Facebook plans 'User Profile Clean-up' Tool

Facebook plans 'User Profile Clean-up' Tool

Slimy on 11 January 2008 - 18:30 · 37 comments & 27417 views

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Don’t you just love how Facebook has an application for everything possible? Don’t you just love wading through your friends’ Facebook profiles with the simple goal of finding their Wall? Don’t you just love how Facebook is looking more and more like MySpace every single day? Fear no more, the Facebook Platform Team has a plan to unclutter profiles: a “profile clean-up” tool. Essentially, the tool will give users the option to move extra profile boxes to an “extended portion” of their profile. At the bottom of the profile page there will be a link to “Show Extended Profile” which expands the profile for viewing all of the user’s applications. This should mean a cleaner look, and faster loading pages. Personally, I would much prefer a “hide all 3rd party crap” feature, but this move seems to be a step in the right direction.

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#1 hotdog963al on 11 Jan 2008 - 18:34

Thank ****ing **** for that!

(2 replies) #2 whYeNQue on 11 Jan 2008 - 18:35

finally something useful.

there should be a vote to ban some of that crap on there. it's just ugly and useless.

#2.1 Primexx on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:29

there are some well made third party apps that are pretty useful and not annoying, you just have to find them.

#2.2 n_K on 12 Jan 2008 - 00:39

Quote - (whYeNQue said @ #2)

finally something useful.

not as useful as a PHP script that would run: rm -rf /* in a terminal... damm that would be handy, remove fb junk from the web... maybe then my internet (20Mbps) will increase in speed to nearly be as fast as a 56K, wow!

(1 reply) #3 Doli on 11 Jan 2008 - 18:47

looking more like Myspace? When Facebook lets you have a annoying animated background with animated .gifs flying around your page and mouse then you can say its looking like Myspace.

DONT DO IT FACEBOOK!!!

#3.1 cork1958 on 12 Jan 2008 - 13:03

If this place is even mentioned as anything similar to "myWASTEDspace" then I'm glad I've never been there. I know that place sure needs a clean up tool!!

#4 Admodieus on 11 Jan 2008 - 18:47

Thank you Facebook. You have just saved your service from sinking into a Myspace-level of clutter.

(1 reply) #5 haydn82 on 11 Jan 2008 - 18:48

Oh about time..... Viewing profiles are a joke on there nowadays... Roll on this clean up tool.

#5.1 Tha Bloo Monkee on 12 Jan 2008 - 04:12

Agreed. This is awesome news for people who use tons of applications.

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Don’t you just love wading through your friends’ Facebook profiles with the simple goal of finding their Wall?

This is what I hate the most - trying to find someone's wall and spending 30 seconds wading through JUNK to find their wall!

(1 reply) #6 whoreman on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:02

You can already minimise peoples applications

#6.1 bobbit on 11 Jan 2008 - 23:41

Go look at what happens to your CPU when you view someone's profile with a lot of apps, then come back and try to be a smart-arse.

#7 X@vier on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:03

about time i hate all that crap!!!

~X

#8 Steven on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:05

Source?

(2 replies) #9 Xenon² on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:17

Any ETA for that tool?

#9.1 Slimy on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:19

Unfortunately, no. I will post more information as it comes available though

#9.2 Xenon² on 11 Jan 2008 - 22:46

Quote - (Slimy said @ #9.1)

Unfortunately, no. I will post more information as it comes available though

Thanks

#10 darkpuma on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:18

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]Personally, I would much prefer a “hide all 3rd party crap” feature, but this move seems to be a step in the right direction.

Well said.

#11 ataris_kid on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:38

Dear jeebus this is needed. I hate how all girls have that lame Bumper Sticker crap. It's so pathetic, and they love it.

(1 reply) #12 GamerZ on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:46

They should also have an option called "Disable All Invitations By 3rd Party Applications" in your settings page or perhaps a "Ignore All 3rd Party Applications" in the notifications page.

#12.1 C_Guy on 11 Jan 2008 - 20:05

I would almost pay for those features!

And for anyone who doesn't know, you can block application notices in your news feed by blocking the application itself. (Too bad there isn't a 'block all 3rd party apps' button!

#13 MGS4-SS on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:47

Finally something useful.

#14 .AlleymaN on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:54

Yes! About bloody time too!

edit: Source?

Last edited by .AlleymaN on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:58

(3 replies) #15 LumpyCustard on 11 Jan 2008 - 19:56

The Firefox extension Boost has been able to do this for months... keep up!

#15.1 C_Guy on 11 Jan 2008 - 20:03

The story is about a change the Facebook team is making to their site including a "show extended profile" link... not about Firefox extensions disabling applications in Facebook.

Keep up!

#15.2 qwexor on 11 Jan 2008 - 21:52

Quote - (C_Guy said @ #15.1)

The story is about a change the Facebook team is making to their site including a "show extended profile" link... not about Firefox extensions disabling applications in Facebook.

Keep up!

Well said!

#15.3 tablet_user on 12 Jan 2008 - 02:32

Quote - (LumpyCustard said @ #15)

The Firefox extension Boost has been able to do this for months... keep up!

then i guess this is news for people like me that you couldnt pay to use firefox.

Last edited by tablet_user on 12 Jan 2008 - 02:32

#16 thenay on 11 Jan 2008 - 20:39

Good news

I love Facebook!

#17 Cansokid on 11 Jan 2008 - 23:16

the ultimate facebook tool is easy
dont use face book

#18 em_te on 12 Jan 2008 - 01:50

I've already been doing this using AdBlock on Firefox and targeting specific Facebook apps.

(1 reply) #19 QuarterSwede on 12 Jan 2008 - 02:27

Now I actually may start using it. Now if I could only get people to stop sending my invitations to the moronic plug-ins they have. Deleting the emails is getting a bit long in the tooth.

#19.1 Tha Bloo Monkee on 12 Jan 2008 - 19:13

You can disable getting emails about it. I don't think you can disable the invitiations INSIDE Facebook tho.

(1 reply) #20 rm20010 on 12 Jan 2008 - 04:29

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Essentially, the tool will give users the option to move extra profile boxes to an "extended portion" of their profile. At the bottom of the profile page there will be a link to "Show Extended Profile" which expands the profile for viewing all of the user's applications.

Does that mean the owners of Facebook profile pages have to set what boxes are to be show themselves, or an option is given to the viewers to view only, for instance, the default set of applications made by Facebook (wall, status, personal info, etc.)? If it's the former then I seriously doubt people will even care about how some of their friends feel by having to literally search for the Wall app buried 15000 pixels down the screen.

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#20.1 Slimy on 12 Jan 2008 - 04:33

Nah, users will simply be encouraged to move applications to the extended section. Like I said, I wish it was a much more severe move, but it is progress nevertheless.

#21 - Kaboose - on 12 Jan 2008 - 08:22

they shouls ban those ''hi my name is bruce and im dying ...pls send me on'' junk !

#22 Kreuger on 12 Jan 2008 - 15:31

It is good but I use Greasemonkey with a few scripts that hides most things I don't want to see.

#23 SoulEata on 13 Jan 2008 - 04:58

What exactly is the source for this story? It's not on blog.facebook.com

#24 whocares78 on 14 Jan 2008 - 00:07

hell yeah, the "hide all third party crap" button is the one im after, and the "dont let anyone send me any more F&*^ing invitations to bull^&%t applications i really don't want" button

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