Note from @Tammykfennell: This is a post by fab MarketMeSuite intern @Trishbaden. This week I had a thought… There’s a lot to love about Facebook, but man, there’s still a few things that get on everyone’s nerves. I asked Trish to come up with her top 10 things she dislikes about the social network giant, and I think you’ll find it an entertaining and interesting read!
Although I am not the hugest fan of the new Facebook “Timeline” thing. [not to mention: it's huuuuuuuge. and slow. and weird. and awkward. and just not a freaking Facebook wall.] Essentially, because it’s most of our favorite site [and most frequented] we have some “hates”. Here my 10 things I hate about you, Facebook:
1. I don’t like everything!
The fact you don’t have a disklike button. This is long overdue. We all know this. No one wants to like a comment about your dog dying.
2. I can’t switch back
You don’t have the ability to switch back from the new “timeline” Facebook to the old “wall.” If anyone is like me, they don’t like the new layout. I usually complain about the new layout and then realize it’s actually sweet! But not this time. It’s weird, semi-invasive, and awkwardly omniscient.
3. I said something stupid, now what?
There isn’t a possibility to edit posts/status after they’ve been published. Eh hem. Google + you can. #justsayin’
4. Too Much Sharing
The automatic assumption by Facebook is that everyone wants to share everything at all times. By the principle of Social Media, ideally, we would want to. But really, we actually don’t want to show the picture of us on vacation taking shots in bikini’s to EVERYONE. I know, I can manually limit who sees it, but it would be great if you warned me before I shared something embarrassing to the world.
5. I can’t unfriend easily
The ability to have the little “x” next to the friends in our friends list would be nice for when we go on the random unfriending binge.
6. Scary Layout
I’m sorry I know I said it before— but I reeeeally don’t dig the new “timeline” thing. Not only does it creep me out (I’ve had it for 8 years), but I can’t tell which are my my most recent posts and they are organized in a non-user-friendly way making it hard to read.
7. Chat is weak
Facebook chat isn’t the most user friendly nor reliable application/interface.
8. No Way Out
The ability to have the option to have Permanent and total deletion of accounts, pictures, and etc would be great — really. They only allow “deactivation” currently.
9. Speed issues
It takes FOREVER to load pictures and pages. Like, I’m talking, I need my roots touched up by the time I get to stalk this girl from highschool. Some of this is likely my internet, but especially from mobile, it’s just not as speedy as one would like.
10. Improve Insights
I don’t really use these because I use other channels for monitoring and measuring– but I know a lot of people who do– and they say that basically you know even less about facebook stats after viewing them
Have Your Say…
What would you change? What do you like? Leave me a comment or Tweet me @trishbaden!
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