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39. Facebook (2)
There are few things in the world that seem to enrage people as much as Facebook. Global warming, the war in Iraq, corruption at the highest levels in society… nope, they all pale in comparison to the sheer anger you can see when the layout of Facebook is modified.
Everybody hates change, and when Facebook does it, you have to think about the phrase “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.
Then keep thinking about it, because although the website technically works some of the time, it certainly ain’t broke with the chat feature being less reliable than the pedals on a Toyota Prius and the ‘latest posts’ part of the news feed seems believes that linear progression of time looks like a three year old scribbling all over a piece of paper. So it’s a pity that these things haven’t been fixed in the new version.
Instead, the new version of Facebook makes me want to find small children, set them on fire and then punch them in the face. This isn’t because I don’t like the new homepage. Quite the opposite, the side navigation is very functional and moving notifications to the top with the mini windows is a great change.
However, the second you go to a profile page, where they’ve not really changed much.
Look at that.
LOOK AT THAT.
It might appear minor, but the complete lack of alignment between the logo and the sidebar area as well as the search box… that is painful. That’s just a form of torture. Every time you go to a profile, it’s there, staring at you.
It’s a bit like the FedEx arrow – once you’ve spot it, you can’t unsee it. So I’m sorry. But it needed to be exposed for the pain and suffering it’s causing me.
