Various Sources Have Reported That The New Facebook Timeline Will Soon Be Mandatory To All 800 Million (Or So) Facebook Users.
Click Here To Read The Entire Story From blog.facebook.com
This Is Already Upsetting Millions Of Facebook Users. Especially Those Who Enjoy The Social Games On Facebook.
Click Here To Read The Entire Story From bits.blogs.nytimes.com
The Story Also States How Previous Facebook Changes Have Chased Some Users Away From It’s Service.
The tone of the reactions, given the history of Facebook, is not a surprise. Many of Facebook’s major site shuffles, including the introduction of the now-iconic News Feed and, most recently, a news ticker that tries to pick the most important updates and stories to show each user on logging in, have been met with frustration and resistance from the site’s users. Last summer, unrest stemming from adjustments to Facebook’s privacy settings drove some users to quit or deactivate their accounts.
Then They Ask A Very Important Question;
But will these changes, the largest site-wide redesign in the company’s history, bring on the same response?
I Say Yes It Will. I Can Say This Because I Am Seriously Contemplating A Decision As To Whether I Will Still Use Facebook Or Not Once These Changes Take Affect.
Since I Only Began Using Facebook To Play Social Games In The First Place And Is The Only Reason I Continue To Use Facebook, It Is Being Reported That These Social Games Will Become More Difficult To Play For Many Of Us. mwlootlady.blogspot.com Is Reporting That “Most players won't know to do the steps required to get requests in the news feeds and even if they do, their efforts will be counteracted by auto-posting”.
Zynga, As I’ve Already Reported On My January 11, 2012 Post Entitled; Flock Is Zynga Planning Its Own Social Network, Has Purchase Flock.
Update: From the Flock blog:
I’m very excited to announce that the Flock team will be joining the social gaming phenomenon, Zynga.
This month marked Flock’s six-year anniversary and, from the beginning, we’ve always believed in the transformative power of social. We knew that it would change everything we do online, so we worked hard to make it easier and more rewarding for you to discover, enjoy and share the relationships and content you’re passionate about. And so, it is incredibly exciting and rewarding for us to take our expertise and passion for great products to one of the hottest and most innovative companies in the world.
With over a quarter of a billion users, Zynga has captured the imagination of the world. Their dedication to understanding what social game users want and to delivering a wildly popular gaming platform is already legendary. And, they’ve only just gotten started…
Our team will help Zynga in achieving their goal of building the most fun, social games available to anyone, anytime – on any platform.
Flock’s dedication to its products and users allowed us to achieve over 10 million users around the world with two products on the Facebook top 10 list of the most popular desktop apps. We thank our users for their unwavering support and dedication, and we’re thrilled to be going to a platform that shares our passion for combining great user experience and technology. What an awesome way to kick off 2011!
Best wishes for a Happy New Year,
Shawn Hardin
With Facebooks New Timeline Going Global To Everyone Soon, How Soon Before Zynga Jumps Ship And Begins Flocking The Internet? Will You Say Flock Facebook And Join Zynga On Flock?
All I Know Is That There WILL BE An Exodus From Facebook, The Questions Now Are How Big Of An Exodus Will There Be And When Will It Start.
