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If you\u2019re on Facebook often, you\u2019ve probably noticed small \u201cdots\u201d appearing on your Newsfeed.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re on Facebook often, you\u2019ve probably noticed small \u201cdots\u201d appearing on your Newsfeed.<\/p>\n
This is because Facebook has decided that they are going to remind everyone that\u2019s on Facebook that there is, in fact, another way to communicate: through Facebook messenger. One use of the dots on Facebook now is to indicate the \u201cpresence\u201d of someone who\u2019s actually online at the moment and can be chatted with in real time. The tiny dot turns green when you hover over it to initiate a chat with someone, and with one simple click you can successfully begin to talk to someone who\u2019s online.<\/p>\n
The test right now of these dots is limited, and Facebook designers aren\u2019t sure if the feature is going to roll out across the entire site just yet. In addition, the feature, much like the \u201creply\u201d feature introduced a few weeks ago, is desktop only. In fact, many of the new features are planned only for desktop until further notice.<\/p>\n
It seems that Facebook just wants you to communicate with the people you can communicate with when they\u2019re around to talk to, which flies in the face of critics\u2019 opinions lately of the increased ad activity on Facebook, including the new \u201cpay to talk to someone you\u2019re not connected to\u201d feature.<\/p>\n
Keeping Facebook users tied to its messaging, Newsfeed, and entire website is incredibly important for the company since research shows the younger generation is beginning to navigate away from Facebook to other more popular websites, such as Instagram and Twitter.<\/p>\n
The dots have also been used in the notifications drop down to indicate \u201cread\u201d and \u201cunread\u201d notifications.<\/p>\n
More features are in the works, but Facebook has yet to reveal them to its users.<\/p>\n