Comments on: New Facebook Layout Has Big Potential

By: Facebook Keeps Changing, Facebookies Don’t Want To | Orangejack LLC

Facebook Keeps Changing, Facebookies Don’t Want To | Orangejack LLC — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:15:25 +0000

[...] new layout showed up (again) that makes the New Facebook = Twitter + Friendfeed. For Non [...]

By: Update Facebook via Text Message using Twitter | 170 Spoons

Update Facebook via Text Message using Twitter | 170 Spoons — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:03:47 +0000

[...] talked before about how I feel the new Facebook design is better for communication (not necessarily layout of extra stuff). The main reason is because there is a better flow of [...]

By: Facebook focuses on “twitter” | rob's place

Facebook focuses on “twitter” | rob's place — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:32:08 +0000

[...] written before about how I like the new Twitter layout from a communications and connection perspective. Today I just noticed they’ve taken a step a little closer to Twitter (if not downright [...]

By: Ryan price

Ryan price — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:22:46 +0000

I started using the Facebook IM in my Adium (you can also use it with Pidgin or one of the other Windows clients with a plugin), and it broke whenever I would switch over to the new facebook. I’m not sure if they changed that, but the chat would sign me out every time I switched to new facebook.

By: rob

rob — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:03:24 +0000

@Jared – Yeah, many opinions I hear are not based on the ability to communicate but that items are “lost”

@Jim – I agree that is the knock on the new design (lack of customization) and that my bio is a click away, but I like that the feed is first. I like that the communication stuff is right up front.

@Kevin – Me neither. But watching this change is getting me more excited about Facebook. It is so easy to connect and engage now. I just don’t like that it’s a walled garden.

I think it depends on where your friends are, but I just see Facebook as taking a huge step forward with communications (not with ‘personal branding’)

By: Kevin Donahue

Kevin Donahue — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:10:16 +0000

I really prefer the new design. I just don’t get around to Facebook much these days.

By: Jim F.

Jim F. — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:22:08 +0000

Tabbed browsing = good

I don’t *dislike* the new look, I just wish it were fully customizable. Specifically, I wish I could control the order of the page and put the most important information (my contact info) higher up and things that aren’t as important (mini feed and applications) either at the bottom of the page or in their own tab. I don’t like that the first thing you see on my profile is the mini feed.

By: New Facebook Layout | rob's place

New Facebook Layout | rob's place — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:07:39 +0000

[...] great potential to be a great communications application. I wrote about it on my business blog:New Facebook Layout Has Big Potential | Orangejack LLC. I’ll even give you my summary (but go read it all for [...]

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:34:15 +0000

Spot-on, Rob. I’m already seeing effects of Facebook doing a much better job exposing the conversational aspect of posted items, status, etc. in the new design. It’s much more sensible and really aligned well with the social web. I wonder if anybody will get it…

By: rob

rob — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:02:16 +0000

Thanks Angel. What is it you are looking for that you can’t find?

I agree, and mentioned, that there are some things I don’t like about it. But I still think that the new design lends to much better communication between others. What do you feel about that?

And thanks for the invite.