Like it or not the new changes we've all noticed early in the week are just the beginning. But if you are not aware, today Facebook held a big conference to announce the next steps and the future of their social network. The big deal: Timeline, a brand new approach to the user profile, which is aimed at increasing the emotional investment of members by telling a "story" through pictures, video, music, and apps. You can take a peek here: https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline
That said, it doesn't appear that there have been any impactful changes to the place that we all spend the most time at: the News Feed. Still no ability to edit posts. Still no rich text like bold or italic. No multiperson video "hangouts". No broadcasts. And FB is still way behind Google when it comes to Search.
It's a LOT of change though and in a very short span of time. Some users will no doubt be lost. Others, elated.
My is that the end result is a good thing. Google+ hit the scene 3 months ago with a very impressive product and forced FB's hand. FB is flexing back. And as these two duke it out the winner at the end of the day will be...the user.
That said, it doesn't appear that there have been any impactful changes to the place that we all spend the most time at: the News Feed. Still no ability to edit posts. Still no rich text like bold or italic. No multiperson video "hangouts". No broadcasts. And FB is still way behind Google when it comes to Search.
It's a LOT of change though and in a very short span of time. Some users will no doubt be lost. Others, elated.
My is that the end result is a good thing. Google+ hit the scene 3 months ago with a very impressive product and forced FB's hand. FB is flexing back. And as these two duke it out the winner at the end of the day will be...the user.