Everyone’s favorite procrastination tool is due for it’s 2nd major makeover. I’ve been playing with the new version for a little while now and evidence of other social networking sites have made their way into Facebook’s new design. The look and feel is mostly the same; the single largest change is the merging of the newsfeed with the wall reminiscent of Twitter or Pownce. You’ll also notice the ability to clean up your profile by using tabs to organize all your content; applications no longer dominate the page. With these changes, emphasis is being put more on social interaction. While I like the direction Facebook is taking, most Facebook users will probably immediately oppose the change espescially given the fact that the Twitter-like concept of the new Facebook is still largely unfamiliar to most people. I fully expect hundreds of “Petition to change Facebook back to the way it was” groups to pop up.
Below are a few screenshots I took so you can see for yourself before the change is actually launched. Please note that the Facebook Chat bar floating in the middle of the images is just a bug with the method I used to take the screenshots.
Main Page
What do you think of the new Facebook?
I really like the new facebook. The only this is there is a lot of whitespace on the right side of my browser window.. but thats acceptable considering how much they cleaned everything up.
I showed a friend the other day and the Hatorade started pouring immediately. I don’t understand what’s not to like about a cleaner interface.