Comments | sluggobear: About the new Facebook layout: some very interesting tidbits

sluggobear

About the new Facebook layout: some very interesting tidbits

Oct 26, 2009 10:43

A lot of people are up in arms about the new Facebook home page layout, but I actually think it was a smart business move. The new default view is intended partly to address the ever-growing problem of information overload. In an age where we're being bombarded with more e-mail, more tweets and more information 24/7, the abridged view is actually ( Read more... )

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sluggobear October 26 2009, 18:08:32 UTC

LOL!

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sluggobear October 26 2009, 19:00:36 UTC

Agreed. Maybe Facebook underestimated the number of people that would even notice.

Facebook claims that the changes were based on customer feedback. But who knows?

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sluggobear October 26 2009, 21:36:14 UTC

Actually there is such a view... when you're looking at News Feed, the Live Feed is the alternate view.

I really think the News Feed was done to reduce reader fatigue and help people sift through mountains of information.

I've had no problems with friends disappearing, but I've seen it happen to 1 or 2 other people. Very strange, and I'm sure it's frustrating.

Thanks for the info.... pauliebearsf October 26 2009, 20:52:08 UTC

I cannot for the life of me find the "edit options" button at the bottom of the live feed page....HELP !!! xoxoxoox

Re: Thanks for the info.... sluggobear October 26 2009, 21:34:34 UTC

Scroll down to the bottom of the page. It'll appear in a slightly-shaded box, at the same level as the "Older Posts" link.

Be careful... as you scroll there, the older posts may keep loading automatically. If this happens, try pressing the "End" key on your keyboard instead.

Re: Thanks for the info.... pauliebearsf October 26 2009, 21:42:43 UTC

Thanks for the info....the only thing I see at the bottom of the page is the "older posts" link...weird.....xoxooxo

Re: Thanks for the info.... sluggobear October 26 2009, 21:46:17 UTC

Indeed that is weird.

dr_tectonic October 27 2009, 00:32:16 UTC

Facebook is able to intelligently select the most relevant recent updates and bubble them up to the top for easy consumption.

Except that it isn't.

I think you're spot-on that that's what they want the system to do, and I agree that it's a savvy move, for all the reasons you list ( ... )

sluggobear October 27 2009, 00:34:15 UTC

You make a good point.

I think I read that they use other people's "Likes" and comment count to calculate most interesting posts.

I wonder if they'll tune the algorithm so it gets smarter over time?

But yes, I see what you mean.