Facebook users hate the redesign, but does it matter?

Filed under: Social Software , web 2.0 There’s a buzz going around about a poll on Facebook, where 94% of the almost 800,000 respondents gave the site’s new redesign a thumbs-down. That’s a pretty big sample size, so it seems clear enough that at least a portion of Facebook’s base isn’t happy with the changes they’ve made. The important question might not be “do people like the new redesign?” though. It might be, “Does it matter whether people like it?” I’m with Eric Eldon at VentureBeat on this one: users don’t always know what they want, and a lot of people have negative attitudes toward having to relearn a site they were already very familiar with. When the dust clears a little bit, and folks have had a chance to test-drive

the site a bit, then Facebook might have to start listening to constructive criticism. For right now, they should — and will, more than likely — work out any kinks in the new design, but give it some time to win people over. Download Squad readers, what do you think? Do initial user reactions to the new design matter? Should Facebook scrap it, or give it a chance, and why? Vote in our poll, or leave a comment if you have more to say. View Poll Facebook users hate the redesign, but does it matter? originally appeared on Download Squad on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST. Gadgets.A Gadget Zone | A Gadget Zone | A Gadget Zone

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Facebook users hate the redesign, but does it matter?