Full FeedMillions calling for Facebook boycott
Millions of disgruntled Facebook users are calling for a boycott. The reason is the popular social networking site’s new design, which changed user profiles from an all in one page to a tabbed interface.
Several Facebook groups have sprung up to protest the change. One, called “1,000,000 Against the New Facebook Layout,” has nearly 3 million members, while two others, “Petition Against the New Facebook” and “I Hate The New Facebook” have over a million members each. Even though it’s extremely likely that the memberships of all three groups overlap, the numbers are still impressive.
“The goal is to send a strong signal to Facebook. For every person that takes the time to join this group, there are more out there who are upset,” said Jessica Fishbein, one of the administrators of the “1,000,000 Users Against the New Facebook Layout” group and a Facebook user for about two years.
Users say they dislike the new tabbed interface because it’s clunky and forces people to click around to find the information they’re looking for. They also prefer the former interface’s more discreet feel and subdued presentation.
Facebook claims it has been monitoring the groups and tracking the complaints, but some group administrators say they haven’t heard a word from the site. Facebook also claims it is receptive to member feedback. Whether they get the message about the new layout remains to be seen. Similar boycotts by eBay sellers, irate over the auction site’s new policies which they claim are anti-seller, were unsuccessful in bringing about any change.
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Am I the only person that likes the new Facebook?
on September 30, 2008 at 05:24 PM - LINKI’ve been using Facebook for about two years now and I use it all the time to stay in touch with friends. I really liked the old design and at first I hated the new design. However, I didn’t join any of these groups because I believe if the creator, Mark Zuckerberg, was going to change it back, he would have done so already. Rather than complaining about it, I have grown to accept it.
So to answer your question, there are a bunch of people who like it, but a lot who don’t. I think it will take a good amount of time before the new design wins over the majority of the Facebook users.
on September 30, 2008 at 06:03 PM - LINKWhen Facebook first allowed its users to beta test their new interface, I decided to check it out. The new design was probably intended to overhaul the applications system to prevent profiles which are overloaded with applications from loading slowly. However, I still preferred the old design and decided to switch it back to the old one.
Now that they have shoved this new design in my face, I’m getting used to it by the day.
I still prefer the old design, though.
on October 1, 2008 at 09:07 AM - LINK