Facebook Messages get a new look

While you were busy updating your status, uploading that pic from last week parties and commenting and liking and you know the drill........while you were busy facebooking, Facebook silently upgraded the way you share messages on Facebook 

Facebook announced on 22nd August 2012, that they've improved the messaging features and overhauled the look. I just received the upgrade and hence sharing the info.

Here's how the new layout will look like.


My observations on the new features & layout:

• Looks very much like MS-Outlook, isn't it?
• You can now see thumbnails of pictures in a better fashion than before. 
• The typebox is more or less how it was before. 
• The recent messages list in the left is what I liked best. I don't have to go back a step to change the message window. 
• You can now know, if the person you've messaged has seen it or not. It will also give you the exact time the message was viewed. A privacy threat? Nah...
• If you wish to learn more about Facebook Messages and care to improve them click here. 
• I am happy with the new layout, expecting Facebook to keep surprising me time and again. 

What do you feel? Leave a comment and let's get talking. 

Celebrating India - Book Release Function

If you're reading this and if you happen to be in Hyderabad today, kindly consider yourself invited to the release function of the book 'Celebrating India' by Nivasini Publishers.
The contents of this book are quite unusual. Short stories, poems, illustrations, photographs, lesser known facts, everything and anything that relates to the spirit of India can be found in this book. There isn't a single author to this book. The content submission was requested nation wide and the best of the best has been chosen to be part of this book.

The venue and timings and other details are in the poster above. I'm going to be at the venue. Let's catchup!

Facebook's new ad - Chairs are like facebook?

You must have already heard or read that Facebook today has One Billion active users. Few hours ago Facebook also released an advertisement trying to suggest how it is now an everyday thing in our lives. 

If you do not auto sign in to Facebook, you can check this advertisement on the LogIn window of Facebook., 

Like chairs, aeroplanes, bridges, floors etc which we humans use on a day to day basis to connect with each other, take a break, share emotions, etc. Facebook is also no different now. 

The caption to the video suggests that they honor everyday things that brings us (we humans I presume) together. 

However, is Facebook really like a chair? or a bridge? or a social tool? or just another avenue to past/waste time? What do you think? What does it mean for you?

See the video here: