New Facebook Despite Protests

Facebook is changing the look of profile pages in spite of protest from users; like it or not, everyone will be on the new Facebook.

If you’re a Facebook user you’ll know that a few weeks ago the opening page and your profile suddenly looked different. The company was trumpeting the new Facebook – but there was also the option to go back to the older style. Say goodbye to that. Now everyone will be on the new Facebook, like it or not.

On the company blog Mark Slee wrote:

"We can’t maintain both versions, and we really think you’ll like the new Facebook once you get used to the changes."

So far, they claim, around 40 million have tried the new Facebook, and around 30 million have stuck with it. But among the 10 million who haven’t is student Scott Sanders, who started a group protesting against the change which has about a million members.

"I was contacted by one of the product managers at Facebook who explained in detail why they did some of the things they did. He kept telling me it was to make it ‘more user friendly.’” he told the BBC. "But they’re smart guys. Why couldn’t they figure out to make both designs compatible and let those that want to stay with the old design do that?"

Facebook insists their new look is simpler and offers faster navigation and offers improved integration of applications.