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Old Facebook Will be Gone Next Week; Better App Access Coming
September 4th, 2008
It appears the long transition process from the “old” to the “new,” redesigned Facebook will be completed next week. Facebook’s Josh Elman said today that Facebook will “actively migrate all our users to the new profile” over the next week, at which point the old profile will be a thing of the past.
In addition, Elman hinted at a new feature that Facebook will be releasing to help make applications easier to find in the new design. Many developers have been complaining that the new design makes it too hard for users to access Platform applications.
Based on some of this feedback, we’re working on one more interesting feature to help make your applications more easily accessible to your users. We’ll provide more details as we finalize the design, but it won’t require any changes on your end.
We’ll keep you up to date on all the changes Facebook makes as the new profile rolls out to everyone in the coming days.
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September 4th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
The new facebook needs to be put where it belongs, the garbage.
September 4th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Bad. Idea.
Please don’t do it.
September 4th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
The old facebook is a simple design, its main attraction from myspace. by changing the format it is most likely that you will lose a lot of people who either cant work or hate the new one.
there is a petition going around http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21225988060&ref=mf
and i think that you should definitely listen to some of the people here..
why not continue to have both and keep people happy..
its most likely that i will stop using facebook once it turns over, its simply too confusing and has therefore lost all its appeal as an easy communication site for friends.
i think its time to revise this decision of changing over fb.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
This is horrible. Facebook is supposed to be simple and professional. Don’t turn this into something complicated, ugly, and downright retarded. Look at how many people DO NOT WANT to use this new system. It pains me to find out that what is currently the most useful social networking tool in college will become nothing but an annoyance. Why would you force us to use this new system?
September 4th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
Count me among those who GREATLY dislike the new facebook design. I was a myspacer who avoided facebook until just a couple of months ago. As soon as you started changing things, it really peeved me. TOO MUCH LIKE MYSPACE!!!
Don’t force me to look at the new design. It sucks. I like my facebook page in all of its oversaturated goodness.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
the new facebook not only abandons traditional web design standards it uses more system resources, just because your offices got brand new vista boxes with 8 gigs of ram and 8 processors doesn’t mean everyone else does. No matter how well coded it is HTML and JS are still a client side language and if JS is running slow it takes control of the browser and in some cases the entire computer away from the user till it finishes what its doing.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
this new facebook sucks. seriously. it’s too hard to maneuver, very very ugly, takes up way too much space on the screen, and it slows computers down.
you don’t need to fix what wasn’t broken, fb.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Okay the new facebook is the stupidest web page I have ever seen. I don’t care if it’s an option for the 3 people in the world that like it, but at least keep the old facebook page an option.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
WORST DECISION EVER
as a member of FB since 2005, I have not really argued any of the decisions that the programers have made in regards to the future of the site… until now. I might have to give up my facebook account permanently, i find it so ugly. What a bad, bad decision
September 4th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
This is ridiculous. If a majority of your users are actively opposing this change, why are you so insistent on going through with this train wreck? That’s terrible customer service, and it’s going to hurt Facebook in the long run. Do it anyway if you wish. I won’t be around to care anymore.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
The new Facebook design is horrible. It’s ugly, hard to mange, and completely rearranges things in a difficult way. The majority of users are happy with how Facebook looks the way it is. Changing it so that no one has a choice is a terrible idea. People like Facebook because it is easy and manageable. Don’t force us to only one, horrible main page. BAD IDEA.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
This is complete crap. I hate the new Facebook. Watch how many people QUIT because of this new piece of fail. I know NOBODY who likes the new Facebook.
This is complete and utter Nazi BS.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
WHY ARE YOU GUYS ENFORCING IT?
wow. that’s rather rude.
its better to give people the chance to choose which layout they want to use.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
And furthermore; look at this. Every comment so far is NEGATIVE because we all HATE the New Facebook; and yet you are forcing it? Do you believe in COMMUNISM now?!
Well, guess I better greet MySpace with open arms and STOP CONVERTING PEOPLE TO FACEBOOK BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO OFFICIALLY FAIL NOW.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
The new Facebook is awful - why change something that hasn’t got any problems? its totally stupid. All they are going to do is p*ss off all there members and everyone will just stop using it cos they cant be bothered messing about with the complexity of the new layout. THEY JUST NEED TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE!!
September 4th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Well, technically, it’s facebook’s right to do it (even though I hate the new profile). of course, we have just as much of a right to complain (not like it will affect a company obsessed with profits), but sadly monopolies are possible in environments where attentional resources are limited.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
This is the worst thing to EVER happen to a website. Seriously, it is so ridiculously bad for Facebook’s welfare. I, for one will NOT be using my account anymore if I am unable to use the old layout. And I know I am not alone in saying this.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Judging by the average comment on this thing it looks like NOBODY wants the new facebook.
Why don’t you guys listen to the masses and try to make people happy by keeping both the old and the new and giving us the option of choosing?
September 5th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Thanks for your time, Facebook, but I’m outta here! You have over 278,000 members who hate the new layout in just one group, yet there are similar groups complaining about the design so who knows how many more people that is! Doesn’t a light-bulb go off in anyone’s head?
Clicking another button just to see my friend’s interests, and then another button to figure to see their wall, then another one to see their applications = major disaster! It looks disgusting - especially the news feed and wall together. If I wanted to see this kind of text piled up on top of another, to the point where it was too difficult to even read between comments and feedback, I would create a file in Note Pad or TextEdit!!! You know, the same stuff that a lot of computer programmers and designers use to copy and paste unreadable code!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 12:27 am
I can honestly say…I F***ING HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have seen better looking monkey butts. It is so difficult to use, makes stalking people 10,000 times easier, crashes my browswer every time you try and switch me over without me noticing (which is freakin dumb btw im not blind!), and is just…seeming hated by everyone. EVERYONE HATES IT!!!!! Dont make us use it, if the switch back is there now, it should STAY there its basic web code, its not hard to do, and it doesnt cost alot of money at all.
We all left myspace for a reason, because it was crap. Dont destroy the one social networking site that isnt.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:54 am
New FB is FUBAR!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:37 am
You guys are ridiculous. It’s really rude of you to FORCE people to use something they HATE.
I only have 4 words for you though:
Goodbye Facebook, hello MySpace!!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:45 am
I can’t actually think of one person who likes it. Oh, right; EVERYONE HATES it! So why against so many peoples wishes must old facebook become a thing of the past, and the utterly stupid new one ensue? I think you need to leave the option for people to decide which one they prefer to have.
There is nothing good about the new one. Really. Its going to fail.
There is already a lot of people unhappy about this, there is about to be a lot more come the day you idiots decide to make the switch.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:46 am
FUCK NEW FACBOOK FUCKING FUCK IT.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:51 am
Give people the option to keep the old version! Really -the new one is so ugly, and the fact that one has to look through many pages is not practical! Facebook is for normal people then please do listen to the people!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Its official. Facebook is a dictatorship.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:00 am
NONONONO they must NOT change it, or I swear, I’m going to die.
it with we could CHOOSE whether we could use the new or the old like right now.
It’s just not fair to be forcing us to use the new stupid layout.
It’s starting to look A LOT like myspace now, and it really sucks
‘Cause the original one is much more UNIQUE =.=” and now it’s just going to be a copy of myspace. wtf.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:01 am
WTF. Seriously, as one who has used facebook for over three years, I give almost every new addition - not counting all new applications - a fair chance. And, without question, this will be facebook’s single greatest mistake.
