Twitter had a secret project last year that involved testing how best to implement a Twitter-like follow feature on Facebook, multiple sources have confirmed to us. The name of the project? Project Dance Party.

But at some point last year, the project was scrapped. It’s not entirely clear why, as at one point, it was being fairly widely tested within Facebook, we’re told.

In fact, apparently it looked similar to this new Subscribe feature that is currently being tested. It existed as the top link under a user’s profile picture that read: “Follow NAME”. Clicking on this allowed you to see all of that user’s public updates in your News Feed — without the user needing to accept a connection request from you. Yes, just like Twitter.

In fact, the thought amongst some familiar with the project was that it was a knee-jerk reaction to the failed acquisition of Twitter in late 2008. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently stated that he thinks he “paid too much attention” to Twitter following the failed bid. “I looked at their rate and thought if this continues for 12 months or 18 months, then in a year they’re going to be bigger than us,” he told Inside Facebook in June of this year.

His plan to catch them? Project Dance Party. An asymmetric follow feature could make Facebook grow even faster — like Twitter, may have been the thought.

But over time, Zuckerberg saw Twitter’s insane rate of growth slow down. And Project Dance Party likely became less interesting to him because it would mean fundamentally changing Facebook’s friend network and social graph.

But that doesn’t mean Facebook isn’t keeping it on the back-burner. Some of the same sources with knowledge of Project Dance Party now wonder if this Subscribe feature isn’t the first step towards a follow feature. This may be a way to break this ice, as it were. Maybe at first you “subscribe” to friends you want to follow, but later you’ll be able to subscribe to the public updates of anyone.

In fact, Facebook already has a follow feature in place right now — it’s just that most people have no idea it exists, because Facebook doesn’t talk about it. Currently, if you request to be someone’s friend, and they keep you in their queue (meaning they never accept or reject you), you will see all of their public updates in your News Feed.

It’s ridiculous for an actual feature to work this way — but it is essentially Facebook Follow. Clearly, Facebook is still open to the idea in some form.

Obviously, I’m all for a full-fledged version of this. And not just because at one point it had the name Project Dance Party. Facebook’s sharing dynamic has become too convoluted. They need to bring it back to a basic idea: either you share with your friends, or you share with your followers (which includes your friends). It’s an either/or proposition. Sure, lists could still exist to create sub categories of friends. But as Zuckerberg himself has said recently, “nobody wants to make lists.”

Instead, perhaps they’d like to dance. Facebook, just dance.

TechCrunch

wpChimera – Award Winning Premium WordPress Theme
Make a website that stands out from the crowd in less than 15 minutes! Over 200 features available to customize each and every aspect of your next website.
wpChimera – Award Winning Premium WordPress Theme

43 WordPress Video Tutorials – Learn How To Blog Fast!
Finally Revealed! 43 Step-By-Step Video Course On How To Set Up Your WordPress Blog, Install It, Modify It, Optimize It For SEO And So Much More! Affiliates Get Paid 75% Commission! Go To http://www.AaronDankersProducts.com
43 WordPress Video Tutorials – Learn How To Blog Fast!

The WordPress Classroom
A series of over 50 video tutorials on how to set up a blog using WordPress. There are tutorials ranging from basic setup all the way through getting traffic to your blog and making a large passive income with it. Huge value for the price!
The WordPress Classroom
[/random]

Wp Easy Article Uploader – WordPress Plgin
Wp Easy Article Uploader The most advanced Article Uploading Plugin available on the web! Loads multiple articles directly from your hard drive to post at random intervals of your choosing- many advanced features including auto adsense /banner area
Wp Easy Article Uploader – WordPress Plgin

[/random]

ThemeMX WordPress Theme – High Conversions – New Design
Highest paying WordPress theme in the market with killer features matching the likes of Thesis. Pro version outselling standard version 6:1! New high converting design.
ThemeMX WordPress Theme – High Conversions – New Design

