Facebook has rolled out a new feature that I actually will use (Yay!). I get an e-mail ever time someone comments on one of my updates or on something that I commented on. This is a handy feature as long as you aren’t bothered by it – I know that some people could spend their whole day on Facebook responding to things.

The feature they are running now is the ability to respond to those notifications straight from your email. The Facebook engine is intelligent enough to sort out the garbage and post only the intended text into the comment section like you would have done it from the website.

As stated in their blog post this afternoon:

One of the easiest ways to stay updated on relevant conversations happening on Facebook is through email notifications, which inform you about comments made on the posts you’ve created or commented on. These notifications—for comments on such content as status updates, photos, videos and Wall posts—allow you to stay informed about your Facebook friends’ activities without being logged in when you’re on the go, on your phone or at work.

Today, we’re launching the ability for you to participate in these conversations by replying directly to these email notifications. When you receive an email notification about comments, you can just click “Reply” and start typing a comment at the top of the email. Then hit “Send” from your email and your reply will automatically be added as a comment on Facebook without you having to even log in.

Good work Facebook! In the last year they have committed so many blunders with their home page – it’s nice to see a win. This one is simple, if you don’t use it or won’t find it handy… DON’T USE IT! The page isn’t affected so they can’t screw it up for all of us at once :)

Geek on!