I assume that you think you’ll have the customers - facebook users - no matter what, so all the complaints and expressions of vehement dislike do not really matter. Let me assure you, you may not lose users right away, but you will. You may not lose credibility right away, but you will. And facebook may not become uncool, and a burden right away - actually that will happen almost right away.
DONT MAKE THIS HUGE MISTAKE!
KEEP THE OLD FACEBOOK.
ARE YOU GUYS SERIOUS??? WHO IS OKAYING THIS TRAVESTY? NO, REALLY - “TRAVESTY” DOES NOT OVERSTATE IT - WHO IS?
September 5th, 2008 at 2:04 am
I HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK.
it’s just simply horrible and unattractive and ruins the main point of facebook being simple and clearcut and awesome.
congrats uve just ruined facebook (by forcing it on us) and will duely lose a lot of users.
JUST PLEASE KEEP THE OPTION OF WHICH VERSION WE CAN USE!!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 2:07 am
These comments, the groups, the petitions……take a hint, generally people do not want the new facebook design! There are plans for a mass exodus if it goes through and I really don’t understand why the new design is needed. How about you actually publish the feedback results you’ve been getting and show us the negative vs positive comments…..well to be honest most people would say it’s been faked if it does show there’s more positive because no one knows anyone that likes the design!
Things I don’t like about it:
- It’s ugly
- It runs slow
- It looks like fb is trying to be more than they are which is just uncool
- It’s too complicated to relearn where everything is for old fb users so we just plainly won’t bother
- So many people are saying they’re going to leave when it’s changed for good….don’t forget you can’t see what we say outside of fb..
- It’s not needed!! the old design was perfectly fine!
September 5th, 2008 at 2:17 am
If you intended to annoy all your clients and lose many of them, then well done, you’ve succeeded.
Looks like this is the end of Facebook for me, it had a good run.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:27 am
K so I’m going to try not to entirely bore you with the same things everyone else has said, but I wanted to be counted in the group of people who dislike the new facebook layout.
And, for the record, I did give it a try for a few days. I even played around with the different parts of it. I really wanted to give it a chance.
You have come up with some really awesome ideas in the past, but sorry guys this just isn’t one of those ideas. Please let us keep the old layout as an option at least.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Yeah I’ll probably quit Facebook if it changes over and I can’t design my profile the way I personally want it.
This is designed for programmers, not users, and that’s stupid.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:26 am
The new design is disgusting and slow. Even on a quad core, the delay is noticeable and annoying, and the introduction of more mouse clicks peeves me to no end. Whatever happened to the simple, sleek, FAST Facebook that I liked before? Get this unnecessary garbage OUT!
September 5th, 2008 at 3:36 am
The new facebook is a piece of garbage! They should be getting rid of the new one, rather than the old one! Not impressed with their decision. Why can’t they keep 2 versions to keep everyone satisfied?
September 5th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I like the new layout. When i first saw that little link at the top saying new facebook i clicked it. Sure it was weird at first, but once you get used to it I find it’s alot easier and better to use.
I do disagree however with forcing all members to use the new page. It seems to have brought out all the haters
September 5th, 2008 at 3:46 am
OMG, I feel so sad, im already looking for new websites I can convert to
It sucks, it sucks, it sucks. I completly wouldve been happy if we all had the CHOICE to either use the new or old one.
UGH, shattered lol. Me and my friends are deleting our facebooks when the new stupid, badly designed, ugly facebook comes in.
Whats with the tabs? Whats with all my comments being up in my face, bah, hate it.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:48 am
I HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK!
1. the design is crap
2. its even harder to use
3. it just purely sucks
How many people will delete facebook now?
September 5th, 2008 at 3:48 am
The new-look Facebook is awful. Why are you forcing this on us when everyone seems to hate it (with many threatening to delete their accounts)?
The new interface is hard to use with everything merged into one. I don’t want to go hunting for ‘Posts from other people’ - I want probably one of the most basic things on Facebook - A WALL that OTHER PEOPLE can use to send ME comments. Why put these stupid tab things in??
Oh yea, my applications don’t even fit onto my profile now - Top Friends only displays 9 people’s pictures out of around 24 top friends, Photo Album Strip (something with a purpose to display ALL of your albums together) only show about 3 out of my 13. Really shoddy.
DON’T MAKE US CHANGE….WORST DECISION YOU COULD MAKE.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Too much change at once, they could have easily made small changes to evolve to something close to this along the course of a year or so.
First they should have modified the layout (to be the new width) and header/footer to the new design, without redefining/introducing the wall, feed system, side navigation and profile boxes and tabs.
I think its also too heavy for a huge chunk of users with older computers. I feel like our synchronous games, the time sensitive ones, have a higher tendency for failure because the facebook base is requiring more computer and internet connection resources.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:51 am
…AND…EVEN MYSPACE LETS USERS CHOOSE BETWEEN THE NEW DESIGN AND THE OLD ONE. WHY CAN’T FACEBOOK DO THE SAME?
September 5th, 2008 at 3:53 am
PS. I DONT CARE IF IT MAKES APPLICATIONS EASIER TO FIND! I dont even care about applications in the first place.
Ugly
I care about the old simple, professional look of my profile. I care about having my profile look neat and having everything on the ONE PAGE, not in all different tabs, It looks horrible. My profile is shitty now
September 5th, 2008 at 3:59 am
Why don’t they just solve this problem democratically? Put up a poll on Facebook and we’ll see just how many people want the change to take place. I’m pretty sure the majority will vote the same way as I would - for it not to change. The new Facebook is cluttered and annoying. I left Myspace and joined FB just over a year ago coz I hated how cluttered MS was, but the new layout is just like it too now. I liked how simple the old design was - it was very easy to understand and use.
What bugs me the most is how Facebook are not listening to the majority of their users when they’re saying that they hate the change.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:01 am
I’m getting fed up with stating my views on this topic, as its unlikely to make a blind bit of difference, but I will, one last time, because it is something that matters to me.
You may think that, as a relatively new user of Fb, I should find the new design easier to adjust to? Well, I have tried, I really have, and am not normally one to oppose change, provided that it is a change for the better, a step forward, PROGRESS! Which unfortunately in this case is untrue. I find the new design slow and awkward to use, and cannot find a single element of the design I prefer to the old one. What would be a minor nuisance, is now going to become a major pain in the new neck as it would seem I am being forced to use the new layout, and not given the option to carry on using what I know and love. This actually angers me, and leaves me in no doubt about the fact I will now be using the site far far less, if at all. So much for democracy, customer feedback and client satisfaction.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:08 am
Change is inevitable
If you actually gave the new layout a chance you might even grow to like it… I’ve been using it for some time now and wouldn’t dream of going back.
Face facts, its changing so either embrace it or piss off. Either way stop whining about it, its just boring now.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:46 am
I don’t understand this, Facebook deletes your account if you invite too many friends! if you post a number of messages on different group pages your account gets disabeled! and now this! and when you send your feedback or complaint they just choose to ingnore it! we use Facebook because we used to like it just the way it was but now Facebook, you have pushed us too far. How can you ignore the feedback of the users who made facebook reach what it is today?! this is outrageous and a downright dictatorship and is against everything America stands for.
I’m going back to using my Myspace account and the hell with facebook! they will regret it in the long run, this I guarantee you…
September 5th, 2008 at 4:51 am
The new facebook is hideous. GET RID OF IT.
