Facebook Kills Networks
Posted by Nick O'Neill on April 3rd, 2008 10:01 AM 
This morning Facebook appeared to have killed the networks link at the top of the site. The only links now are for your profile, friends and inbox. The only way to access network pages now is via the links on your profile. This shows a shift of Facebook being used as a tool for meeting people to a way to stay connected with your friends that you already know. This also marks the removal of the “Browse” link that used to exist.
While a small change, the impact is relatively significant. Then again, if you take a look at my existing network pages, many of the postings are completely spam. Were you an active network user? Did you spend countless hours browsing through random peoples’ profiles just to poke them? While you can still browse through your networks it requires a few more clicks of the mouse to get there. Will you miss this feature?
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P.S. Check your inbox :)
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203 unread messages, that is insane!
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I think it's awful of Facebook of not asking for its users' opinion before doing something like this.
Besides, it's a social NETWORK. Isn't it meant to socialise externally as well as with the people you already know?
It puzzles me.
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"Grouping" people by networks was very helpful and simply awesome. It was a quick way to find locals and to be within the range of locals without the need to add them and such...
Oh well... The lack of the tab makes facebook feel more "open." I will surely miss the tab.
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Names aren't uncommon, even the combination of first name and last name doesn't help all the time. In regards of facebook now I will have to go an extra step to pinpoint the people I meant to look for.
The way facebook has grown... Well, it's starting to feel more Myspace-like. I hope facebook's essence doesn't disperse until the so-loved social network becomes a generic nothing.
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