WordPress Ad Manager (banners / text links
OIOpublisher is a popular WordPress plugin that enables bloggers to automate the selling / management of their ad space. With over 5,000 happy premium customers, it has proven to be an effective tools for anyone looking to monetise their blog!
WordPress Ad Manager (banners / text links

[/random]

Secure Amazon S3 Streaming Plugin for WordPress – S3FlowShield
S3FlowShield prevents content & bandwidth theft for Amazon S3 users. Makes it super simple to embed videos & downloadable files in a WordPress Blog/Site without compromising security! Includes custom Flash Player. A Must for membership sites!
Secure Amazon S3 Streaming Plugin for WordPress – S3FlowShield

[/random]

TextPressor WordPress Plugin | High Conversion
TextPressor WordPress Plugin helps you add relevant content automatically and quickly with randomized publishing schedule that makes your blog look totally natural to the search engines. High Conversion. Effective Affiliate promotion material available.
TextPressor WordPress Plugin | High Conversion

Como Crear y Optimizar Mi Blog con WordPress. 60% de Comisión
Videos Tutoriales: Como Crear Paso a Paso y desde Cero tu Blog con WordPress. Además, Cómo Dominar las Principales Funciones y los Mejores Plugins para Optimizar el Blog de la Mejor Manera. Llevate un 60% de Comisión por Cada Venta.
Como Crear y Optimizar Mi Blog con WordPress. 60% de Comisión

WordPress Remix 3.0
Brand New To CB ::: Awesome Conversions… Up To .18 Per Hop ::: Low Affiliate Competition On Adwords & Networks ::: 10% Bonus Payout For Top Affiliates ::: Visit http://wpremix.com/affiliates/ for more info
WordPress Remix 3.0
[/random]

Ultimate Guide To WordPress Plugins
Business Blogging is going mainstream, and many are new to the concept and need help. This book will fast track their SEO and visitor experience.
Ultimate Guide To WordPress Plugins

[/random]

Premium Theme for WordPress
New Sales Copy! WordPress theme exclusive to CB. Converts well. 65% Commission, 0% return rate. Redesigned sales page, conversion are up for paid traffic. Would love to see an affiliate promote this.
Premium Theme for WordPress

WordPress Tid Generator
60% Commision! Automatically create unique CB TIDs for products you promote on wordpress based sites. Finally it is possible to see conversion statistics on a per keyword base for CB products. http://wptidgenerator.com/affiliates
WordPress Tid Generator
[/random]

WordPress Goldmine
The Ultimate Guide to Blogging Riches. Now Using a Monthly Subscription Model . Build yourself a Residual Income.
WordPress Goldmine

WordPress Plugins That Work
The Viva WordPress Plugins and Themes makes maintaining a cutting edge, magazine style wordpress blog a snap. Automate your W themes thumbnails on the fly, scrollable carousels, smart google maps and more. The best Magazine style themes & plugins around.
WordPress Plugins That Work
[/random]

WordPress Maid Basic – Post Xml – Files to your Wp Blog
Wordpress Maid is a powerful tool to post XML-Files to your Blog. If you get product data or lists in Xml from your partner/affiliate program you will be able to post many unique articles within a few minutes.
WordPress Maid Basic – Post Xml – Files to your Wp Blog

WordPress Sales Page Templates – Easy To Use and Look Professional
Wordpress sales page templates that sell like hotcakes. Not your horrible run of the mill templates. They even come with .psd files to edit these templates and come with 3 PLR eBooks with master rights as a bonus!
WordPress Sales Page Templates – Easy To Use and Look Professional

WP-AutoPoster – WordPress Plugin – Drip feed content
WP-AutoPoster is a simple-to-use WordPress plugin that allows you to Drip Feed your content out over weeks, months, and even years! You can upload text files, Plr, even HTML to be posted randomly to your Blog, exactly as a human would do it only Better!
WP-AutoPoster – WordPress Plugin – Drip feed content
[/random]