I would also seriously consider going to back to myspace. At least there everything is on the same page, instead of those ridiculous new tabs. *shudders*
September 5th, 2008 at 5:15 am
I really can’t stand the new facebook. Not only is it messy and complicated, but its really unattractive as well. I was so glad to find a use the old facebook button when it first switched over that I haven’t even bothered to look at the new facebook since. To think that we’re now not given a choice as to what facebook we use is ridiculous. By at least giving people the option of using the old facebook I think you’ll make a lot of people happy again. Even myspace gives people the option of keeping their old layout as opposed to forcing people to use the new one.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:37 am
the new facebook is great, i can’t wait til everyone is switched over… i really disliked it at first but after a few weeks use it’s vastly superior… you’ll all get used to it and love it, mark my words!
September 5th, 2008 at 5:39 am
I actually like the new design. In the past, everything new that has happened to Facebook was met with heavy resistance (News Feed is a prime example). Since then, there have been little to no complaints about it. People are resistant to change - it’s simply human nature. So, this will pass. I don’t have a doubt of it. You guys will get over it and just use it anyway, and we’ll get on with the rest of our lives…
September 5th, 2008 at 5:46 am
I signed up to facebook in the days when it was a classy, simple and easy to use profiling site for university students only. (approx 2005) Since then, the site has changed in many ways and these I accept. I like the fact I have the option to opt out of tacky applications and awful ‘funwalls’
The new facebook is something that I chose once again to opt out of. Now it seems I, as with all other users, will no longer have that choice.
Facebooks one big appeal was its simple, easy to use and effective layout and design. Often the simplest designs are the most effective…cliche but so true. Its blatantly designed with thoughts of money money money…more advertising space etc for the corporation owners and NOT with the users who got you there in the big bucks in the first place. I don’t think there are any or many users who are in support of the new facebook. It was not a change anybody asked for, so why do it? The new facebook is, in my eyes, a perverted design that encourages those people who like to trawl through people’s personal details. Its disgusting.
Ive just joined up to a petition against new facebook group which has 300, 000 members approx. Were a new profiling site to be created; one which had all the quality and class of the very first facebook version, surely we could find a solution to this awful ‘new facebook’ problem? If every one of those THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND people signed up to a new profile site, friends would undoubtably follow as the new facebook is popular with very very few people indeed. Friends of these friends would follow….
the new facebook might be born
I think it is an idea someone seriously aught to think about
Facebook is fast becomming the next myspace (only worse) and will soon die out the same way if they do not change their act.
September 5th, 2008 at 5:52 am
New Facebook is a load of RUBBISH!
Nuff said!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:06 am
Forcing people into the new layout is a bad bad baaaad idea. So many people hate it. If it’s that important to the developers then keep both styles and allow people to choose which profile they want to have. I don’t know about everyone else, but “New Facebook” makes my computer crash everytime I try it, so there’s no chance I can continue using the site once the format changes. Looks like we’re all heading back to MySpace!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Why is it that most of the Facebook population is being down right negative about this? Honestly I think its worth a try but I do agree with one thing the majority has said: keep the new facebook as an option. Let old users keep their beloved layouts and perhaps the newer, younger members might enjoy the new layout.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:34 am
I came over from other social webistes because of how easy to use and clean cut Facebook was. I preached about it to all my friends and converted many who took months to convince. Now I am embarassed that I even suggested it. I find it funny that these comment boxes ‘require’ you to put your email address in - AS IF any of the facebook bigwigs are going to look at our comments?! They don’t care, they are going to change it regardless because they think we are all whinging about changes that we will prob get used to after a while.
Well, I won’t. In fact, I will start up my old Myspace page or find another new website that sticks to the simple ideals that Facebook once stood for.
Forcing people to use a version of the website they hate? I don’t think so. I am actually really annoyed.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:36 am
I’m sorry, but the new facebook is really a horrible decision. I haven’t found one person who likes it, and the thought of forcing it on us seems ridiculous! AT LEAST let US choose which design we want. Isn’t there some way of tracking how many people actually switched over? I’m sure it’s much less than those who kept the old format. I love(d) Facebook, but now I think I’ll just make a phone call. It’s much simpler, and doesn’t remind me of the disgustingly busy format of Myspace.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:36 am
NEGZ!
I am a long time Myspace user and it took me forever to get into Facebook. The fact that it is easier to contact people and navigate around is what I always liked about it. Now that I have accepted Facebook and how it over powered Myspace you go and change it. At least Myspace is nice enough to keep the old layout for us old skool Myspacers!!! YOU ARE BEING CRUEL AND UNFAIR BY IMPOSING SUCH CRAPPY LAYOUTS ON US FACEBOOK USERS
Take care and listen to the millions of people, not just the 3 losers who actually like the change. <3
September 5th, 2008 at 6:39 am
im just saying facebook is how it is and its always been like that why change it no ones complaning about the old facebook ive personaly tryed the new one and i didnt like it and no one else does so why change it
i say a vote u ask every one in facebook who ever has more votes wins ?
plz message back if possible ….
September 5th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Facebook’s attraction was the simple profile. I’m not interested in a filing cabinet, which is what the new FB really amounts to. Terrible call. Just waiting for another profile site to fill the gap in this application frenzied market.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:45 am
DO NOT CHANGE IT PLEASSSSSE!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:54 am
reading all those replies from ppl whose mother tongue is english,made me think how,arabs,indianz,german and god knows who, will be able to use this new obligation as simple as they did be4 ?! full of twists..at least ppl that know english quite well will find their way to the wanted application eventually,but i dont think others would..I’ve been using the new facebook 4 the past week trying to accomodate with it,yet i get lost everytime.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:58 am
Urgh Havent met a SINGLE person who likes the new design. I’ll def go back to Myspace if this isnt taken away.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:00 am
10. Left side shortcuts to apps and groups are gone tied with the layout is too wide.
9. There is too much blank space on the main profile page and it’s boring.
8. The new layout is starting to look more and more like MySpace.
7. Personality is gone from everyone’s main page.
6. You can no longer minimize or move applications around the way you want to.
5. The new layout is not centered and looks messy.
4. The wall and mini-feed are now one thing.
3. The new layout looks confusing and is no longer user friendly.
2. Many applications are no longer compatable with the new layout.
1. Applications and general info are on different pages.
“copied from a disc. board of a group. ”
http://www.new.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=4884&uid=21195574231
and i totaly agree..
please take this into consideration.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I HATE the new Facebook. I am a Vista user with Firefox as my browser. All I can say is that every single time I accidentally get sent to the new Facebook, my browser freezes. I mean the only way to get out of it is to alt-ctr-del. Its rather annoying.
If they switch over permanently, I will delete my Facebook account, despite being one of the first people to set up an account.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:13 am
the new FB is hideous in design and full of glitches.
it’s the ugliest thing that ever hit the internet…
and you guys think this is good?
the old FB is simple and attractive.
Okay, so people with monster pages full of apps, okay.. give them a page 2 to store that crap, but gee,
why fix something that ain’t broke?
You should at least give the users an option to stay with the lovely old design or opt for the ugly, hideous, grotesque new design .. which is really unattractive, I must say.
Users will boycott will this network if you shove this down their throats.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:27 am
You would think that a website with 100 million active users could afford to run two versions. I do not like being forced into a layout I do not like.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:30 am
They are not listening to the members that made facebook what it is today there is a group of nearly 300,000 facebook members that do not want the new facebook, there is also a petition that, last i checked had 2100 signatures against the new facebook…but, do they listen, of course not!
new facebook = more advers = more money for facebook!
They dont care what the actual facebook members want, all of the members is what made facebook what it is today and they never listen to us. EVER!
September 5th, 2008 at 7:38 am
New FB is just horrid for every single reason already mentioned by everyone else. There is a very good chance I’ll just stop using it altogether.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:39 am
Please read whoever people say…. that not wanting this damn new facebook… you should have ask people if they do like or not..like VOTE..VOTE..VOTE…I don’t like new facebook at all.. cuz it confuses me so much.. I rather to keep the old facebook that makes me more clear and easy…. PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE!!!!
