Being a Facebook user myself, I do agree with most of the users in saying that the changes are somewhat annoying at first. Some of this things on Facebook I do not like at all, but am always allowed to block or remove from my personal profile. Some changes, however, I do find very helpful and interesting. I simply use the site for social networking and communication, but some use it as a way to meet people in their area. There have been many great tools for this specific purpose. As long as the privacy levels and safety settings do not change, then I will remain an honorable Facebook user. I think Zuckerberg is completely justified in his desire to improve his work as much as possible.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
The New Facebook...Like It Or Not
As most of the people in this class probably know (sadly) there is about to be a new Facebook that will come into play by the end of this week. The founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has been battling the changes in Facebook for 4 1/2 years. Every time he decided to make alterations to anything on the website, total uproar occurs and he is forced to send out apology notes to the millions of users across the nation. Facebook has changed dramatically since it started, and most of the changes have been frowned upon at first, but eventually people transition into loving them. Starting next week, however, very dramatic layout changes will be made. Only this time, there will be no apologies made. Facebook announced these upcoming changes back in May, hoping to prepare people for the future. He fears that this will be of little help when everything is adjusted to the new Facebook.
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Do you think these changes are drastic enough to scare some users off? Will Facebook die a slow and painful death or are these changes what's keeping it the most popular social network?
What are the biggest concerns about the changes? Far as I can tell it's an effort to organize all the tabs and apps in a slightly easier way. Glad to hear you are taking advantage of some of the privacy features that Facebook has.
I also did my discussion on this and I do believe that the changes being made are enough to scare users off. While there are those that like some of the extras that allow them to connect with others in their area and make friends, I am one that really only uses fabebook to communicate with my friends, so I find it rather annoying to have all of that other junk on there. It used to be much simpler when I first made an account, and it seems to be turning into myspace more and more.
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