whats all this about a new facebook?

[Tanya]

Alot of my freinds on facebook are going on their statuses about how they hate the new facebook, but it looks the same to me

[Anthony]

In the upper left they have the notifications mail and friends buttons. Birthdays are the same. Apps are on the left and people online appear also on the left and on the bottom right (like it has been). Not that big of a change really.

[London]

Facebook creators have introduced the new Facebook 2010 layout today.

As per the reports, the new Facebook 2010 layout is expected to become effective for all users today. It has been reported that the officials of this social networking site have made some major changes in the layout of the homepage and so the users might be a bit surprised when they would see it for the first time. Though reports indicate that there are some significant changes in the interface of this social networking site, it is expected that the users will not face much difficulty in operating the site. The reports also state that the user-friendliness of the site would not be affected by the change in the layout.

The new Facebook layout for 2010 has been one of the highly searched news of today. Facebook users all over the world are curious to know about the alterations that Facebook has made in the home page. As the new interface of Facebook has already become effective for some users, they have received the opportunity to use it. Most of the Facebook users have appreciated the new layout of Facebook and expects that it would help in solving the downtime issues of the site.


A Facebook press release explained:


New Home Page Design

A simplified home page to provide easier access to what you're looking for on Facebook. You can now quickly navigate to commonly-used areas of the site from the top and left hand menus. From the Top Menu, you can now easily find new messages, requests, and notifications using the icons in the top, left hand corner. The left hand menu is now where you can find all of your applications, previously located in the bottom dock. The links on the left will take you to your application dashboards. You can also find your Messages and Facebook Chat from the left hand menu.



Applications and Games Dashboards

The Applications Dashboard lets you view the latest applications you and your friends interacted with, as well as discover new applications based on what your friends are using. The Games Dashboard serves as a dedicated space for games on Facebook where you can interact with games you've recently played and discover new games based on what your friends are playing.

On both the Applications and Games Dashboards, you can receive personalized updates to remind you of impending actions, sent directly from the applications.