Facebook FavFriends Ticker for Mac

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Facebook FavFriends Ticker Analysis

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Facebook FavFriends Ticker is a free application designed for Mac users looking to streamline their social media interactions. This tool allows users to keep track of their favorite Facebook friends' activities in real-time, showcasing updates, posts, and interactions. With an intuitive interface, it simplifies the process of staying connected without the need to constantly refresh the Facebook feed.

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The app provides a ticker-style display that can be customized according to user preferences, enabling notifications for specific friends or activities. By consolidating updates into a single, easily accessible location, Facebook FavFriends Ticker enhances the social networking experience. The application is straightforward to install and requires minimal system resources, making it suitable for a range of Mac devices.

Facebook FavFriends Ticker for Mac

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: February 24, 2012

Latest update: June 11, 2026

Version: 1.0.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Mac

Operating System

Mac OS X 10.5
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.4
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac OS X

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 356

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

3.6/5

7 User Votes

Great Facebook companion
James_Tang_CSFebruary 26, 2012
Pros
This is something Facebook should have created. It makes Facebook convenient and more engaging. I'm used to stock price tickers, sports scores so why not Facebook posts. Well done application.
Cons
Got Twitter?
Summary
Creative user interface - this is an app made with the immediacy and bite-size info that we all want and are used to.
I love this app!
Nikko1999February 26, 2012
Pros
I've been using this for a week now. I love it! It makes checking Facebook so easy. And I get to pick my favorite friends. And I have no problem with battery life.
Cons
None right now but like I said in my last review, I would like to see posts for the pages / celebrities / stuff that I Like!
Summary
If you love Facebook, this is the app for your on your laptop/desktop.
Still hijacks the NVIDIA GPU and kills battery life
summerstormpicturesFebruary 24, 2012
Pros
Still a good idea.
Cons
Still cuts my battery life in half.
Summary
There's no reason this needs the discrete graphics processor. It should work just fine with the much more power efficient Intel chipset. This is just a ticker. It doesn't display video or anything remotely requiring graphics acceleration.
Brilliant app! Love it.
Nikko1999February 21, 2012
Pros
Awesome interface - very creative. Makes Facebook convenient again - now I don't have to scroll through everyone's posts. I get just the people I care about.
Cons
Would like to see Like pages also so I can follow my favorite groups and celebrities.
Summary
Really well done app.
Very convenient tool for checking FB status
WinstonChen74February 21, 2012
Pros
I like this idea, very convenient, non-intrusive, also easy to use. I find it suits me better sitting on the side of the screen, instead of at the bottom of the screen. I have a 30 inch screen, so its not a problem giving some of the real estate to the app. Might be an issue for smaller screens, like a laptop. I use a macbook pro, don't have any issue of the slowness as other users. Also love the fact I can write comments inside the app, instead of launch a browser. Super easy!
Cons
The first welcome screen could be more useful. It took me a while to figure out I need to select my friends first in order to get updates. It also didn't show updates the second time when I launch the app. Have to reselect my friends again. Wish it could remember my choice from last time.
Summary
All in all, a pretty cool tool to help me keep track of my friends' updates, so I dont have to log into Facebook every 10 minutes to check. :D
Cool idea for checking FB friends' status updates.
kdavengerFebruary 21, 2012
Pros
Ticker rolling FB updates, cool idea. very slick UI (dragging it around and dock on the side is very nice). It will be nice to combine stock/news/twitter updates etc.
Cons
It is a little bit CPU intensive, but it is somewhat expected. I will imagine because all the UI updates of the feeds are taking up some resources. Definitely not your average utility tool since all the tickers rolling by. But if it is price you pay for nice UI, then i am for it.
Summary
first version product, nice concept, love the UI, improvement needed (waiting for more updates), will definitely use it
Hijacks the NVIDIA GPU and kills battery life
summerstormpicturesFebruary 21, 2012
Pros
Good idea.
Cons
Yet another inspired application poorly coded so that instead of simply using the battery-friendly onboard Intel chipset, it hijacks the NVIDIA GPU and cuts battery life in half.
Summary
For a utility that is designed with the obvious intent to be constantly running, bad choices in programming have unfortunately been made. Intensive multimedia applications should definitely access and make good use of the discrete graphics NVIDIA GPU, but what amounts to a simple utility should not. This is definitely not a good trade-off for dropping from 5-plus hours of mobility down to 2.5 hours. So many app developers need to step away from the desktop computer and hit the road with their laptops before releasing. Sadly, this is a good idea implemented badly.

Developer’s Description

Display your Facebook friend's status as ticker on your desktop.

FavFriends Ticker is a stock-ticker-like feed of your Facebook posts from your favorite friends. The ticker scrolls across the bottom, top or sides of your computer desktop. After you choose your favorite Facebook friends, the ticker will update with posts from the last 24 hours. You can choose how often your ticker updates as well as how fast you want the ticker to scroll across your screen. You can also click-hold-drag the ticker to the sides and top of your computer screen.