Comments on: Developers, critics sound off on Facebook's profile redesign

Will members love Facebook's new look or hate it? Will it hurt small-time developers? Hard to tell, since all we've seen are screenshots.

[Kev Orng]

Anything that moves the applications to where they aren't cluttering up the interface makes me happy. As soon as I heard that some developers were complaining about it, I knew I would like it.

Making it so that when I click on a friend's profile and see the main stuff is perfect. If I want to look at his Dumbwall or his frikkin Pirate status, I have that choice, and I will probably choose not too.

Now if only I could set it to "Auto-ignore" application requests.

[Pete Bardo]

Great idea. Put those "applications" on their own tab--then hide the tabs. Most of those applications are simply annoying. I mean really, "Send me a Drink"? And all those surveys where you can't see the results before inviting some of your "friends" to do the same? You mean you want me to recommend your application before you show me what it does? That sounds more like a scam to collect my friends' names.

More on the topic, my one page on Facebook is so cluttered now I don't even like to go there much less invite my friends.

[amyschiff]

It's amazing how there seems to be a pretty general dislike towards applications, but yet they're running rampant.

[8ball629]

Curiosity killed the cat.

[snipa4lyfe]

I can't understand why Facebook would want to change the interface so drastically at this point. I think the UI aspect is flawless for the most part and serves its purpose. Creating what is effectively multiple web pages for a single user's profile adds a completely unnecessary level of complexity and extra barrier.

On another note, transition between tabs must be seamless, e.g. I don't want my page reloading every time I switch tabs on someone's profile. That would be absolutely unacceptable.

[arlaadi]

I welcome this new design wholeheartedly and I hope it comes very soon. Now profiles are cluttered with apps and useless crap that I don't need to wait forever to see. The new design gives the user complete control by choosing what to see in a user's profile and ignoring those apps that I have no need to see. It is quick and efficient so why are there people complaining about this new design? Perhaps it is the innate nature of humans to naturally react negatively against anything new without even trying it so those who are already decrying the new design better wait and see, then whatever they have to say is actually based on "facts."

[scoobypop]

I think it makes a ton of sense as messaging and applications become the foundation of the SNS. Users will have issues as most of them don't understand the future and care more about its grass root look and feel. I noticed that with www.zathlete.com that old users took a month (march) to accept the new ways to navigate when the original UI and graphics were altered.
With that said, I suspect Facebook users will have some "indigestion" but will come out pleased if , more importantly, they can accept this new brand of social networking beyond a college blog they cut their teeth on... Thats the real $15 billion dollar question!!!

[scoobypop]

I think it makes a ton of sense as messaging and applications become the foundation of the SNS. Users will have issues as most of them don't understand the future and care more about its grass root look and feel. I noticed that with www.zathlete.com that old users took a month (march) to accept the new ways to navigate when the original UI and graphics were altered.
With that said, I suspect Facebook users will have some "indigestion" but will come out pleased if , more importantly, they can accept this new brand of social networking beyond a college blog they cut their teeth on... Thats the real $15 billion dollar question!!!

[Kev Orng]

iphone.facebook.com (Make your browser narrow to see how its supposed to look; may not render properly in some standard desktop browsers)

If the standard interface was modeled on the iphone version, I'd love it. Crap-free. The only thing lacking is that you can't view/make comments on photos.

[bugma302]

So far I'm loving the idea. Facebook pages were becoming Myspace pages without the quirkiness. I agree totally with most of the above - put the junk somewhere out of my way.

As it stands - Well Done Facebook!! (Whatever next? Microsoft Innovates? Mac Fans give unbiased reaction?)

[kirk95]

Why not put the user in control?

Choose the new layout?

Keep the old layout?