When the Borg assimilated Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise, there was the resounding phrase: "Resistance is futile." I logged into Facebook last week to find that same methodology rang true--the site is change is here to stay.



Seeing the "go back to the old Facebook" link disappear was rough. When I look at the new Facebook page, I feel as if I see everything and nothing all at once. Some may argue that its more streamlined; I think it makes less sense to the eye. For example, birthdays are now part of the jumble in the right sidebar, whereas before they were clearly isolated. Coming from a religious happy birthday wisher, I can already tell that I will increasingly be missing wall and gift-giving opportunities.

Although I have never built a Facebook app, I could imagine that developers may be displeased about the changes as well. Essentially, their hard work gets moved from prime Facebook real estate [front and center on a profile page] to the smelly lot that no one wants [the last "box" tab]. This may be in line with
the filtering of garbage apps, which is appreciated, but it seems that one bad apple is ruining it for everyone.

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