General – Epic Fail: Facebook Layout Change
Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by admin in Internet
‘Can Facebook’s new layout be classified as an epic fail?’ is the question many people are asking now. Firstly, let’s classify what an epic fail is, it is something that has completely gone wrong. A major failure.
Facebook is known for testing its customer’s limits. From layout changes every few months (this latest layout change comes after just a few months from the last major update) to changing privacy policies, Facebook has done everything it can to test its users’ loyalty. This latest layout change is an attempt to make Facebook easier to use by making it more like Twitter, which is the latest internet phenomenon. However, many people have revolted against the change, much like they did last time the layout changed.
It is easy to understand why the users are not happy. Most people using Facebook do not like having to figure out again and again how to do things on the website. People are not very open to change (usually), and when it comes to something that they perceive should be very simple, they definitely do not like any changes that make it otherwise. The first time Facebook changed its layout last year, thousands of people protested, but over time got used to the new layout; this time, however, it looks like they might actually stop using the social media network.
Whether or not this layout change is going to be an epic failure cannot be determined at this early stage, however this certainly looks to be the direction Facebook is headed towards this latest change.