I’ve been tweeting for a couple of weeks about the facebook new design and their twitter approach.
here is some:
More and more people are bored by facebook. I’m not sure that a new design will change that, no?
Facebook has released its new home. Should we rename facebook to twitbook. at least, they will give twitter some credits
with 514m$ raised, Facebook is so innovative. they are able to copy twitter but change twitter light blue into a Facebook dark blue. Waouh
I had some interesting reactions (read below). It seems that Facebook, even if they still do well with the general public, start to lose its mojo with their early adopters due to too many mistakes: Privacy rules, acting more like a monoply than an open minded leader,etc…
I hated the new HP of facebook, too crowded too messy, and u kinda lose ur way in there
I agree with the FB fact,i’m one of those who are getting bored, their new look? dont even care plus they are copying twitter
From Mambe Nanje (@mambenanje)
now facebook wanna be like twitter. clearly twitter is market leader and facebook is trying to catch up.
facebook has clearly accepted that twitter is the future and they have to just follow the direction of twitter
From Eamonn Carey (@eamonncarey)
I’ve certaiinly stopped using facebook as frequently as I did. Suspect you are right – new design won’t bring me back.
Twitter success is because of the real time intimate conversation (include support of this through apps and desktop widgets) and the age of next generation reporting as a cause of this. This is why Facebook copied Twitter.
From Gaith at arabcrunch (@3Gfalcon)
twitter success is bc of the third party the desktop apps, FB desktop app r not well know with avg. facebookers. will that change?
well facebook can not copy Twitter in few things, like u follow people, but people do not have to follow u to get their tweets, in facebook u have both to accept the friendship which makes it more limited, thought now public profiles go to the homepage on FB, still there r random peeps that tweet much better than any public person. and r worthy of following, and there r tons of ways to find them in twitter, take public time line, tag search, that is not available on Fb, will it? if so then facebook will not be what it claimed to: privacy and connecting people around u
in my opinion, loosing early adopters is really bad sign.
It means you don’t innovate enough to keep them excited.
It means you don’t innovate enough to keep them excited.
this loss of attraction will gain general public sooner than expected.
the next Facebook is Twitter so that means somewhere in the cloud there is the next twitter, but which service it is? an USD 100++ millions question.
any opinion?
As someone who thinks Twitter is rather silly, the new Facebook is a disappointment. Facebook needs to take pride in its own brand. Inane, constant comments on a personal homepage isn’t that appealing.