Facebook Is Missing Two Important Features.

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It has come to my conclusion that there are a few things that really piss me off about Facebook. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be getting upset — but I feel the following two things could radically improve the service and enhance the my experience, dammit!

1. Unique Easy To Remember URLs

I recently tested out multiply.com — its another social networking website that is focused on the 30-somethings niche. It touts itself as being a “grown-up” social networking website. Whatever they call themselves they do have a feature I’d like to see on Facebook. On multiply.com when you register you are given an easy to remember URL you can use offline to direct your friends or new found friends. It looks something like yourname.multiply.com. If your using Facebook to network and develop your social circle having an easy to remember URL could be printed on yoru business cards or some sort of new “social card”. Just a thought, but I know I’d like an easy way to have someone connect with me.

2. Facebook ‘Verified’ Seal

Facebook does confirm the persons e-mail address when they register for an account, but what good is that. I could easily create multiple e-mail accounts and create multiple profiles. Heck, my brother’s dog, Lola May, has her own profile on Facebook. (she’s one heck of a cute English Bulldog) But, it is ridiculous — people are setting up profiles for their pets, babies, and celebrities. Is there any way Facebook could implement some sort of verification process similar to Paypal, that would, after validating ones identity, post a “verified” seal on the person profile page. This would add a level of security and credibility that would be unmatched.

In the meantime, you can use this application to make a somewhat easy to remember URL to direct people to your Facebook profile, it’s called Profile.to - check it out!

I have decided to message the Facebook Engineers and see if they can implement these features, I’ll let you know when I hear back from them.