THANKS…
September 5th, 2008 at 7:55 am
OMG!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
DAMN YOU FACEBOOK!!!
Why didn’t we get a vote in the matter??
Taking a poll of 100 facebookers isn’t quite the same as the rest!!
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/like_its_users_the_new_facebook_is_all_grown_up.php
September 5th, 2008 at 7:58 am
I despise the new Facebook, and being required to use it will greatly reduce the amount of time I spend on that website, I can guarantee it.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Maybe if 300,000 members boycott FB altogether, and go to the media complaining how FB is hsoving this grotesque layout down our throats like fascists,. and not giving us the option to keep to the old layout, then maybe something will get done.
we should be able to choose what we want, since we’re the ones that made FB as big as it is, and they’re getting rich of our useage.
why not get 1,000,000 users to boycott FB for a week, and see how that message gets across?
Maybe then with all their enginuity they just might step back and say, “well yeah, let’s give them an option to choose” and maybe get some colour on our pages as well, while we’re at it!
I want colour!
I hate this colour. It’s drab!
I think we should boycott AND go to all the news media! FB isn’t listening to us. They don’t give a flying rats ar$e about our opinions. the feedback forms were a waste of keystrokes, IMHO.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Bad, bad, bad idea. PLEASE LET US KEEP THE OLD FORMAT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I tried to use the new facebook, but I gave up after about 30 seconds because IT CONFUSED THE HELL OUT OF ME!!!
There is a reason I left myspace…it was called facebook. I don’t want the new layout. If you make me use it I’m leaving. I hate you now.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:50 am
I will be closing my faceboook account once the old design is removed. I have informed facebook of this, doubt that they care though.
If anyone else is going to do this make sure yo actually close the account and dont just stop using it esle fb will have no idea you have done so.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:10 am
See Facebook? So, out of ALL of the 73 posts, ONLY 3 OF THEM WERE POSITIVE, and I believe 2 of those three agreed that we should have a CHOICE. We are not saying GET RID of New Facebook, we are saying stop being communists and FORCING us old-schoolers to use something we HATE.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Listen, I gave this new FB a try. I’m not one to bash something before I see it for myself. And can I say, FB, this is the worst mistake you will ever make. You’ve already begun digging your grave.
A few things will happen here; and in the end it will cause the downfall of FB.
1. Mass amounts of people will either delete or deactivate their accounts.
2. Mass amounts of people will find other social networking sites which appeal to them.
3. Many people will just deal with it, but find out in the end they simply cannot tolerate the new FB and will log on less and less.
4. Some will just accept it and go on as usual.
I’ve been told the reason for this drastic change is due to the fact applications on old facebook pages are clogging your servers.
Question: WITH ALL THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU MAKE FROM FACEBOOK, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH UPGRADING YOUR SERVERS OR ADDING MORE TO COPE WITH THE AMOUNT OF USERS AND APPLICATIONS????
TELLING millions of users to do something rather than giving an option is just wrong. You cannot force people to have or use something that they don’t like — Therefore- people will leave facebook.
I hate that I had a profile that was fun with applications such as Bumper Sticker or Flair. It gave my page personality and some color. NOW to have my page ugly and disgusting with all my aps on the last tab?!?! WHO THE HELL CARES OR WANTS TO CLICK THROUGH TABS TO VIEW THE ENTIRE PROFILE!?!? Everything should be there on ONE PAGE.
I also tried that ‘OPTION’ that lets you take some aps and move them to the WALL TAB. Again, major flaw, major downfall. Moving both Bumper Sticker AND Flair to the Wall page was a disaster. The application only displayed ONE Bumper sticker and ONE Flair. Like do I honestly have nothing better to do than click an arrow 67 times just to see a persons entire flair collection?
GET WITH IT FB. YOUR NEW IDEA IS LOUSY. AND IS CAUSING AN UPROAR.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Dumbest. Idea. Ever.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:00 am
The old facebook rock and rolls
the new facebook sucks and blows
to much having to find things.
Un the bid to make it more “user friendly” they ahve made it more time consuming and wasted more space than ever before with features that should be at the fore front at the rear back.
in Short the new FB is FB
September 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Please keep the old format. Your new version is stealing all of my system resources. This is EXACTLY why I closed my myspace account… And why I’m considering ditching Facebook.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
I HATE THE NEW FACEBOOK IT IS UGLY UGLY UGLY HAVE SENT LOADS OF FEEDBACK ON THIS AND THERE ARE GROUPS WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AGAINST IT SO LISTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:02 am
PS : PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP OLD FACEBOOK
September 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Boring , Ugly not MY OWN !!!!!!! HATE IT HATE IT
IT Really hurts my eyes because it is stretched across the page
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HATE IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
September 5th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Adding my vote. New Facebook is the worst decision ever made by a major website. Look at all these comments!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:42 am
The new facebook is terrible, I do not understand it at all, and the new facebook is not at all user friendly, it reminds me of MySpace. And that is what you were trying not to do right? Keep the old facebook!
September 5th, 2008 at 10:44 am
So much for “listening to users’ feedback”! I honestly can’t see how anyone would think of the new Facebook as an improvement. I don’t even know WHY they decided to change it. Well…I do: probably down to them making more money through advertising - more white space on pages = more space for advetisements.
Whoever designed it and whoever approved it really need to read some of the stuff on here/read the feedback they seem so keen on collecting. NEW FACEBOOK IS SUCH A MESS.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am
So pretty much everyone hates the news Facebook and yet they are still changing it, Where is the sense?
All these groups against it, all these comments, all the feedback they have received and they are still changing. DO YOU ACTUALLY CARE WHAT YOUR USERS THINK AT ALL?
You are putting the nails in your own coffin, someone will come along soon and create a new site and everyone will move to that. Its MySpace all over again.
Sad.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am
I left Myspace because I didn’t like the layout, now this new almost identical facebook layout is going to be forced on me. Guess I’ll go back to Myspace. The Myspace design may suck but at least they listen to their uses!
September 5th, 2008 at 11:15 am
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September 5th, 2008 at 11:22 am
progress for the sake of progress is downright stupid, and as far as I’m concerned this isn’t even progress; it’s a huge leap backwards.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:37 am
gei!
September 5th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Why the permanent change? Why not keep the option to use either the old or the so called new facebook? I wish to know to the reason for the change. The new facebook is overly complicated, especially concerning wall and mini-feed options. The user information becomes pointless because it is not automatically visible in the profile. I doubt that the developers care about the wishes of those who use the site. However, I can assure you, this change over is making a lot of people angry.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Most people liked Facebook because you clicked on a person’s profile, scrolled up and down real quick and see all the basics. But the whole having to click stuff and find things randomly is disgusting.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I don’t know about the rest, but I use facebook to keep in touch with friends and classmates. I don’t want them to utterly decimate the easy, concise and flowing design of the old in order to “make your applications more easily accessible to your users”.
Sounds like marketing there. Come to think of it, the vast wastelands of blank screams “Your Ad Here: CALL 1-800-555-5555″.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Please don’t force us to use the new Facebook. It’s truly terrible, and you’d be making the same mistake “New Coke” did.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Really? Really? Comeon…wtf?
What is wrong with keepin things the way they are-the way they work well and the way people like them? Why not leave the option to have FB stay the way it is-and I too left myspace for facebook because of the layout…but as she said they listen to their users….maybe we should just go crawlin back to tom
September 5th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Everyone knows you’re only doing it because you want more room for adverstising, it’s pathetic.
