Facebook Launch New Search

By Geoff Jackson on 2 April 2010 @ 12:08 AM.

Tags: facebook, facebook search, auto suggest search.

A couple of weeks ago, Facebook launched a new and improved search functionality. The previous search function left a lot to be desired and would only auto suggest friends and groups/fan pages that you were a member/fan of.

This latest version of Facebook search now auto suggests the whole network based on your entered characters and even more importantly, is 5 times quicker... Previously, I could type in the first name of a friend and Facebook's search drop down would sometimes take up to 3 minutes to display the friends but now it is lightning quick.

The improved feature gives users a much better chance of finding what they are looking for or alternative suggestions based on their search query without having to navigate to the search page and filtering by category.

I can't remember the last time I was able to compliment a new Facebook update, but this needed doing, albeit some time ago.

About the Author

Geoff is more commonly recognised online by his internet pseudonym 'zigojacko'. He is the Director of Search at Clubnet Search Marketing, founder of The Clubnet Group and has a huge involvement in the music, clubbing and entertainment sector where he also manages operations at Clubnet UK

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