Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Facebook Adds Pop-Ups for Notifications

By Chris Crum - Tue, 05/12/2009 - 22:34 for WebPro News


Don't Worry, You Can Turn Them Off.

Facebook has now implemented instant notifications that let users know when something is being shared with them as soon as it is shared.

"Notifications let you know when people take actions on Facebook related to you, so you can quickly check out a photo you've been tagged in or read a new posting on your Wall," says Arjun Banker on the Facebook Blog.

Notifications have already been available at the bottom right corner of Facebook, next to the chat bar, but now they will appear automatically and in real time above the chat bar as pop-up alerts. It looks something like this:

Facebook Pop-Up Notifications

The pop up will close after a few seconds. If a user does not act on the notification right away, each notification will still be available for viewing in the list just like before.

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