You can now finally kiss goodbye to your @facebook.com email address after the social network announced that it would be shuttering that particular service over the next few weeks.
You’re probably all thinking the same thing right now: Do I have a Facebook email address? Yes, yes you do. These were created back in 2010, and were issued to every user. They were also issued to everyone who signed up after this point, and were linked to your public user ID:
However, they never really caught on, as people quite understandably already had perfectly functioning email addresses, and therefore it would have been a wholly unnecessary transition that would undoubtedly have caused friction. But that didn’t stop Facebook from trying to shoehorn them into our lives…
Back in 2012 Facebook managed to anger a number of users by swapping out whatever other email address they had listed publicly on their profile in favour of the Facebook email address. Despite the backlash, the company stood its ground saying that they’d announced these changes back in April of that year.
However as they say, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Facebook email accounts never really caught on, and the social network is finally pulling the plug, saying instead that it will focus on improving its mobile messaging experience for everyone.
When the changes go into effect in early March, any emails that were being received by your Facebook email address will now be sent to the primary email address on your account. There will also be an option to turn this forwarding off.
Did you ever use your Facebook email address? What will the impact of this move be? Let us know by leaving a comment below.