For the most part, assiduous commenting on a friend's Facebook updates and periodically e-mailing promises to "catch up by phone soon" substitute for actual conversation.
The co-founders plan on incorporating even more social features, like the ability to comment on a friend's post about a trailer in later versions.
After commenting on a friend's mobile photo upload, I scroll down to find the worst of humanity only a few items below.
I mean, certainly proud enough to comment on a friend's post that she was "a role model for American women everywhere".
Not in the sense that diving into an icy lake to save a dog is admirable, nor in the way that not commenting on a friend's very recent and very noticeable weight gain is, but admirable in a "this is so pigheaded and repetitious and self-unaware that it's actually insane" way.
Take the time to comment on a friend's photo, or to like a photo that you see.
You can comment on a friend's photo, your own photo, or any other photo on Facebook, given that the user has enabled the comment feature.
The ticker, unveiled in September, presents a feed of the actions your Facebook friends have taken on the site, such as "liking" a friend's status update, commenting on a photo or accepting a friend request.
Highlights like photo uploads and wall posts are just a click away and you can comment on a photo, poke a friend, etc. right from the home page.
But it still has some of those elements of serendipity, as Mohit cited the example of sharing a Cheers about a particular person, which was then commented on by an old friend.