Don’t fix what isn’t broken,
you’re fools if you do this - seriously.
If i wanted a fucking myspace profile layout i’d go on myspace.
Facist morons.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
i have to admit that i didn’t like the switch over to the new look, but come on. most people probably just hit the use old facebook button and didn’t even give the new layout a chance. so now all of you are pissed off cuz you don’t like change and what not. it can be taxing on your pc if you have an older one but if you have time to be on facebook you also have time to be making money and you can buy a new fucking pc. get over it people.
September 5th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Like so many others, I came here because I hate MySpace and I preferred the simplicity of FB. You’re waaaaaaay over-complicating things; it’s ridiculous to have to tab through to find basic information and the wall for my friends. Why must you force us to switch over? What could possibly convince you people to reconsider this if you disregard literally hundreds of thousands of protesting members? If you absolutely must force us into this abortion of a layout, you should at least give us the courtesy of choosing what information we want to appear on which tabs….
September 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
wank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Can I pose a solution? I hate the new facebook just as much as anyone, but if there ARE really people who prefer the new crap system, why don’t we just have the two options permanently?
If that can’t be done, I will use myspace. I tried it for a week, and the only reason you guys are keeping the new system is because YOU CAN HAVE MORE ADS, A DIFFERENT TWO EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE TABS.
Another case of power hunger dominating over the will of the people..
September 5th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
It really does amaze me that you want to make Facebook more complicated for the average user.
I can adapt if I want. But the applications I love don’t work on the “new” site.
I have good computer skills. But this is the first site I have actually seen teenagers to seniors use with ease and minimal complaint.
It’s simple, it’s fun, it is easier than MySpace so I switched when many of my friends signed up.
So like many…I think it’s a HUGE error. I am really confused as to why you’re proceeding with the change.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Why give us no choice? As much as I don’t really like myspace… at least myspace gives me the CHOICE whether or not to use their new layout. I hate myspace and I rarely use mine… I switched to facebook because IT MADE SENSE.
The new facebook does NOT MAKE SENSE. Even if some people like it, there seems to be a vast majority that does not.
So give us the option… if myspace did one thing right it was that… but now facebook is failing at that.
I might have to go back to using myspace…
September 5th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Really disappointing!
September 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Facebook should not be change to the new layout.
I don’t like it. It’s confusing especially the way the wall is mixed in with other things, not just posts. It includes tagged photos and others from the mini-feed. It is harder just to reply. Also, sure, the tabs might make it look simpler. I think it’s more redundant when it was easier just clicking links. Now, I have to click through many tabs just to find what I want.
There are also a lot of reasons in this group: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21225988060&ref=mf
I liked it better when we had the option to switch, then I could just pick the old facebook.
On the other hand, if it is mandatory to switch to the new facebook, I don’t think I would be able to stand it.
It would be very frustrating to have to figure out where everything is and even to reply to posts.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
oh PS. I liked the friends being sorted into networks.
It helped me realize which friends were from which school.
Now, it’s all linked together and I have no idea which person is from where.
I have to click on their profile instead.
September 5th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
The reason I switched to Facebook from Myspace in the first place was because of the simplicity and professionalism of the site. It was easy to maneuver, and everything was very streamlined and modern looking. Since that transfer, I’ve been hooked on Facebook. So, like every other person who has commented this article, I am very against the forced switch to “New Facebook.” It’s very complicated, convoluted and looks way too much like the Myspace…the very site I was getting away from. Plus, it’s difficult to find anything and the tabbed browsing through a single profile is frustrating,. The old layout works just fine, and clearly the majority of Facebook users agree with that. Why not let users choose Old or New as per their own personal decision, instead of forcing Facebookers into using a layout they don’t really want?
September 5th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Personally I HATE HATE the new Facebook. The beauty of Facebook before was that it was clean and easy to maneuver. You didn’t have to learn anything.
The new Facebook just looks MESSY and there is now a learning curve that wasn’t there before. a couple of my friends have already expressed their intention in deactivating their accounts once the old version is made unavailable.
AGAIN I HATE IT.
I clicked on NEW facebook just to check it out and now it’s not letting me go back to OLD facebook. I cant even use the “send feedback” button because nothing happens.
What a mess…..
September 5th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Facebook developers, I would like you to notice that EVERY SINGLE COMMENT on this page states that those who posted dispise the change. There is not one positive comment here. There are multiple groups petitioning that you do not make the change permanent.
We don’t mind the new FB being there as long as we can choose the one we prefer. So don’t alienate your users by changing it, just keep things the way they are.
If you do this you WILL lose members.
If that happenes you will lose advertisers.
Then you will lose money.
Are you going to listen to your users and stop this nonsense? Or should I just deactivate my account now?
September 5th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
If the new facebook goes through, u will lose a customer, I will, dare i say it, go back to myspace. The new facebook is terrible. If the old one isnt broke, then why fix it?
September 5th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
why would you take away the right for us to choose which facebook we want? on the new facebook, it doesn’t show any applications that i know of. so there’s no point in any applications. it’s not letting you be you. i think that it’s rediculous that we HAVE to have the new facebook.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
You are going to lose a lot of facebook users by doing this. I will probably be one of them. I HATE the new facebook and it’s really STUPID of you to ignore the many, MANY people who are saying they hate it.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Two years ago I essentially abandoned myspace and msn spaces because I knew facebook was the best. Everyone was on it, it was easy to use, it was perfect. Until now.
Not that anyone from the facebook management is going to read this, but here’s my threat:
If the new facebook is forced on me I will;
1. Stop using facebook
2. Go back to myspace
3. Advise my friends to stop using facebook
4. Direct all of my friends to myspace
I know I’m not alone. By forcing this change, facebook is taking its supremacy in the market and simply giving it back to myspace.
September 5th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Please don’t enforce the new facebook. -.- .
September 5th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I do prefer the regular layout but unfortunately Facebook is monetizing and as free members, perhaps they feel we don’t have the full right to complain? Who knows.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Leave facebook the way it is!! If it’s not broke, don’t fix it! The new facebook SUCKS!
September 5th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
look at all the anti-newfacebook groups!! they have thousands of users who really don’t like the new design!!
the new design is too much like myspace, which many people, including me, switched from because they liked facebook WAY better!
Please keep the “old design” as an option!!!
September 5th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I hated the new Facebook from the get-go. It was awful that my friends weren’t organized by network, that there was the combined mini-feed/wall, and…well…I hated just about everything! I joined numerous groups and posted about how much I hated it in hopes I would make a different.
Well, one day I clicked a link that sent me to the new Facebook, and I figured I should try to make it work. I found that I actually really enjoy it. The benefits far outway the drawbacks, and it fixes so many things I hated about the old version. (like the fact that, should my friends choose to load their page with apps, I had no choice but to let my Internet get ultra-slow when I viewed their page. Now, those apps are on a separate page I can just ignore!)
You guys are afraid of Facebook turning into MySpace, and then get mad because of a layout that gives the user LESS creative control over their page, and that makes pages easier to load by moving the application boxes to a different section? And glitches? It’s CLEAR that you complainers haven’t been on the new Facebook since the first week or so, because even with my college’s crappy Internet I have no problems with it loading, and there are no more errors than there with the old. Heck, at least now I don’t have Facebook randomly moving my applications between the Extended and regular profile, or scrambling their order every time I add a new one. From what I remember, old Facebook was WAY more glitchy, but I guess I’m also trying to see both sides of the situation, unlike some people here.
