6 Sep 2011
Facebook: Testing, testing 1-2-3
I saw a few posts recently about some platform testing being done by the Facebook folks. You may have already read these, but I thought I would share it.
Facebook Is Testing a “Translate” Button for Comments on Pages (Inside Facebook)
So far this is happening on Pages only, but there are some screen shots surfacing from comments in languages other than your account’s current language settings that include “Translate” button next to them. If you click on the button, the comment is automatically translated to your account language. The Translate button is then replaced by “Original,” which if clicked will untranslate the comment.
Facebook Tests Prompts For Page Recommendations (All Facebook)
Apparently Facebook is testing widgets that asks users whether they’d like to write a recommendation of a page — including a popups after they’ve clicked the like button. David Hutnik, social media specialist at PhotoBiz.com submitted these screenshots to All Facebook last week explaining that he first saw the recommendation prompt after he clicked like on a page he doesn’t administer, then proceeded to his own and discovered it also worked there — after he unliked and then reliked the page.
Interesting stuff :)
