Facebook to Drop "is" From Status Updates
Others have taken a more proactive approach, forming a very popular group on Facebook whose sole purpose is to convince the developers to pull the offending "is." Facebook has heard your calls and is banishing "is" from the status updates. The code is in place and application developers (like Twitter) can already choose to remove "is" from the status update, and will be removing it completely for all users in the near future. This means you'll be able to use the verb of your choice when drafting your status update.
Other updates coming down the pipe to please the Facebook faithful include e-mail opt-outs for applications. Not everyone wants to get an e-mail every time some jack ass "bites" you with the Vampire application, so banish this acceptable form of what is essentially spam from your in-box by simply unchecking a box.
All of this said, some of us might actually miss that "is" from our status updates. Constrictions in terms of word count or word choice force us to come up with innovative solutions when writing. That "is" led to some pretty amusing and clever updates, but using our own verbs will probably achieve the same outcome.
What do you think? Will you miss the "is" in Facebook status updates?
From Read/Write Web and Venture Beat
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Tony @ Nov 30th 2007 5:15PM
It's a great idea really. Because if you don't like the idea, you can just put is at the beginning of your status update anyways. I personally hate of having to think up some way to make my status fit with an is in the front.
scott @ Dec 10th 2007 4:08PM
lol yeah cuz that's just terrible. Totally ruins my day. Is this real news? How did I come to read this? Where am I?