""Some people are simpletons. Stooges who don't like change. If it were
up to them we'd be all still on dial up. No... scratch that... we'd be
still using tin cans with strings... no... scratch that... we'd be
dragging our knuckles along the ground.
I SAY BRING ON THE CHANGES! GO FACEBOOK! Make it happen!""
Seem like Facebook really do have a challenge on their hands. They try to be nice and explain their changes that are coming up. Really simply, small changes like a minor modification of their homepage. But the reaction is nasty. It appears that most folks on Facebook are mutants. But I know that not to be the case. These are just the ones who are triggered to react and reply. I believe that there is not enough study on internet behaviour. How the masses react to change. It's only been THANKS to sites like Facebook that when a change now occurs it not only sparks a backlash but that backlash is now heard. When sites changed in the past. That was that. It just was a change and the radifications went unnoticed. But Facebook have had it tougher than most sites. Their critics are some of the harshest on the net right now. In fact it was the first time that a site making a change to their layout made news headlines thanks to the reaction online. People starting up groups, protesting by changing their status to say something negative about Facebook. I personally think it's been unjust. But not totally. Facebook should offer people what they want. If there is a large group of slow adapters who resist change then Facebook should offer a "Facebook classic". If they bitch and moan that they like the way it use to be then give 'em that option to switch back to retro mode.
Facebook will continue to change. Just like the internet has done so since my time online. But maybe it's time the guys making these changes also listened to the general public and offered that option to keep 'em quiet?
Personally I am happy with what Facebook are doing so far and hope to see them improve things more. We'll see.
up to them we'd be all still on dial up. No... scratch that... we'd be
still using tin cans with strings... no... scratch that... we'd be
dragging our knuckles along the ground.
I SAY BRING ON THE CHANGES! GO FACEBOOK! Make it happen!""
Seem like Facebook really do have a challenge on their hands. They try to be nice and explain their changes that are coming up. Really simply, small changes like a minor modification of their homepage. But the reaction is nasty. It appears that most folks on Facebook are mutants. But I know that not to be the case. These are just the ones who are triggered to react and reply. I believe that there is not enough study on internet behaviour. How the masses react to change. It's only been THANKS to sites like Facebook that when a change now occurs it not only sparks a backlash but that backlash is now heard. When sites changed in the past. That was that. It just was a change and the radifications went unnoticed. But Facebook have had it tougher than most sites. Their critics are some of the harshest on the net right now. In fact it was the first time that a site making a change to their layout made news headlines thanks to the reaction online. People starting up groups, protesting by changing their status to say something negative about Facebook. I personally think it's been unjust. But not totally. Facebook should offer people what they want. If there is a large group of slow adapters who resist change then Facebook should offer a "Facebook classic". If they bitch and moan that they like the way it use to be then give 'em that option to switch back to retro mode.
Facebook will continue to change. Just like the internet has done so since my time online. But maybe it's time the guys making these changes also listened to the general public and offered that option to keep 'em quiet?
Personally I am happy with what Facebook are doing so far and hope to see them improve things more. We'll see.
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