Finally after hearing and reading all the buzz about the new Facebook layout I’m able to see it in first person – and I like it! It has been dubbed as the official Facebook 2010 layout. Some things that changed (I might update the list in the days to come, as I discover more interesting facts about the layout change):
- Simplified (less cluttered) homepage
- Added Applications page (which was previously only available as beta) - all though I don’t use any Facebook applications
- Search box moved to a more prominent place – while there wasn’t anything wrong with the previous location, it’s just even more usable
- List of online friends (instead of hidden away in the chat box)
As always there are people who don’t like changes. While these changes aren’t anything big and are in fact subtle in their kind, hate groups are already spreading the word that it sucks. I think once you look through the changes, they’re well thought through and executed in their design (following function). It’s just a matter of getting used to it and if you don’t like it – leave it alone.
The only thing I don’t like is that I had a “group” on the previous layout which only showed me status updates instead of the regular news feed on my homepage. This way my Facebook starting point wasn’t cluttered with FarmVille news. However, I need to find a way to bring my homepage feed back to only status updates in this redesigned version.
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Some of you might remember my previous blog – which had some interesting posts about the “eBay” remote flash triggers, Canon lens reviews and other photography-related materials. I’ll try to rewrite some of those articles in English and post them on this blog.
For my loyal readers this means that you’ll probably see content that you’ve read before but since my new experiences there might be subtle differences so it’ll be worth a re-read.
I decided a few days ago to re-launch my personal blog. About a year ago I stopped blogging and removed my Wordpress installation. I decided to only display (some) photographs from time to time without visitors giving the ability to react, interact, etc. But the lack of feedback actually made me quit all activity and I left the domain dorment.
For some reason however, I guess being inspired again by Niko Caignie and Pieter Baert, I was playing with the idea for a few days to start everything back up. However this time the blog isn’t solely focussed on photography anymore. It’s a mix of personal experiences, reviews of products, ideas, and ofcourse photography. It’s not the only thing that got reignited though. While I really enjoy digital photography, I’m looking for an enlarger again so I can develop my own film and prints again from time to time. I’ll probably use my old FED3 camera for most of the film photography work.
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