Shiny Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 In light of the more serious matters regarding wikileaks, why don't we, Off-Topic, take the time to appreciate the trivial? In that regard I present you this, http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/05/new-facebook-profile/. Behold, the new facebook profile. There are two big themes to the revamped design: a bigger emphasis on keeping things visually interesting, and streamlining the design to make it easier to find information people actually care about. Facebook Product Manager Peter Deng explains that on the old profiles, some of the most popular features and information has been a pain to find the View more photos link, for example, is immensely popular, but its been nestled between far less important links for years. So it makes sense that first things youll notice on the new profile pages involve major layout changes. Your vital stats birthday, employer, current city, and the all-important relationship status are now featured at the top of the page. A photo stream appears just below it, showcasing a handful of the photographs youve most recently been tagged in (you can choose to hide a photo that you dont want to have in your stream, so theres some flexibility with what shows up here). Tab navigation is now taking place directly below the profile photo, which makes profiles look more similar to Place pages we reported that this was coming back in October. Most of these tabs are self-explanatory: clicking Questions will bring up that application, the photos tab brings up your photo albums and albums youve been tagged in (now with infinite scroll!) and so on. The biggest change to these tab apps involves Info. This now looks totally different the dozens of text links representing your Interests have been converted to images whenever possible, giving you a more visual overview of the person. And this is what the resulting outcome will look like! Now, there are three questions I pose to you, Off Topic, about this change: Do you think it looks good, and are you happy with it? Did you think our old profiles need a change? And most importantly, do you care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 To be honest, It won't bother me much. It's one of those changes which is a little nicety, but not overly important to me. Although, is that roommate feature new? Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I have a Facebook profile, but I hardly ever go on anymore. If I do I use the mobile version. So, no, I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzle229 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I kinda like it. Get back here so I can rub your butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpgGamer Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Facebook changes all the time, I'm used to not getting used to anything. No bothered customer here. Quote Quote Anyone who likes tacos is incapable of logic. Anyone who likes logic is incapable of tacos. PSA: SaqPrets is an Estonian Dude Steam: NippleBeardTM Origin: Brand_New_iPwn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcantica Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 as long as it stays simple and basic, it's fine with me. 2001-2006 the fourth and last legit 123 on classic123 classic/137 rs2 Native American Pride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I don't care to be honest. I only created a Facebook account because my friends were always asking why I didn't have one. To avoid answering the same question over and over, I just joined the bandwagon. Although I admit that it can be pretty addicting, I find it useless. If I want to chat, MSN already does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It seems that the initial reaction whenever Facebook changes anything is either complete hatred or indifference. As for this change, I preferred the former profiles, but as with all changes, we get used to it after a while. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 This is only a concern to people who creep other profiles. I hardly visit friend's profiles and only read what comes up in my news feed which includes what happens between friends/mutual friends. Do I really care what other conversations my friends are having with people who I don't know? I didn't before Facebook, why should I now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I can't really offer my opinion until I've tried it but by just looking at it appears to be the best layout change in years and one I feel is going to go over fairly week with most FB users. However one noticeable change is the removal of the text box for people to leave posts. Well since writing this I have now upgraded to this new layout, and so far I am indeed liking the changes. Props to FB :thumbup: edit: I feel like the ads on the right side of the page are now bigger and take up more space on the page. :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'm going to try this out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I'd like everything condensed and aligned to the left like it is now, but I don't care too much. And the ad's don't bother me, I ad-block everything except for TIF. [bleep] the law, they can eat my dick that's word to Pimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I think I like the change...It looks a bit...cleaner, I guess you could say. :thumbup: When's it coming into effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Facebook just needs to fix it's [bleep]ing chat feature, especially with the new message system it's just been getting broken as heck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's fine as it is, just stop that annoying chat noise! Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennywise Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I don't like how my Basic info is way at the bottom of the page... other than that, i'm fine with everything else. Eight Bananas, MD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danqazmlp Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 It's fine as it is, just stop that annoying chat noise! You can turn that off. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I kind of like it. Most annoying update was the beeping sound for chatting, which oddly brings up a windows media player with the sound on repeat half the time. :thumbdown: PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Facebook changes all the time. This seems to be a more noticeable change, but it's still Facebook. I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I deleted my facebook profile several months ago, so this doesn't affect me. I strongly urge everyone to do the same, facebook doesn't seem to be as good as it used to.[hide=For those of you that haven't tried to delete your profile,]Let me tell you its a pain in the ass. First of all, you can't find a link to do it on the main site. There's a link to "deactivate" your profile, but its still there afterward. The only way to completely get rid of it is to google "delete my facebook account" and it'll take you to that link which facebook doesn't provide. Then, after you click the link, you have to answer a bunch of stuff on why you're deleting your profile (and like 3 or 4 confirm messages before the "process" is started). Then, they make you wait two weeks, during which they'll email bomb you saying "don't go!" If at any point in time in those two weeks you log in (intentionally or accidentally - if you had your profile auto-linked to something like pandora, you'll log in again accidentally, and you'll have to start the wait over again). They really don't want you to leave.[/hide] 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 And most importantly, do you care?No :P I don't use Facebook enough to care. I have an account, I occasionally upload my art there, once in a blue moon I will check up on a friend from the past, but other than that I never use it. - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 How does Facebook roll out these new features? Regionally? Randomly? Because a couple friends (from where I live) have the new profile page, but the vast majority of friends (and me) don't have it. Edit: Nevermind, I got it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 If you go to anyone's profile that has already changed over, there's a button to click to switch yours over as well. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champion Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 I could have sworn there wasn't a button before. :unsure: Well, I like it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 They used to do the updates in waves. This button option is new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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