I actually had to use the search function to find the facebook event I created a few weeks ago. Gone was the ability to check out the events page to find the one I made and was managing if atleast superficially. I now see how much of a pain it is for anyone that uses facebook beyond the occasional wall post everytime facebook does a 'facelift'.
Sure the new frontend has smoother edges but its usability has been heavily geared towards the newsfeed has multiplied like rabbits to encompass just about every facet of the social networking site. What's worse, they lowered the character count per post or something so people are unable to form complete thoughts, rather simplistic soundbites. It's 1984 in its own digital bubble, where the complexities of language are boiled down into plus-good... or in this case... 'like' along with its big brother tendencies powered by the newsfeed. Half the time 'like' isn't even a proper response to whatever someone is saying.
I'm not saying that I really liked any of the previous makeovers, but this time around, the floor of usability gave out when I had to actually use the search function to find something I should have known the location of. Not exactly a comfortable feeling. Facebook itself has strayed too far from its college networking roots, pandering to the masses and attempting to compete with other social networking sites out there. As such, I'll go back to using fb for what I originally used it for... an overpowered digital 'black book'
Group 1: 28/30
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