Facebook Gets a "Facelift"

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Facebook today released a new, cleaner and simpler design, along with the opportunity for users to preview and test the next-generation features and functionality. The company is inviting people to use the new design and try out the improved features by navigating back and forth between the new and current versions of the site. Access to the new design will be limited at first and gradually become available to all of Facebook's more than 80 million users over the coming days. The company has been developing the new design since early this year. Over the past six months, more than 100,000 Facebook users offered constructive suggestions on the layout and features, many of which were included in the final version.

"We've made the changes rolling out today in order to highlight the most recent and relevant information that users value, give users even more control and ownership over their profiles and simplify the user experience," said Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. "Facebook's new design makes it a lot easier for users to share information, and we encourage them to check it out."

Screenshot: New Facebook Design

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(1 reply) #1 stifler6478 on 23 Jul 2008 - 02:23

I'm lovin the new look

-Spenser

#1.1 Faisal Islam on 23 Jul 2008 - 16:42

me too. but it seems like Apple more but less Microsoft Windows Live, though MS wanna but it & rename it to 'Windows Live Facebook"

Last edited by Faisal Islam on 23 Jul 2008 - 16:59

(2 replies) #2 Larry David on 23 Jul 2008 - 02:35

Don't see it yet

#2.1 bangbang023 on 23 Jul 2008 - 02:40

Just go to www.new.facebook.com and you'll see it. You can revert back to the old template if you don't like it.

#2.2 Larry David on 23 Jul 2008 - 11:46

(bangbang023 said @ #2.1)

nope nothing yet, still the old one

(2 replies) #3 Brandon on 23 Jul 2008 - 02:35

yay my first front page post. I'm usually too late

#3.1 xiphi on 23 Jul 2008 - 03:15

//ignore this comment

#3.2 ThomMcK on 23 Jul 2008 - 12:33

I submitted this to the news desk yesterday but neowin chose to ignore it?!?

#4 scaramonga on 23 Jul 2008 - 02:55

lol

#5 FusionOpz on 23 Jul 2008 - 03:31

fugly.

(2 replies) #6 GEIST on 23 Jul 2008 - 03:58

Could you possibly link to an even smaller screenshot? I can still recognize things.

#6.1 Exosphere on 23 Jul 2008 - 13:16

(GEIST said @ #6)

LOL!

#6.2 +Smigit on 23 Jul 2008 - 16:09

Not really a good thing but I have seen smaller ones used on neowin. They do bring a laugh but.

(2 replies) #7 WhoTheF on 23 Jul 2008 - 04:02

doesn't work for me. =/

#7.1 WhoTheF on 23 Jul 2008 - 06:56

never mind. i got it.

kinda has that neowin touch to it.

#7.2 +rm20010 on 23 Jul 2008 - 12:45

(WhoTheF said @ #7.1)

Because of that narrow band on the top?

(1 reply) #8 Internal Storm on 23 Jul 2008 - 05:00

Not a big fan. I was super stoked with the tabs and how that would keep things uncluttered, but they redid everything and it's just really messy it's like a page that doesn't render properly and half the things are rendered... too busy looking... it's a shame because there has been a lot of complaints from the developers and they still went ahead and are launching this piece of crap.

I hope they do something about it, otherwise I think there will be a big backlash. Would hate to see such a useful site fall off the radar because of a bad design choice.

#8.1 darkpuma on 23 Jul 2008 - 11:24

i was going to say something along those lines too.

#9 -CrAzY- on 23 Jul 2008 - 06:57

I just wish there was an option to stop mini-feed from showing me stuff that isn't directly related to me.... I don't give a **** if XX joined XX. I do care if XX writes on my wall or tags a photo of me. But I don't care if XX tags a photo of XY as it doesn't have anything to do with me!

Even putting mini-feed preferences all the way down, I just want a way to stop all that junk!

/rant

#10 +Smigit on 23 Jul 2008 - 08:57

For me it seems to work when it want's to. Clicking or hovering over icons sometimes does what it should and other times doesn't. Furthermore some of the links at the top of the page for me seem to behave differently whether I open them in a new tab or just click them in FFX with them either going to the Home page or my profile page depending what method I choose to open the link.

Furthermore accessing it today at Uni in IE7 gave me a prompt that my browser wasn't supported and to try something different including...Internet Explorer. Argh. Navigating past this page everything worked fine.

It seems a bit of a mess atm to be honest. It's ok but not brilliant. Also not thrilled I can't use my gridview app on the main page. Not a fan of apps generally but it's the one that I did really like personally.

ohh and I can't see any way yet to get rid of those yellow hint boxes. It's pretty self explanatory what things do so why have those "hints" all over the place. If they feel a user needs hints to help them navigate the site then perhaps the navigation is an issue as it should be rather self navigating.

#11 +Ficman on 23 Jul 2008 - 09:49

Cool I like it...

#12 +Unimatrix Xero on 23 Jul 2008 - 10:58

doesnt work for me in IE6, its saying by browser isnt good enough, and it wont let me revert back to the old style

#13 Michael1406 on 23 Jul 2008 - 11:15

I wanted to see applications on a separate tab., I am disappointed. It also needs more colour. A blue background, perhaps. I don't like the wall being combined with the updates either.

This isn't going down well with me.

#14 LipSmacker on 23 Jul 2008 - 11:34

Eh what a mess... this will take some getting used to. Its starting to resemble Myspace a bit too.

#15 Magallanes on 23 Jul 2008 - 13:37

A facelift is always a good thing.

#16 Kreuger on 23 Jul 2008 - 14:38

yeah it's an improvement

I had trouble getting it at first

I just wish there was an option to stop mini-feed from showing me stuff that isn't directly related to me

yeah that bothers me too. I emailed them about it and they're like "you can turn it off in the settings" yeah okay, I did that and still happens..

Its starting to resemble Myspace a bit too.

I always thought it did

Anyways, I think it's supposed to be a beta and that's why there's still problems. For example, some times links won't open for me unless I use a new tab.

#17 Kreuger on 23 Jul 2008 - 14:39

I always thought it did

Anyways, I think it's supposed to be a beta and that's why there's still problems. For example, some times links won't open for me unless I use a new tab. Overall, it's a nice change. Just gotta wait for someone to update my user script to darken it haha

#18 SoulEata on 24 Jul 2008 - 01:52

Cleaner, yeah right. It's awful. But Facebook knows best on what's awful. Then they try and pretend like they listen to the community. For the past year of it's development, they had a "fan page" where they posted screen shots and ideas and posted comments.

It never changed and they didn't listen to a single comment or email from Facebook users. It is one of the most fascist websites. I don't care if you want to revamp your website look, that's fine. But don't pretend like you care about user input.

#19 joker999 on 24 Jul 2008 - 11:09

Holy cow! soooo awesome redesigning! lots of easy to nav and loading bit faster than before.

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