Now with Virtual Nagging!

Facebook seems to be content changing its layout and functionality every six months or so. I’m always amused the amount of uproar that users have every time one of these updates takes place. People rush to join groups denouncing the new layout, creating petitions demanding the return of the old layout, and vowing to quit Facebook if their demands are not met. The irony is the version people want reverted was equally hated six months prior.

Anyway, one of the new features is an addition to the recommendations section on the welcome page. I assume it looks at your friends list and encourages you to reach out to people you haven’t interacted with in awhile. At first, I thought it was a cool feature, until this started appearing:


I guess this is the 21st century digital equivalent of “call your mother.”