Comments on: Analyzing Facebook’s Forthcoming Redesign

By: Denise Coulter

Denise Coulter — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:14:37 +0000

I am having the exact same problem what do we do?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:50:12 +0000

I hate the new layout that was pushed on me without notice! I want the old one back!

By: AV

AV — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:11:50 +0000

This new layout has been forced on me by the FB team. I woke up this morning and my page layout was changed. I am not at all happy that I can't change it back; I did not volunteer to have my page used in this unnecessary test. I absolutely HATE the new layout. There is no direct way to log out, my Favorites bar disappeared, and it is absolutely NOT "streamlined." I need to click at least 1 other link to get to something that otherwise would have been right in front of me (the aforementioned lack of a log out button, for example). There was nothing wrong with the previous layout. People have been complaining ON FACEBOOK about this new layout, and I'm hoping they listen. Many people already don't believe that the FB team cares about what they want; and if they force this unnecessary change on us, I'm sure others will see it, too.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:16:17 +0000

When do we get our Farmville gift and other requests back? This has been going on for almost 2 weeks. People keep telling me they are sending me gifts and other request but I am not getting them and can not find them anywhere on my page.

By: LAK

LAK — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:26:50 +0000

I want the ability to hide my friends from other people seeing them. I don't mind them seeing mutual friends, but they don't need to know how many I have and who I am connected to.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:53:44 +0000

i really like the new layout but it took time to get used to, when will it backkkk!!!

By: Dustin

Dustin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:59:45 +0000

I was apparently selected as a guinea pig for this redesign back in December as well. I was slightly confused as to why no one else I knew had it--I figured they were just rolling out the design little by little, and I was on the early end. But now I know it was a test version. I absolutely love the redesign, it is 100x more user-friendly and visually appealing.

I only have one complaint. It's gone! My home page is back to normal, since apparently my trial period with the redesign has ended. I CANNOT STAND the old layout anymore. I can't find things in the brilliant places where the new design had put them, and it's just plain ugly. Was I spoiled for a short season, or can I expect to get this back soon???

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:07:16 +0000

I hate it.

By: Alissa Dunsky

Alissa Dunsky — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:03:17 +0000

I have had the new design fOISTED upon me for the last several weeks, and I HATE it. I had no idea for ages what was wrong with my page... when my friend logged in on my computer, her news/live feed page appeared normal, where mine was (IS!) a tweeky mess. I have wasted HOURS of my time trying to sort out the mystery, and all because FB is using me without my consent as a guinea-pig! I do not like the new layout at all, it detracts from, rather than enhances, my experience.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:38:48 +0000

You can log out by clicking account in the top right corner. It is a drop down menu and has all the options for your account right there. I also have the new design and I am actually quite pleased with it.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:32:32 +0000

That is not what the new facebook looks like. Look at the screenshots at the top of this page. I have the new facebook and that is not it. Facebook is using me as a "test dummy" for the new look.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:16:21 +0000

Yea, the three icons to the left of the search bar do represent notifications. the first one is Friend Requests. Then second is Mail. The third are your normal notifications that used to be in the bottom right. I have the redesign already as it seems that I am a "test dummy". Thus far I am loving it. Just wish that you still got notifications for status comments for your status's and others that you have commented on.

By: Dillon

Dillon — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:24:44 +0000

My facebook layout was changed to this "new" design back in late December.

It took a little getting used to looking at the top to see my notifications but I like how it seperates them by type (wall post, messages, updates, etc.). The applications on the side are nice beacuse you do not have to scroll all the way down to find them.

But my main problem is that they hide the log out button. I am not always using my own computer so that was an slight frustration.

I do not remember it being in the old layout, but there is a second search window for doing a search for a word within your friends posts.

All in all, it is a good change.

By: Rafa

Rafa — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:29:18 +0000

They must put something to change it maybe i dont like the new and i dont like it ... its make me refresh many time and sometimes i close the internet and reopen it again and again

By: Denman

Denman — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:03:59 +0000

Is there a way to try this out?

By: Julie Snyder

Julie Snyder — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:37:26 +0000

I second Lisa’s comment (12/29) – I have been switched over the the new design and the most annoying part is that they’re removed the bookmarks bar at the bottom. I play several FB games and now I have to navigate back to the home page every time I want to get to my bookmarks. 2) The little icons at the time are meaningless to me. 3) Why remove the ability to log out? That doesn’t make any sense. I’ve been trying to be open minded but mostly I’m just finding the new user experience really annoying.