{"id":34480,"date":"2011-09-21T23:05:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T21:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=34480"},"modified":"2011-09-22T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T08:00:24","slug":"facebook-changes-spark-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/34480-facebook-changes-spark-complaints.html","title":{"rendered":"Facebook changes spark complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facebook<\/a> users on Wednesday took to complaining about changes intended to make it easier to manage the torrents of updates from friends at the world’s largest social network.<\/p>\n

People vented ire in an array of online venues including a “Petition against the new Facebook homepage” at the social network and a Twitter<\/a> stream tagged “#NewFacebook.”<\/p>\n

Some lamented that the latest Facebook changes were moves to be more like rival Google+<\/a> and hot text-message-based news-sharing service Twitter.<\/p>\n

“#NewFacebook is like America,” one Twitter user commented. “Plenty of people discontent(ed), but it’s not like anyone is actually going to leave.”<\/p>\n

Facebook users are known for complaining fiercely about changes to the service but then adapting and sticking with the online community.<\/p>\n

The backlash came a morning after Facebook began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements in what founder Mark Zuckerberg referred to as a “launching season” for new features.<\/p>\n

Facebook’s “News Feed” that streams updates from friends now gives priority to important posts, images shared at the website are displayed larger, and a “Ticker” chat column was added for real-time conversations.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Facebook has focused on ways for members to better control what information gets shared with whom.<\/p>\n

Facebook last week began letting members follow strangers Twitter-style with the addition of “Subscribe” buttons that let people hear from people who aren’t friends at the network, and share insights with strangers.<\/p>\n

Facebook also began letting members be more selective about what kinds of updates from friends make it into their personal news feeds.<\/p>\n

The “Ticker” chat panel in a right-hand column on the screen allows people to engage in text chats focused on freshly uploaded images or other posts.<\/p>\n

More Facebook announcements are expected at the social network’s annual developers conference in San Francisco on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Speculation regarding what Facebook has in store at the gathering includes the launch of a platform for online music services such as Rdio and Spotify along with adding stories from professional news outfits.<\/p>\n

The conference will come just days after Google dropped the need for an invitation to join the Internet giant’s challenge to Facebook, Google+.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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