In fact, I’m glad it’s making people switch over. Facebook isn’t a democracy; you had to agree to follow the Terms of Use when you signed up, right? So it isn’t your human right to use Facebook, it can be revoked at any time. If you’re fed up with the new features, then just leave; no one’s stopping you. But I think all of you are making an extremely hasty mistake. I have a feeling when you are “forced” to get used to it, you’ll find it’s really not all that bad. But maybe you should stop whining and being so resistant to every change Facebook makes. It’s one thing to give something an honest try and dislike it, but I don’t get the impression, based on what users don’t like about it, that that’s what’s happening with about 90% of you.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
P.S. You’re puzzled about why Facebook hasn’t stopped its change to the new layout? Maybe it’s because most users have actually switched over and don’t really care. Maybe it’s because the feedback (through the feedback feature) that they’ve received is mostly positive.
They’ve catered to Facebook users when they’ve complained before, hence the fact that applications are no longer allowed to force you to invite people. So perhaps there’s a silent majority that you can’t see, but Facebook developers can, that actually like the new profile. They just don’t feel the need to make 10000 groups about it.
September 5th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
this really suck it is the dumbest idea ever dumb dumb dumb
September 5th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
“Based on some of this feedback, we’re working on one more interesting feature to help make your applications more easily accessible to your users. We’ll provide more details as we finalize the design, but it won’t require any changes on your end.”
And yet Facebook ignores all the feedback stating new Facebook sucks.
Score -1 for FB
Last I checked Apps were already easily accessible on the old Facebook
Another -1 to FB
No changes except for the whole “you will be forced to use this crap layout” change
-∞ to FB
September 5th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Is there a particular reason that these “more accessible applications” cannot just go on the old facebook? Why not just implement all the structural changes necessary… and keep the design the same? everybody prefers it as it is.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
come on guys,….I never really liked facebook to start out with but the only reason I use it is because the general majority of Young professionals I know use it.
They didn’t really care for the “High School Feel” myspace had.
I personally didn’t care either way if you ask me.
As i said I never truly liked it in the first place,….but this change is going to drive me away for sure.
September 5th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
????Why the hell are y’all doing this???? I’m starting a myspace page NOW!
September 5th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Yeah, no doubt about it….I will no longer be using Facebook if it switches to the new utterly confusing format! I logged in and the page consisted of all my info, etc. except it was all lined up vertically and in some Times New Roman font. Did this happen to anyone else? Why change something that isn’t broken, don’t you think seeing all of these negative comments would change their minds?
September 5th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
this is a very bad very very bad do you like losing money? this wont help fb if you change then i will leave and so will a lot of people back to myspace
September 5th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Please listen to all the users of Facebook… Do you rally care about what they think?
What is wrong keeping things The way they are?:(
September 5th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Ok seriously, everyone quit whining, it’s not that bad.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
As a web designer all I can think (beyond “omg, as a user I don’t know where on the page to look!”) is: why was there no market analysis and no user testing conducted to reveal what people liked and didn’t like about the old Fbook, and to prevent this reaction before it happened?
Now that it’s done, though: I understand that at this point, when a lot of time and money will have been put into this redesign, there’d be some reluctance to roll back to the old design that everyone likes more. But fer cryin’ out loud, Facebook… the mistake’s made now and the question is how you’re going to respond to that. You can’t go back and undo that waste of money, but you *can* go forward in a way that keeps your users happy. Sites like this are fads, guys; they come and they go, and how long they stay for depends on how well they serve their users’ needs. Don’t think you can just play everyone for fools. Markets move and they move when things like this drive them away.
September 5th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
For all the people who say the new facebook looks to much like myspace… how?
The new facebook is much more clean than the old one, now applications don’t clutter up the profile page to the point of making it impossible to find what you actually want. Personally, I thought the old facebook was starting to look like myspace.
And for all you people who say the new facebook is hard to use… have you really taken time to try it out? Because it is actually very simple. I didn’t like it at first until I gave it a chance, and now I think it is much, much better.
And for everyone who says that the new facebook lacks personality… have you tried making new tabs on your profile? Because I think that is a much more unique feature than the old facebook had…
September 6th, 2008 at 1:31 am
You’ve made a huge mistake getting rid of old facebook, THE NEW ONE SUCKS! You’ve made it 10x more complicated when i joined Facebook for its simplicity..Whats the deal with that?!
Anything to make money isnt it!
September 6th, 2008 at 1:39 am
Oh and by the way Facebook, congratulations on the beginning of your early grave, really, you’ve doomed yourself with this. It’s all your own faults too- WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GIVE US AN OPTION WHEN YOU CAN AFFORD TO MAKE A TOTALLY NEW LAYOUT WHICH NO ONE LIKES AND IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE YOU MORE ADVERTISING MONEY YOU GREEDY FUCKS!
September 6th, 2008 at 2:05 am
AGAINST NEW FACEBOOK AT ALL
September 6th, 2008 at 2:27 am
I LOVE THE NEW FACEBOOK
it’s easier to move between pages with links everywhere!
and i love bookmarking applications and the live feed is so so useful!
you guys are probably just a bunch of dimwits who don’t know how to adapt to change
September 6th, 2008 at 3:34 am
the new facebook is just plain GAY. i see no point in them changing the entire layout because no one likes it and just like what everyone has been saying, its NOT user friendly at all.
because of it being complicated to use, many people are gonna get frustrated and in the end, be too frustrated to even use it. facebook was the best thing that happened to millions of people eversince gay old friendster and myspace. dont take this away from us.
reviewing the feedback from the users of facebook regarding its disgusting new layout should be the MAIN PRIORITY right now.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:51 am
I joined facebook back in 2006, when I started college, and liked that it was streamlined and simple.
These new pages, as many have pointed out, slow down the processing speed of the site. With over 100 million members and this slower speed, it is inevitable that Facebook is going to repeatedly crash.
Please, Facebook, give us the choice of keeping the old Facebook instead of forcing us all to go to the new. You let us choose for the entire summer, why change now?
Additionally, don’t base your moves based on the few positive responses you get. You have 100 million members. If only 300 or so people are giving positive feedback on this change, DON’T CHANGE IT! There’s still over 99 million other people who could potentially hate the decision.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Wow, look everyone hates new Facebook.
Maybe it’s a bad idea! Or is it a stretch to suggest that the consumer’s opinion matters?
I hate it.
I may quit using facebook if they make the switch.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Who designed this monstrosity? New Facebook is horrendous. Keep old Facebook or lose all those who have liked it up until now. It’s that simple.
September 6th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Horrible idea to change it, the worst part is as others were already saying, what made facebook today the place that it is is all of us. but they dont care they care about the money! its bullshit. not much anyone can do cuz there gonna change it anyways, i can tell you right now many, many people will no longer come to the site. good job facebook, bite the hand that feeds you.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I HATE the new design. From what I’ve noticed over the years, Myspace has tried to become more like Facebook. Why is Facebook now trying to become more like Myspace? Wrong move. As everyone else who’s commented here, why fix what isn’t broken? I will no longer recommend people to choose Facebook. Fb has screwed themselves royally with this new “layout.”
I’ve been a loyal fb user since my college was added in Sept of 2005, now I’ll unfortunately just have to revert back to Myspace.
Disappointing. For sure.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:50 am
I like the new Facebook, personally. But forcing people to change from the old one to the new one is a little mean and stupid.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:08 am
So… there’s a lot of negative responses here LOL
facebook…dooo da right thing! i switched over from myspace YEARSSSS ago cuz of facebooks simple and efficient lay-out. If that’s where facebook is heading, then payce out. FB isnt’ for me anymore
September 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
This is horrible. I will switch back to myspace if you do this. Why change something that works?
