The New Facebook: People Just Don’t Like Change

The New Facebook

The new Facebook is something that has gotten a lot of press lately, both good and bad.  The majority of the articles written by technology blogs, newspapers, etc. have been positive, however, many of the users of Facebook hate the change and are protesting and finding loopholes to be able to go back to the “old Facebook”.  That’s more than apparent considering all of the new Facebook hatred groups and petitions that have formed, including one group that is encouraging users to join the Facebook developer program so they can choose to use the old Facebook.  Here’s the thing: That’s exactly what the old Facebook is, OLD.  What users are calling the old Facebook was a design that remained largely unchanged from the original design that was released in 2004 when Facebook first launched.  It’s been four years now; it’s time for change (that sounds oddly familiar).  The new Facebook features a beautiful design that really will help solidify Facebook’s stance in the Web 2.0/New Media marketplace.  The site is fast and dynamic.  The bottom line is that people simply don’t like change, even if it’s a positive change that is heavily needed.  People get so caught up in routines and patterns that when something as small as a new website design is released, they freak out and demand compensation.  The new Facebook is beautiful and intuitive.  It’s streamlined , and it just makes more sense than the old layout.  There has been an addition of a lot of white space on the pages as well.  That’s a good thing which improves organization and readability.  If users would just give the new Facebook a chance, they’d discover these things for themselves, and most likely discover that they like the new Facebook equally as much, if nor more, than the old Facebook.