Can't stop now! Created juices are flowing! New opinion for you:
I HATE FACEBOOK TIMELINE!!! There I said it. To me, the whole idea of Facebook Timelines is just another aggravating two weeks of having to decipher Facebook....for the dozenth time!!! Seriously, every time Facebook changes their website up, the updates become harder and harder to figure out. I liked how simple the site used to be...Check out a friends wall, upload pictures, maybe say Happy Birthday to an old buddy, but now with this newest update it just seems like there is too much going on. Mark Zurkerberg's idea of the new profile layout is to make a users whole life available to the public via timeline. Now, I am a fairly private person and I am not so sure I feel comfortable letting my life story available for everyone to see. I see this new layout for Facebook becoming a deal breaker in the future for many users when it comes to landing a job; particularly people who have been using the site for years. What I'm getting at is that Facebook documents many fun memories of your past, but this also means Facebook can capture many events that you wish it hadn't. Facebook Timelines just makes it easier for companies to weed out potential employees by finding dirt, that may otherwise not have been dug up. No pun intended.
I know it may be hard to give up social media in this day and age but there is a point where I draw the line of what I want public, and what I don't. Google+ has gained my interest recently with its simplicity and privacy and I am beginning to lean towards it over Facebook.
Now, I may have been bashing Facebook but I am going to give it a chance...a short one. Just my two cents. What do you think is going to be the outcome with the new Facebook? Life or Death?
I believe the reason Facebook is constantly updating is to show their fans they will constantly evolve to please the needs of their consumers. These updates are supposed to make the site easier to use, but many people experience the opposite effect. I prefer Twitter because of its simplicity, something I think Facebook used to possess.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Facebook did seem to be a lot easier and simpler to use back in the years past, and lately there have been more updates than Sports Center. I still like to use Facebook for obvious reason, but like you I could do without the constant changes to the layout, interface, buttons, timeline, etc. I still have yet to make a Twitter account, but at this rate I may have to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThe Facebook timeline is SO annoying. As if I didn't feel creepy enough on Facebook, now it is literally telling me what my friends are doing at every second. I feel like Facebook is trying to evolve to the needs of their customers (although I don't know who "needed" this particular feature) but all it seems to do, at first at least, is to discourage users. I know that I personally despise every new change Facebook has, but then get used to it eventually. It does generate a lot of buzz though; every time Facebook changes, 75% of my friends post about it.
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