September 6th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Why is FB turning into myspace. I thought this was more of a professional website but clearing I was wrong. I guess sticking with what works is too hard of a task for most companies to handle. What a shame, FB, what a shame….
September 6th, 2008 at 8:58 am
However convenient facebook was with its old layout, the new facebook is JUST as convenient.
You just have to take 5 minutes to figure it out. Don’t be lazy; embrace change…
September 6th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I’m sorry guys, I quite like it.. Ive been using it sinse a week after it came out, and i find it more spacious and easier to understand than the previous, i like how there are no adverts down the side of the homepage and that you can easily control the new feeds thats appear on the homepage too. I agree that everyone should have a say as to whether or not they use the new or the old version, but I think you should give it a chance, I didnt like it at first either, but I like it now that I understand it…. Its free, you cant knock that
xx
September 6th, 2008 at 9:05 am
why are you changing it - please at least leave the option for the old facebook design, i fyou do anything!!!!!! i love the old one, and hate the new one!!!
September 6th, 2008 at 9:25 am
i just played around with it - i think you should still keep the option for the old one, but i am getting used to the new one, i kinda like it
September 6th, 2008 at 9:34 am
One simple sentence:
Developers who DO NOT LISTEN to their users,
DO NOT DESERVE their patronage.
September 6th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I’m not going to whine about the New Facebook, or use a lot of exclamation points or capital letters. I just want to say that I, personally, dislike the new design, and I know several others who agree with me. It makes the computer run slow and is not as clean as the Old Facebook.
If we are forced to use the New Facebook, may I suggest one thing: at least separate the wall and mini-feed. That is the one thing I feel I could not live with for very long.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Im going to another social networking site.
September 6th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Seriously. Please keep the old Facebook. I hate the new one. It slows down my computer, it has too many tabs, it’s confusing…I just don’t like it. And all of these people commenting and saying they don’t like it are FACEBOOK users. Which means that obviously a lot of people don’t like it and so you should make the new facebook an OPTION.
I’ll admit, some of the people commenting aren’t using appropriate language. But maybe that’s because they are very frustrated and angry that they will HAVE to go along with something that not only do they think is really annoying and hard to use, but may even not be supported by their computers. Like mine.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am
New facebook is no Annoyin And Gay!
September 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am
New Facebook is So Annoyin n Gay!!!!
September 6th, 2008 at 11:08 am
facebook, i guess you don’t care about our comments and requests, we all will be going back to myspace ……………………..
September 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am
this is an excellent idea, i really don’t like the bar on the top of the page saying “back to the old Facebook.” the new facebook looks much better and is a big improvement.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:11 am
The “new” facebook is a step backwards when it come to user interface.
September 6th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I AM SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW
ME AND MOST OF MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO FUCKING DELETE FACEBOOK
SO THANKS FOR FUCKING IT UP
FUCK YOU
September 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
The New Facebook is faceCRAP
Join this group
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21195574231&ref=ts
it has alost 400 000 people in the group, and increasing as of Sept 6-08 about 1000 new joins every few minutes.
Everyone hates the new facebook.
It is seriously really bad… roll it out facebook, because so many people will just stop using facebook. I not using this new facebook, is garbage.
September 6th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Don’t change it please! At least keep the option to pick either one!
September 6th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
i dont care about the new layout and finding applications. I just want my mini feed and wall to be separated.
September 6th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
i would have to agree with the majority of the people that have posted on here the new facebook does suck it is hard to tell when people are writing on your wall and if people have sent you new stuff i dont check every single tab every single day so have the time im not responding back to people as fast as i use to with the old face book
NEW FACEBOOK COMPLETELY SUCKS THE BIG ONE AND IF THEY KEEP IT I WONT BE USING IT AT LEAST GIVE US THE OPTION
September 6th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Facebook is a great way to network and keep in touch. the new facebook makes everything so confusing, which in turn will make me not want to log on as often. And that will cause me to lose touch with international and long distance friends. Talking to people overseas through facebook is fast and free, and i appreciate it very much. i wouldnt be able to pay my phone bill if i called my international friends as much as i talk to them on facebook. please, let users have the choice of using either format. it would be much appreciated by almost all members. plus, there are thousands of members asking you not to force us to use the new format. it would be down right rude to ignore all of us. and isn’t it easier to just keep it the way it is?
September 6th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
we are in no need of a new design beleive me i am from lebanon and basicly 90 per cent of my friends are leavin fb for good if u will oblige us to use the new design wich is so much like my spaceee
September 6th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
i find it really funny that there isnt one positive comment towards the new facebook layout. i agree with every single person whos commented negatively towards it though, why on earth would you ruin something that was already a success. it doesnt need to be changed or given a “facelift” the new facebook is the worst thing to happen to facebook, probably since its conception. you would think that the developers would be monitoring these blogs & websites for true customer feedback, but it appears that they are not. i hope for all our sakes that they realise the error of their decision.
September 6th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
the new facebook design is horrible. at least you should keep the option to choose which design we want.
September 6th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
don’t change the lay out, the new one is stupid and hard to use. the current one is quick and easy, the way facebook should be, please don’t change it, let people choose what lay out they want for there profile. if you make it standard for all you are making a big mistake
September 6th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Facebook is good the way it is y change if u dont have 2 but wats worst is we dont even get a choice u do this i will boycott u mr facebook there will b alot of pissed off people that r gonna boycott facebook n stick 2 thier myspace should of upgraded the apps not change the page banana brain
September 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Why can’t we just keep the old one? the new one is horrible and i don’t see the harm in keeping it the same.
PLEASE!!!! NO NEW FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 6th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I don’t like the new Facebook, but if it’s the only thing I’m stuck with, so be it. I’ve been using it for the past few days to get used to the format and it’s easy to navigate through now, though I find how it’s organized very irritating. It’s not very pleasing to the eye either since all I see is a lot of white space and islands floating around the place. My friend uses an old computer system and it slows it down. If I have to use it, I have to use it — I have a lot of family and friends that I have no way of keeping in touch with except via email/Facebook and it’s easier to keep track of them in one space. It’d be nice if it was organized in a much better way, though.
September 6th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Facebook has been needing a complete overhaul for a while now. It simply looked dated.
The new Facebook design is more modern and clean. I particularly appreciate the seperate tab for applications.
I applaud them forcing everyone to the new layout, as having two parallel layouts / feature sets would unclean and inconsistent.
September 6th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
New facebook is total JUNK!
September 6th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
it was us(the users) who made facebook famous. now they are making a major change without even asking us if we like it or not. this is some bullshit i hope they keep the old facebook because if they don’t then i am going to myspace. im glad i didn’t delete my myspace account when i switched over to facebook like 2 years ago.
September 6th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
here’s my tupence worth - personally I really like the new facebook layout but reading stuff round the net and talking to friends it would seem best to keep both layouts running in parrallel?
Have fun!
September 6th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
i also hated the new facebook. but after forcing myself to use it instead of the old one for a week, i’m starting to like and get used to it.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
@Corin - how would a small link somewhere on the page make it unclean. All they’d have to do is implement a link somewhere to switch between old and new facebook. Remove the bar and put it under account settings or something.
Why not keep everyone happy? Allow people who like the old layout to continue using it and allow others to use new facebook.
September 6th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
THE NEW FACEBOOK SUCKS! DON’T CHANGE IT!
September 6th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
this sucks..
f you facebook man.
September 6th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Why can’t we just keep the old one? the new one is horrible and i don’t see the harm in keeping it the same.
