Facebook Recommended Photos Suggests Friend's Snaps
A new service from Facebook is raising a few eyebrows amongst Facebook users. The Recommended Photos block appears in Facebook's right-hand column when browsing through photo albums.
Another step on Facebook's mission to do for the social graph what Google is trying to do for information? I could see the utility in this type of matching, iPhoto's face recognition feature has propped up my ageing memory when going through some old group photos. Perhaps this feature will do the same.
As one Tweeter points out, there could be some interesting social history coming out of this:
"Every wedding photo recommended by facebook (older than a year) now has the bride/groom holding a kid. Fly!" @sshreyas
The Recommended Photo tool isn't showing for everyone yet (thanks to @jacquiobeirne for the screenshot), but keep an eye out.
Hat tip: @reachstudents
6 September 2010 by Sam Michel
Sam Michel is the founder of Chinwag and blogs here for work, and more randomly at Toodlepip. He runs Chinwag Jobs, Digital Mission and tends to focus on murky place where technology, community and marketing collide. You'll find him on twitter @toodlepip.
Sam Michel is the founder of Chinwag and blogs here for work, and more randomly at Toodlepip. He runs Chinwag Jobs, Digital Mission and tends to focus on murky place where technology, community and marketing collide. You'll find him on twitter @toodlepip.
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Recommended Photos
If friend A has viewed your album, FB will put Friend A's album under Recommended Photos so you view theirs.