Re: Invite Anyone – invite by email too – please help test
Boone,
Here’s the research I did on how Facebook deals with the email import and “opt-out” features of their email friend finder.
If you go the “import address” route, here’s the “Learn More” info that Facebook uses:
“We will not store your password after we import your friends’ information.
We may use the email addresses you upload through this importer to help you connect with friends, including using this information to generate Suggestions for you and your contacts on Facebook. If you don’t want us to store this information, visit this page.”
The page that Facebook uses when you want to REMOVE your email from their list/importer manually says the following:
“Remove Contacts Imported using the Friend Finder
Facebook uses the email addresses you upload through the Friend Finder to help you connect with friends, including using this information to generate Suggestions for you and your contacts on Facebook. Please click the “Remove” button below if you want Facebook to remove these contacts. Note that it may take some time before your name will be completely removed from Suggestions.
[Remove Button] [Cancel Button]”
In the email to join Facebook at the bottom of the email it says:
“testfacebook@testaddress.com was invited to join Facebook by Stevie Jones. If you do not wish to receive this type of email from Facebook in the future, please click here to unsubscribe.
Facebook’s offices are located at 1601 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.”
The “here” link goes to a page where it says (no login required):
“Facebook will notify you by email when your friends enter your email address and request that an email be sent to you. This includes when your friends invite you to an event, tag you in a photo, or add you as a friend on Facebook.
Do you want to stop receiving Facebook emails testfacebook@testaddress.com?
[Checkbox]Opt out of receiving emails from Facebook.
[Confirm Button] [Cancel Button]”
Certainly the wording would be a bit different than Facebook, but hopefully this will help you design the opt out portion when you have time. My concern is the extra load on the DB when you’re searching to see if an email has opted out or not. Have to be careful there. Not a horrible problem if you only allow 5 emails to be sent, but if/when people send more it will matter more if not done right.
