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Thursday, May 6, 2010

A new face to the friend updates page

Posted on 11:44 AM by Unknown
Today we're launching a variety of small -- but fun! -- changes to the friend updates page, so you can enjoy even more your time while checking the updates from your friends. Some of the newest upgrades include:

Comments and updates with time stamps
Now, at the end of each update or comment, you'll see the time it was posted, so you can tell which postings are the freshest!

Bigger and squared pictures
On the friend updates page, all photos are now displayed in a bigger size and squared format. But don't worry if your profile picture is isn’t square -- it will only be displayed cropped into a square on the updates page. If you don't like how you look as a square, though, consider swapping out you photo for one that looks better in that format.

Comments with hover cards
All comments are now shown as text boxes. Got so many friends you can't remember them all by name? No worries: Just hover your mouse over a name and a "hover card" will display a photo and more information about your friend.

Bubbles for friends on chat
It's now even easier to start a chat conversation with a friend who's also using chat. Just click on the small bubbles (green means online, orange means away from the computer, and red means busy) that appear in the photo of those friends, and a chat window will show up at the bottom of the screen.

We hope you enjoy these improvements, and stay posted for more news coming soon!

Posted by Barbara Veloso, Google designer
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