Comments on: Why Does Social Media Hurt My Eyes? http://www.moneysmith.com/2008/08/what-is-social-medias-screaming-need/ Marketing Communications in the Age of New Media Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:18:04 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gary Moneysmith http://www.moneysmith.com/2008/08/what-is-social-medias-screaming-need/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Gary Moneysmith Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:57:31 +0000 http://www.moneysmith.com/?p=23#comment-10 David: Yah, Facebook took a hop in the right direction with its recent redesign, but it's still clearly an engineering driven look and feel. They're the Choo Choo Charlie driving the social media train right now. Design and usability fueled the iPhone's success. Why not for go for a similar moonshot for the world's hottest social networking system? David: Yah, Facebook took a hop in the right direction with its recent redesign, but it’s still clearly an engineering driven look and feel. They’re the Choo Choo Charlie driving the social media train right now. Design and usability fueled the iPhone’s success. Why not for go for a similar moonshot for the world’s hottest social networking system?

]]> By: David Griner http://www.moneysmith.com/2008/08/what-is-social-medias-screaming-need/comment-page-1/#comment-9 David Griner Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:44:15 +0000 http://www.moneysmith.com/?p=23#comment-9 I still feel like I'm somewhat alone in the woods on the issue of Facebook's redesign. I thought it brought a much better intuitive feel to the network. When I need to find things now, it rarely takes much guess work. It has its drawbacks, sure, but I was surprised how many people bashed it relentlessly when it really did make the daily experience easier -- at least for the casual Facebooker. Oh, and golf clap for the best headline I've seen in a while. I still feel like I’m somewhat alone in the woods on the issue of Facebook’s redesign. I thought it brought a much better intuitive feel to the network. When I need to find things now, it rarely takes much guess work.

It has its drawbacks, sure, but I was surprised how many people bashed it relentlessly when it really did make the daily experience easier — at least for the casual Facebooker.

Oh, and golf clap for the best headline I’ve seen in a while.

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