The New Facebook Debate

Facebook is a phenomenon. With over 100 million users it plays an increasingly active role in people's daily routine. I myself must confess to being an addict.

All is not well in the community, however. Recent changes to the layout have caused a backlash against the clever guys in charge of the site. Whilst it is difficult to judge the proportion of people against to those in favour (who wants to hear a positive news story these days?) I thought it worth an in depth look ...

The new look layout came into effect a few months ago. Users were given the option to 'try' the layout by clicking a button at the top of the page. The clever boys and girls at Facebook HQ (of which there are over 600) also included a 'send feedback' link so as to iron out any issues before the big change-over.

Quick to sample the new version, I immediately saw the improvements. Gone were the mile-long profile pages. No more scrolling through hideous Super Walls, Fun Walls, etc just to get to your friends Wall. Users information (birthday, favourite films, etc) is stored cleverly at the top in a separate 'widget' (the same goes for photos and, should anyone wish to, any number or applications they feel the need to add).



The home page is a vast improvement to. A constantly updating feed from all your friends/contacts which can be viewed by the latest status updates, photos, and posted items - all, of course, at the click of a button.

Most websites now include the option to post an interesting story/video/photo straight to your profile. You can even easily install a shortcut to you browser toolbar. The easy posting has led to the abolition of Fun Walls and Super Walls - not a moment too soon either.

It's worth remembering that Facebook is a very young resource/application. Anyone expecting it to remain in it's past or present state for more than a year or two clearly has little concept of technology. And, for those of you still disheartened by recent changes to everyones favourite social networking site just be thankful you're not using MySpace.

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