Facebook Listens to Users' Disapproval of Redesign
The social networking site asked users what they think and the users think it sucks.
Facebook launched a much-hyped new redesign of their site two weeks ago. Today, they're admitting the attempt at improvement missed its mark.
ChannelWeb.com reported that the changes made were intended to mimic Twitter, another popular networking site. Although the makers of Facebook wanted to emphasize real-time updates and conversations, the changes left many users confused and frustrated. The dissatisfaction spurred the creation of a 45,000-member user group called "I Hate the New Facebook."
According to the National Post, Facebook's director of product, Chris Cox, wrote a blog detailing the biggest complaints from disgruntled users. The list of intended improvements includes:
More control over relevance in the stream: This includes seeing your stream updated regularly, adding tagged photos of your friends to your personal stream, and more control over reducing the application content that your friends share.
See More Highlights: Highlights will be updated more frequently and more content will be shown. The goal is to return to the feel of the original News Feed.
Find things more easily: Design changes include moving requests to the top of the right column and an easier way to create a Friends List filter, along with making applications easier to find.
Facebook currently has over 175 million users with an estimated annual revenue of over $300 million. Facebook is privately-owned and operated by Facebook, Inc., although many expect the site to be monetized in the near-future.