PLEASE!!!! NO NEW FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 6th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
its like runescape they mad high detail but they still left old detail and thats fine. but i dont like the new facebook it is odd and slowww sometimes. i like the old and simple one it works for me and well i might not get rid of my account but i will use facebook less
September 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Resource hungry crime against humane web design.
September 6th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
OK…read through ALL the posts. And in this democratic country of ours, majority (or supermajority in some cases) rules the day. The fact that the SUPERmajority intensely detest the Facebook change and being FORCED to go to it seems to be lost on the powers that be at Facebook. Please listen to your constituants … er….consumers. We DON’T LIKE THE CHANGE, WE DON’T WANT IT, WE WILL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE TO FIND WHAT WE LIKE. You choose. We certainly have.
Oh,, Corin - please pull your head out of your other orifice and quit brownnosing - it’s very unbecoming and, well, emits an icky odor.
September 7th, 2008 at 3:13 am
I’ve had my facebook since back in the day where high school students had to be invited by college students to be able to get an account. This new layout is completely not user friendly. We’ve been able to overcome stalker feed and the massive amounts of applications, but those were small changes. Now, you’re changing everything. People are going to get frustrated and angry. You can’t throw a kid into a pool for the first time and expect him to swim.
September 7th, 2008 at 8:34 am
The original Facebook layout was put in place when Facebook was much smaller. Now that the ammount of content on an average user’s page has massively increased due to the exponential increase in friends and their related updates / posts, etc., as well as the craziness of the applications, a better way of managing and displaying this information was needed.
Hence, the tab system, the major component of the new layout, was introduced. Rather than scan your eye up and down one flat page looking for The Wall or education info or whatever else, you just click the tab and it’s right there.
@John: The reason for not offering a link to the old layout is simple: consitency. Already the new layout supports a number of features that the old layout does not. As time goes on, this gap will surely broaden. It is a better use of resources to support and continually upgrade one layout. Further, from an image / perception standpoint, when you think of “Facebook”, and all that it offers, everyone should think of the same thing.
September 7th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
the new facebook layout is garbage! it’s hard to navigate and leaves us in frustration. i am among the many others, if it is permantely changed to the new layout… i will leave facebook.
September 8th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Uhm….if you are on a social network and you don’t have to take too much though into figuring it out,…I think that whoever is creating the social network has found the right way to do things. Myspace has made a lot of improvements when it comes to navigation of the pages,finding your friends etc. Facebook has been one of the simpler to use social networks for a long time.
This recent change has made things incredibly more difficult to understand which myspace has don’t the opposite.
Although I don’t really care too much for myspace I’m going to start using my old page again a lot more.Fact of the matter is,…when I get home from cranking numbers and thinking all day I would much prefer to use something that doesn’t make me think as much about enjoying an “Online Social Experience”.
September 8th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
please leave the old facebook as it was ok thank you very much i can’t get use to the new one
September 8th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
The new Facebook design is terrible. It’s illogical, messy, and confusing. Facebook’s simple design was it’s biggest attraction to people who couldn’t stand the clutter of Myspace and the likes. Please, for the sake of your user-base, don’t force the new design on us.
September 8th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Uhh…wow this page just auto scrolled clear to the bottom and if I try to scroll up it forces me back down.
Also, the new facebook is very horrible looking and more cluttered than the old-facebook profile of that friend we all have that adds every single application ever.
September 9th, 2008 at 4:25 am
whyyyyyy would u change it…..the new facebook is fuking shit
keep the old 1!!
every1 agrees…so jst do it
September 9th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Please do not force us to use the New Facebook. It’s complicated and cluttered and it just plain sucks. There are roughly 200 comments here, and pretty much ALL of them are against taking away the Old Facebook. I think it’s wrong of you to force users to use a layout they don’t like. You guys are filthy rich; you can afford the extra tidbit it would cost to allow those of us who like the old layout to use it. Don’t be greedy, Facebook!
September 9th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
i agree, why are you forcing the new layout of facebook upon practically all your users, who are against it? keep the option to let your users choose! I tried using the new facebook and it was terrible. i had to change back. and it’s not a question of getting used to it, it’s just awful. it’s like a poor replica of Myspace. Trust me, Facebook people - if I’d want a MySpace account, I’d get myself one. But now I chose Facebook and I’d like to keep my FB profile. Listen to your users instead, seriously.
September 9th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Please do not force us to use the New Facebook. It’s complicated and cluttered and it just plain sucks. There are roughly 201 comments here, and pretty much ALL of them are against taking away the Old Facebook. I think it’s wrong of you to force users to use a layout they don’t like. You guys are filthy rich; you can afford the extra tidbit it would cost to allow those of us who like the old layout to use it. Don’t be greedy, Facebook!
September 9th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
PLEASE LET US KEEP THE OLD FACEBOOK, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY IT IS, LEAVE A GOOD THING ALONE…
September 9th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Want to keep your current user base? Stop screwing around with the interface. I had enough trouble using the old Facebook. The new one is impossible.
September 10th, 2008 at 1:04 am
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September 10th, 2008 at 8:00 am
NEW FACEBOOK IS FAST EASY AND GUD IN EVERYWAY!!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Well, I’m already looking for new options and will hopefully be able to relocate to a good new site soon. There’s a great opportunity for someone now that Facebook is ignoring our pleas. People are out there scouting around for a good place to move to. It’s tough because Facebook was one of the best.
September 10th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
So let me tell all of you! I LOVE THE NEW FACEBOOK!!!! it no longer takes me thirty minutes to find everyone’s wall and I don’t have to scroll down as much. It is much more efficient and better designed. GET OVER IT!!!!! For those who know computers and internet, it works better for your computer and internet to use the new facebook rather than the old. Just start using the new one more and you will adapt just fine@!!!
September 10th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
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September 11th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
New version of facebook really sux!
September 11th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I haven’t been a member on Facebook for very long (about 2 months) but i like the old layout and the new one is totally confusing for me, i can’t figure out how anything works. Reading that everybody soon will be forced to use the new layout makes me reconsider being a member on FB and go back to myspace, it’s a shame that the people that run FB doesn’t seem to take the users wishes in to mind when they want to force us all to use the new one. The least they could do was to leave the “back to old FB button” so people can have a choice.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
i had my myspace account hacked and used to spam other users, but i’d rather go back to it than have to put up with the new facebook.
September 11th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
if i promise to click on all your advertisements, will you go back to the old facebook?
September 11th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Don’t Do IT
September 11th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Give us new color options, Give us more accessiblity to friends, Give us cooler pic/skin options, Give us organized feeds, but DONT DONT mix my feed with my wall. Don’t hide the things I wish to display to everyone who sees my page, not just those who are bored enough to spend hours of their life looking at that stuff purposefully. There is no point in a bumper sticker, pin, or anything that shows my personality if no one can see it without purposely searching. I hated myspace. It was cheap, confusing, and lame…. stop trying to emulate it.
September 11th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
hate the new facebook
just because myspace got a facelift doesnt mean facebook needed one. it was amazing just the way it was.
September 12th, 2008 at 8:23 am
I know facebook probably spent a ton of money on figuring out a new layout because of the applications were starting to crowd pages. How about this? weeding out the rarely used, crowding and crap applications! The new layout has everything different sections (or tabs), when personaly…I don’t when have to click all over my friend’s page to see whats up….I like to scroll! I like seeing it all in one spot. This layout is really awkward, I might just go back to doing the myspace thing again….
September 12th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Seriously whats so confusing about the new facebook? are you all retarded in some way…my god I LOVE THE NEW FACEBOOK!!!…its so much easier to use and its more organized!!!! and how is it that “there is more white space” when the platform takes up more of the page?…. IF you dont like it dont have facebook….all things get c