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Is Facebook 2.0 Actually Better?

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 | Industry News, Website Design | No Comments

Thousands of people have petitioned against the new Facebook website. I was even one of them, ‘why fix something that isn’t broken’ and with literally millions of users, launching a new interface has upset quite a few people. But is it actually better?

At first Facebook gave you an option to use the new interface or to stick with the old, being a web designer and with a slight curiosity I made the change, but my initial impression was it was difficult and completely different from the previous website which I was used to - so i reverted back, probably like many others.

This is when the petitions began.

After a short period Facebook notified all members stating that from a specific date, the new layout will be live, which started even more petitions. Then that tragic day came, I logged in and there it was this new and baffling interface which I was unfamiliar with, and I was immediately displeased.

But being thrown into the deep end, I have come to grips with its new features and seen that everything is there from what was there before, but in a more organised place. Which has made me think, is it actually better? and are other people coming to terms with the new Facebook and thinking to themselves “it’s really not that bad”?

What do you think?
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