Users criticise Facebook update

[Samishlol]

Just under a million people have now voted against changes to the social networking site Facebook.

The new look site puts more focus on status updates and has been likened to one of its rivals Twitter.

Users have voted overwhelmingly against the new format in the site's online poll with 94% disliking the changes.

Twitter usage has grown 1,689% in the last year but is dwarfed by Facebook which has more than 175 million users compared to Twitter's 1.78m.

Speaking to Newsbeat earlier this month, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended the changes.

He said: "It doesn't change that frequently and that's the kind of thing you want to have an open dialogue about with users.

"We trust that with an open dialogue our users will get us to the right place."

Users 'unhappy'

Radio 1 listeners have been commenting on the story since the changes were made and most are not happy.

Pink Kerry in Plymouth said: "I hate the new Facebook layout. It's complete rubbish.

"What was wrong with the way it was before and why weren't we given the option to choose whether we wanted the new layout or not?"

Jenny in Maidenhead agrees. She said: "If I'd wanted to sign up for a Twitter style networking site then I'd have signed up for Twitter."

But Jonathan in Cumbria reckons we'll grow to love it. He said: "The new Facebook is like anything, people just don't like change.

"After the last time they changed it there was an uproar like this, but everyone grew to accept it."

The new site relegates photos and videos into the background, mixing them with adverts.

Users receive status updates from all their friends on their homepage in a continuous stream.

Facebook point out that if there are friends whose lives or feeds people are not that interested in, users can filter them out by clicking a cross in the corner of their post.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/te...00/7955420.stm

I don't see the big deal. It's only a layout at the moment.

[no waiii]

obv a copy of twitter

[Melsia]

I really don't like the new layout of facebook! I hope they listen to the majority and have it changed back =]

[tm]

I don't like it at all and it's certainly not better than it was.
They've clearly taken 'ideas' from twitter. By that I mean, attempted to rip them off.

I hope they do listen and make further changes which will make facebook more like it was. I can't possibly imagine they'd admit defeat and regress to the old version.

[Skajo]

obv a copy of twitter

No. It's nothing like twitter. And if anything, it's the other way around. Stop being ignorant.

[Janeisntpleased]

i just can't believe that a facebook layout change is classed as 'world news, politics, religion and philosophy'

[Jord]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/te...00/7955420.stm

I don't see the big deal. It's only a layout at the moment.

Yeh just a layout I dont see the big deal either

[GommeInc]

I'm not overly keen to be honest. They've made it so you can't see what your status is (without going to your profile). Live Feed was a decent feature, that's now gone. It just looks messy other than that... It seems like a step backwards, but there isn't really anything anyone can do. I can live with it I guess.

[Yoshimitsui]

I don't really mind it but i think the ammount of updates as to who has said and done what is really over the top.