SubscribeJust when Facebook users get used to a new interface, engineers at the social network press the redesign button. Once again, Facebook has made changes it says will make navigating easier.
For the last several months, Facebook has been testing changes to the navigation tools, and on Friday it began rolling out the changes to some of its 350 million users, according to Facebook engineer Jing Chen.
“We’ve simplified the home page to make it easier for people to find what they’re looking for on Facebook,” said Meredith Chin, a Facebook spokesperson.
The New Interface
Rather than a flashy redesign, users should look for changes on their top and side menus.
Requests for causes, friends and invitations are now in a menu on the top of the Facebook page. Rather than a red bubble on the bottom right corner notifying users that someone has tagged them in a photo or has written on their wall, the bubble will appear in the left-hand top corner near the search bar.
Another navigation change includes the ability to access messages and other features in one place. This will now be located to the left of a user’s news feed.
The redesign is a bad choice, according to a slew of negative responses from users who don’t like the changes.
“You really need to give people the choice to use this new one or not,” said Facebook user Jenna Bramlett. “I have spent a lot of time organizing my friends into groups. You have now ruined all that work and all of my friends will be lopped into one freaking group. Other web sites like MySpace and LiveJournal give us the choice.”
Application Lovers
While some aren’t happy about the changes, users who engage in the applications found on Facebook such as Farmville, Mafia Wars, and Pet Society may…
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