It’s true – Facebook is turning six years old and to celebrate they are soon launching a drastic redesign of the site’s home page.
Every time Facebook comes out with a redesign of their website, cries from the huddled masses decree it to be the worst atrocity since Snooki was punched in the face.
Well, this time around I’m taking a preemptive strike. I’m calling out all of you who will undoubtedly whine and cry about the impending update to Facebook; start groups petitioning the admins to allow you to go back in time; and eventually come into the present with the rest of us kicking and screaming. No matter what you do, it’s going to happen anyway, so I’m attempting to save you a lot of the time and effort you’ll waste railing against something you can’t change. Just suck it up.
The fact of the matter is Facebook is free for all and that means, although they’re incredibly receptive to the feedback of their users, they can pretty much do whatever they want with the site.
I believe web developers generally have the best interest of users at heart. They spend hours looking at research about how people use their sites so they can engineer better ways for you to interact. Faster ways. More efficient ways.
That’s a good thing. So cry if you like, but it’s happening.
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OK but really, I'm a Internet marketing consultant. I also dabble in web design and graphic design. I graduated from the UofM with my degree in English and minor in Philosophy in 2004 and from Creative Communications at Red River College in 2008 where I majored in advertising. 
Thing is, with one exception (and even that one’s debatable), every update to Facebook has been a vast improvement to the functionality and usability of the site. There has been literally no reason to complain, other than “It’s different!”. And that is hardly sufficient reason for the vitriol we’ve both seen regarding Facebook updates.
Cheers to you, sir! Well-reasoned.
No complaints here! I dig being able to use FB for free…not up to me to whine and moan when they make a few changes here and there.