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Dennis Howlett’s filling in for Dan Farber over at ZdNet, and he’s waxing enthusiastic and interesting on the utility of Facebook in the enterprise. I buy it, for the most part. Facebook has a lot going for it compared to MySpace, for instance; much better look and feel, no creepy dating/escort service ads.

But in a real enterprise tool, this wouldn’t be the page where you enter your profile:

When you’re first registering with Facebook just to see if it has any use for you in the business world, it’s offputting to be asked for your relationship status. [As hard as I laughed at the last option: "It's complicated!"] I think the site will have to do some persona analysis to support users who graduate, who are joining decades after college, and so on. You should be able to flag yourself as a student, a professional, and so on, with the site UI changing to accommodate your needs.

I think HR folks might find it pretty problematic for a manager to ask his/her team to use this offering, even with an appropriate disclaimer.

It’s not a game breaker, but it’s always jarring to find out how badly a piece of software misunderstands what you want.

There’s probably an app to write in there, a business to start…for someone.

My meeting’s over, so I’ve had a little time.  I went to the Imperial War Museum this afternoon, then did a little shopping at this little place:

Satellite view of Harrod’s

Tomorrow I’ve got a whole day to myself, so I’m planning to start at the Victoria and Albert Museum:

Satellite view of V & A

Check out the cool uncovered dome at the center-front of the building.

I don’t think I’ll go to the British Museum this time around, since it’s the one tourist destination in London I’ve been to before this trip.  Still, it takes quite a satellite photo:

Google Maps view of British Museum

Actually, the whole thing doesn’t fit in the frame in the highest zoom level — let’s raise the satellite up another mile:

Zoomed-out Google Maps view of British Museum

After the V&A, I’ll head down to the Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms:

GMAPS view of Churchill Museum

I brought a camera this time, so I’ll have some pictures to post when I get back….