Thursday, September 29, 2011

Facebook with a new look

I got the pleasure last week of seeing everyones status on Facebook complaining about the changes to Facebook.  I looked around and apparently mine hadn't updated yet.  My roomate was about the only one who wasn't complaining about the new Facebook.  He didn't mind it because to him nothing really changed.  The reason I always hate when Facebook makes changes is because that is exactly what it is.  It's a change that we're not used to, and I think that's why we don't like it.  After about a week, people are so used to it by now that they don't even notice it.  People are always complaining in their statuses about Facebook changing, and it got kinda old, so i decided when I finally got the new Facebook I would give it a chance.  Facebook even made a page of "I like the new Facebook".  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2208207917

Finally, just the other day my Facebook changed when I signed on.  I got the new changes to Facebook.  The first thing I noticed was the events scrolling constantly on top of the friends online list.  I thought that was somewhat cool, because it showed everyone commenting, or adding friends.  It even showed things friends would write on their friends wall, even if you aren't friends with that person.  The other thing I really liked was the uploaded pictures.  If someone adds pictures to their profile, it shows them very clear, and larger on the home page.  There are many other additions to Facebook, and here is a link explaining all of them.  http://waldo.villagesoup.com/business/brief/online/a-sneak-peek-at-the-new-facebook/451832

After using the new Facebook for a couple days the only thing I could think of that I'm not too sure about is the "ticker".  This is the scrolling of everything people are doing on Facebook.  I think it might be crossing the line of privacy a little.  If you want to make a comment on a picture of a friend, everyone gets to see that because it shows up on the ticker.  Im not so sure if I like that, but it definately catches my attention while im on. Most of the complaints that came on statuses is about that ticker.  Here is a link of people talking about the ticker. http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-ticker-kill-2011-09 Overall, I do not mind the new facebook.

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