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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 21, 2011 3:46pm
Oh my, that'll do a whole lot.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Sep 21, 2011 3:53pm
The only thing I hate about facebook changes is when they go fucking up their api's that make it a pain in the ass to develop shit for clients.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Sep 21, 2011 3:57pm
I don't mind the changes at all.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Sep 21, 2011 4:01pm
Like anything else, it'll take a day or two to get used to...whatever
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Sep 21, 2011 4:17pm
I read in some online article that whenever FB does changes like this many people do whine and complain at first.....that the first week their hits increase by a fairly substantial amount because there are many people who apparently hadnt been on for a few days/weeks decide to see what the fuss is about.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2011 6:23pm
I would agree with this, but their goal should be long-term hits by changing for the better, not short-term growth by just moving shit around.thavoice;905835 wrote:I read in some online article that whenever FB does changes like this many people do whine and complain at first.....that the first week their hits increase by a fairly substantial amount because there are many people who apparently hadnt been on for a few days/weeks decide to see what the fuss is about.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Sep 21, 2011 8:41pm
yes like now breaking down which updates are recent, which ones happend within the last 2 hours, and which ones are from earlier today. hey captain obvious, i can just look at the time stamp on the update and realize the newest updates are at the top....that is until you go around fucking shit up with "top stories".chicago510;905969 wrote:I would agree with this, but their goal should be long-term hits by changing for the better, not short-term growth by just moving shit around.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Sep 21, 2011 8:44pm
Agreed.... It doesn't affect my day to day life, but it really fucks up my morning shit when all it will pull up are a few recent posts and some "top stories" :laugh:Glory Days;906095 wrote:yes like now breaking down which updates are recent, which ones happend within the last 2 hours, and which ones are from earlier today. hey captain obvious, i can just look at the time stamp on the update and realize the newest updates are at the top....that is until you go around fucking shit up with "top stories".
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Sep 21, 2011 9:05pm
Just signed up on Google+. Fuck Facebook
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2011 9:09pm
How the fuck do they decide top stories? Some of the stories on there I could give two shits about.
Not that it matters in the big picture, but unless I'm involved somehow, its not a top story.
Not that it matters in the big picture, but unless I'm involved somehow, its not a top story.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Sep 21, 2011 9:13pm
I want everyone who hates it whenever Facebook changes their layout to think back to when they first signed up for Facebook before there was a newsfeed, pictures, or status updates, and let me know if you want to go back to that. If Facebook doesn't stay ahead of the curve and innovate it becomes MySpace or Friendster. When Facebook came out it was the next big thing, which is what put everyone else out of business. Now that have to continue to be the next big thing, or someone else will be and put them out of business.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2011 9:15pm
First of all, I can't remember 8 years ago. Secondly, I agree with you, they have made good changes, but they have also made a lot of irritating, unnecessary changes.krambman;906126 wrote:I want everyone who hates it whenever Facebook changes their layout to think back to when they first signed up for Facebook before there was a newsfeed, pictures, or status updates, and let me know if you want to go back to that. If Facebook doesn't stay ahead of the curve and innovate it becomes MySpace or Friendster.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Sep 21, 2011 9:19pm
+1krambman;906126 wrote:I want everyone who hates it whenever Facebook changes their layout to think back to when they first signed up for Facebook before there was a newsfeed, pictures, or status updates, and let me know if you want to go back to that. If Facebook doesn't stay ahead of the curve and innovate it becomes MySpace or Friendster. When Facebook came out it was the next big thing, which is what put everyone else out of business. Now that have to continue to be the next big thing, or someone else will be and put them out of business.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Sep 21, 2011 9:20pm
You may find them irritating and unnecessary, but every change Facebook makes is about making the things you want to access easier to access (although maybe not at first because things aren't where they used to be) and about making the site more intuitive. A company like Facebook doesn't make changes just to make changes. They study what their users are doing, what they like and don't like, what what is happening in the social media world outside of Facebook. They then make changes to meet needs and to be innovative. People may not like the constant change, but most adjust in under a week and end up liking the changes in under a month. Facebook get's it right way more often than they get it wrong.chicago510;906130 wrote:First of all, I can't remember 8 years ago. Secondly, I agree with you, they have made good changes, but they have also made a lot of irritating, unnecessary changes.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 21, 2011 9:29pm
I dont disagree with any of this. But to me it seems like more copycatting and rearranging than innovating, which is annoying. Maybe I'm wrong.krambman;906135 wrote:You may find them irritating and unnecessary, but every change Facebook makes is about making the things you want to access easier to access (although maybe not at first because things aren't where they used to be) and about making the site more intuitive. A company like Facebook doesn't make changes just to make changes. They study what their users are doing, what they like and don't like, what what is happening in the social media world outside of Facebook. They then make changes to meet needs and to be innovative. People may not like the constant change, but most adjust in under a week and end up liking the changes in under a month. Facebook get's it right way more often than they get it wrong.
