7 Comments »This week Facebook will be forcing all the users over to the new Facebook design. That shift begins today according to AP. This means a portion of the users will no longer have an option to switch back to the old design. Look for a sharp increase in membership of the groups I mentioned yesterday. One of those groups is rapidly approaching 1 million users and as the shift moves into full swing we will most definitely see a larger backlash.
For all developers monitoring the shift in their application traffic since the new profile design was released, soon enough they can see what the total impact has been. Many have suggested that conversion of users from the profile to new application users has been significantly reduced but many of the developers I’ve spoken to haven’t tracked the difference between the two profiles. Things will become clear as all users are shifted to the new design.
Facebook has announced that by the end of the week all users will be forced to access the site via the new design. Could we see a larger backlash then we saw against the news feed launch a couple years ago? Possibly, but Facebook appears to be prepared to stand by their decision as they wrote on the official Facebook blog last week. We’ll most definitely keep an eye on the two top groups which are protesting the new design to see what type of growth they experience as the shift takes place.
Do you like the new design? Are you against the total shift taking place this week? Have your applications suffered from the new design? Let us know!
I'm very disappointed with the new format. The tabs make for a clumsier look and feel. The single page profile is cleaner. I don't know why they had to fix something that wasn't broken. I don't see the migration to the new format effecting Fb's user base, at least in the intermediate term, but I imagine the other social networks are taking notes. The lesson: keep it clean, simple, and visually appealing.
I like the new design. However, Facebook is currently mostly broken…
Could I have the link of the group for everyone that a LIKES the new layout. I would like to join it
I find the new format to be slower then the old and some of my favorite apps keep giving me the message that the connection has been reset.
[...] would take place within weeks. Last night AP published a story suggesting that the full rollout would be completed by the end of the week. Facebook just sent out a release suggesting that the rollout will “be [...]
I don't understand what the big deal is. The new facebook is so much easier to navigate, and it really keeps everything well organized. Too many people are just afraid of change… but back in the day of myspace, facebook was almost considered “uncharted territory.” Now look at it! No longer is facebook just a simple social networking tool. Many of us live our lives through facebook; not as this time-killing website of entertainment, but an interface into the lives, culture, events, politics, and pretty much every other aspect of the world around us. People will eventually learn to accept it, and once they become comfortable, they'll be faced with some other change to resist. The new version feels so much better, and is really more “organic” in nature. Relax, loosen up, and just go with the flow, right?
so i just got rid of my facebook account after having it for the past 2 years… i loved it and found it really usefull (i'm a roadie and don't see any of my friends much) but the new layout for my profile was just crap (tabs are dumb i want to see all my info not have to hit tabs) i tried to fix it with the stylish add-on for firefox but nope couldn't make it good again any suggestions on either a different social networking site or a hack to go back to the better (old) facebook