktop – one that looks nearly identical to the way chat appears on the Facebook Messenger app. The new design has blue and white chat bubbles, instead of the simple…
Here’s How To Stop Facebook’s “Message Seen” Feature
Last month, users slowly began to notice that Facebook chat (messages) had a new feature. Right under sent messages, in the chat box appeared a light gray notification that simply said “Seen XX:XXpm.” We quickly learned that Facebook’s new feature…
Facebook Pushes The Still-Optional Timeline In Chat
Is everybody enjoying Facebook Timeline? No regrets? Have you even switched your old profile page over to Timeline? Despite saying months ago that the Timeline would soon become mandatory for all users, Facebook has yet to pull the trigger and…
Facebook Embraces The Winky Face, Adds Emoticons To Chat
If you’ve logged onto Facebook this morning and initiated a chat with one of your buddies, you may have noticed that there’s a new little icon at the bottom right of you text box. And it’s smiling at you. Click…
Facebook Messenger App Greater Than Facebook Chat?
When Facebook famously updated their internal chat service, it was widely ridiculed as being useless and annoying. Hejibits.com captured the tone of the reaction brilliantly. Such is life when major change is introduced, although, the ability to hide the chat…
Facebook Chat In Hotmail Goes Live Worldwide
Five months ago, Microsoft announced that Hotmail users in Brazil, France, Germany, Russia, the U.K., and the U.S. could begin to chat with their Facebook friends while checking their email. Now the integration of Hotmail and Facebook Chat is complete in every place where Facebook is available.
We’ll admit: this may not sound like a big deal insofar as it’s pretty simple to toggle between a Hotmail tab and a Facebook tab. But the development at least goes to show that relations between Microsoft and Facebook are as good as ever.
Facebook Vows To Improve Chat Feature
The social network that acts as an online home to more than 500 million people intends to do a better job of letting them communicate with one another in the future. This afternoon, Facebook mentioned some ways in which it’s improved its Chat feature and promised that further upgrades are on the way.