For instance: Live Updating feed and Subscribing to even non-friends posts=Twitter, Lists=Google+ Circles
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Sep 21, 2011 9:33pm
I don't mind the new layout at all.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Sep 21, 2011 9:33pm
Ok, so they aren't going to be able to innovate everything, but sometimes they are going to have to take concepts from others and adapt them to fit the Facebook model (Google+ circles were basically groups in Facebook just re-imagined, then Facebook re-imagined them again).chicago510;906150 wrote:I dont disagree with any of this. But to me it seems like more copycatting and rearranging than innovating, which is annoying. Maybe I'm wrong.
For instance: Live Updating feed and Subscribing to even non-friends posts=Twitter, Lists=Google+ Circles
Go4alOngbOmB
Posts: 673
Sep 21, 2011 9:54pm
Honestly, I just miss the days where I signed on, clicked "recent status updates" and that is all I saw. I don't care about what game you are playing, or what cute picture you took with your puppy or kid or whatever that thing is.....I just want to know what you are thinking right now, and if you don't want to tell me that, screw off!
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 21, 2011 10:17pm
The folks at Zynga don't miss those days. They like their billion dollar company.Go4alOngbOmB;906171 wrote:Honestly, I just miss the days where I signed on, clicked "recent status updates" and that is all I saw. I don't care about what game you are playing, or what cute picture you took with your puppy or kid or whatever that thing is.....I just want to know what you are thinking right now, and if you don't want to tell me that, screw off!
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 21, 2011 11:02pm
I was told that Ender wrote a script that gets you the old Facebook back.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 21, 2011 11:12pm
That's technology. Where would we be if competitors didn't take ideas and build on them, making them better?chicago510;906150 wrote:I dont disagree with any of this. But to me it seems like more copycatting and rearranging than innovating, which is annoying. Maybe I'm wrong.
For instance: Live Updating feed and Subscribing to even non-friends posts=Twitter, Lists=Google+ Circles
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Sep 21, 2011 11:13pm
Have fun with your 3 friends that signed up for it and never went back.THE4RINGZ;906117 wrote:Just signed up on Google+. Fuck Facebook
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Sep 21, 2011 11:21pm
does any one use groups on facebook? does anyone use the groups on this site?krambman;906155 wrote:Ok, so they aren't going to be able to innovate everything, but sometimes they are going to have to take concepts from others and adapt them to fit the Facebook model (Google+ circles were basically groups in Facebook just re-imagined, then Facebook re-imagined them again).
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Sep 22, 2011 1:18am
Go4alOngbOmB;906171 wrote:Honestly, I just miss the days where I signed on, clicked "recent status updates" and that is all I saw. I don't care about what game you are playing, or what cute picture you took with your puppy or kid or whatever that thing is.....I just want to know what you are thinking right now, and if you don't want to tell me that, screw off!
If status updates and what people are doing/thinking this minute, then sign up for Twitter, because that's what it is designed for. To paraphrase The Social Network, Facebook is about taking the entire social experience of life and putting it online.
I use groups on Facebook. Had no idea that there were groups on here.Glory Days;906283 wrote:does any one use groups on facebook? does anyone use the groups on this site?
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Sep 22, 2011 8:30am
The new Picture layout / "news feed" blows.