Arts: Facebook?s ?Social Inbox? Fiasco

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Brow Beat Facebook's "Social Inbox" Fiasco: Slate Readers Respond By Sonia Tsuruoka Posted Monday, Dec 12, 2011, at 10:47 PM ET On Friday, Slate ran an article by Elizabeth Weingarten examining Facebook's "Social Inbox" feature, which sorts messages from friends and friends of friends into a user's main inbox, and files the rest in an "Other" folder—unbeknownst, it appears, to most Facebook users. Slate staffers weren't the only ones missing messages. We received an outpouring of responses from readers who reported lost messages from friends, employers, and—just as in Elizabeth's case—good Samaritans looking to return lost possessions. "I lost my wallet a month ago, and as soon as I read this, went to my 'Other' folder and lo and behold, there was a message from over a month ago saying that someone had found my wallet," wrote Michael Stafford Gelberg. "UN FREAKING BELIEVABLE. I just hope he had the heart to hold on to it for this long." At least two other readers discovered similar messages, one after losing an iPod Touch, and the other after losing a work-issued laptop last April. Melissa Zentgraf, a professional recruiter, wrote that she missed around ten messages from friends of friends who were interested in positions she was recruiting for. "So not only do I lose business, I look like a beyotch to the friends who referred them to me," she said. "Actually explains why one person has been giving me the cold shoulder lately." Other missed messages were more personal. "An old acquaintance passed away and I sent flowers to the funeral," wrote a reader with ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Obama Doesn't Think It's His Job To Get Republicans To Pass His Agenda. Voters Disagree. Why Scalia Changed His Mind About Whether the 14th Amendment Gives Women Equal Rights Gingrich Pledges To Not Commit Adultery Anymore, Now That He's the Front Runner	Advertisement
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