DISQUS

The Inquisitr: Who will be the first to sue Facebook over the site redesign?

  • Kyle Brady · 1 year ago
    I'm pretty sure that no matter who you are, whether you're a little middle school kid or a wannabe company like Slide, you agree to the same Terms and Conditions.

    I'm also pretty sure that those Terms and Conditions state that Facebook doesn't have to do what you want, and may make decisions without you that do not necessarily benefit your "company" or "product".

    This came up once before when it was revealed that (surprise!) they were taking ideas from Platform Devs and implementing a Facebook-sponsored version. All the devs got pissed and whatever, but it ultimately didn't/doesn't matter because you're dependent on the whims of an immature and as-yet unproven company...

    And they make sure you know that when you sign on to create zombie poking pirateship "apps".

    --Kyle

    p.s. Do you add the hand-written text to the images yourself? I think they're pretty funny... and the handwriting makes it even better.
  • Rodney_Rumford · 1 year ago
    Developers agree to the Terms and Conditions. No one has a leg to stand on legally and go after facebook in my mind.

    If developers are upset; I understand. The reality is that facebook has made so many changes to the platform that i have jokingly said that the only constant on facebook is change. A strategic part of the redesign was to squash the "widgets" that were quickly turning facebook into myspace visually. ;)

    Once users get acclimated to the new design I suspect more robust and engaging apps will see thier traffic pick back up.

    I did a blog post a few hours back about 9 things that I love about the Facebook redesign. I did mention that app developers have some challenges ahead of them.
  • maryspecht · 1 year ago
    Sounds like Facebook is on safe legal ground for now.

    Agreed w/ Kyle: Nice drawings.
  • Kaitlyn · 1 year ago
    it's not just the developers who dislike the new facebook. over 2 million users are against it. I can't believe the owners of facebook haven't made an exception to change the design back, or at least have an option to choose between the new design and the old.