Facebook has undergone many.. many.. changes. Usually, these changes are small. Usually, these changes ruffle a few feathers
Case in point- earlier this week Facebook rolled out subscribe buttons to allow users to customize their news feed, and a ‘real time’ status ticker- that really ticked users off.
And then this morning I read a post on Mashable that made the news Mark Zuckerberg was set to announce at the F8 Conference sound… apocalyptic.
Well the changes have been announced, and while I don’t know about it being apocalyptic- the changes can certainly make your head spin.
Introducing the Facebook Timeline-
The timeline to me- looks a bit “blog like”- in that in addition to having “subscribers” it now also has a header picture. Which is… interesting. I guess.
The new Facebook timeline sorts content with an algorithm (of course). So you will see more info on stories you posted, let say this month than- this past February- which will show as more of a “summary”.
Other Changes
Activity Buttons
While the cries for a “dislike” button fell on deaf ears, Facebook is adding other activity buttons such as “Read” & “Listening”- but no worries, they wont clog your stream because they will be scrolling in that ticker everyone loves so much :)
The Ticker, The Newsfeed, The Timeline, Oh! My-
There is now SO much information going on on one page. I suspect differentiating between the ticker, newsfeed and timeline is not going to be an easy transition.
Activities (including “likes”) will show on your ticker (that annoying scrolling box to the right.)
Shared posts will show in your timeline/ newsfeed.
Status updates? timeline/newsfeed
Sharing Music, watching TV shows and movies.
When you connect services such as Hulu, Spotify and Netflix to your Facebook account, you can share favorite songs, tv episodes and movies- watching them all- without ever leaving Facebook. Which I suppose is a big “win” for Facebook, but will the average user find it useful?
Will Mom’s just looking to connect and share pictures as a pastime find it user-friendly?
Is it “TMI”?
What do you think of the new changes?
