We're gathering all of the Uber.la Facebook posts in one index, and you have arrived at The Facebook Fails Index. While Facebook has surpassed Google.com in traffic and Fast Company has declared Facebook the #1 Innovative Company for 2010, in spite of all that, we struggle with Facebook. And there are actually some fairly simple mistakes that Facebook has made with in user-experience 101–we've highlighted some of them here and will continue to do so–and with every NEW Facebook "upgrade" they seem to make things worse.
The newest post is called Neo-Facebook: Facebook Simplified I hope you enjoy it.
The core premise is captured in the F-Book post below.
The F-Bomb and F-Book: The F-Book Manifesto! [Facebook = F-Book]
And when you are building and designing the world's largest social network, we believe you owe some deeper thought to all of us using your service. Facebook is not a small startup that change colors, fonts and menus at a whim. When Facebook changes some core navigation system, or introduces a new "feature" or "service" it affects literally millions. And of course, it affects me personally. So here we are.
I am not an expert at user-design, though I am a designer and have been working on web sites and interactive interfaces for over 15 years. And I do not work for Facebook nor any of Facebook's competitors. The opinions, ideas and suggestions are unsolicited and are mine and mine alone. I would love it if you would join me in demanding better from this massive multiplayer network, because we deserve better, faster, simpler. Everyday when you open your Facebook page, there are so many needless clicks that it's like driving down a city street where the stop lights are set so that you have to stop at each intersection.
Enjoy your social media experience here and on Facebook and Twitter and where ever you gather and connect. And remember, we all need to demand better because we deserve better.
- The Folly of Facebook Ads: Why Are They So Crappy?
- Neo-Facebook: Redesigning for Facebook to Improve Usability & Profitability
- Facebook SCAM? Can your Brand Be HiJacked on Facebook? (BEST BUY, TARGET, APPLE)
- "I am at…" Facebook Geo-location Set to Overwhelm Your Social Media Stream
- Facebook Innovator #1? WTH FastCompany? & Walmart? I'm Losing My Religion!
- eHealth on Facebook? How will user-generated content influence healthcare?
- What's the BUZZ Tell Me What's Happening with Facebook vs Google Buzz?
- FriendFeed and Facebook Sittin in a Tree: What Will Become of Us FFers?
- FaceBook User Names Are Here: And Do We Care? Gee Thanks F-Book!
- Facebook Follies: F-Book ADS and "Soon you will be able to have a username"
- Facebook "Friends" Fail – Somewhere Someone Is Working On Facebook's UX
- A Facebook UI Exploration – Simplify Simplify Simplify
- A new Facebook Phishing Scam – FBStarter.com – Where's Boris?
- Fire Everything! – Twitter Facebook LinkedIN Convergence – What's Okay What's Not
- Facebook Groups for Flair or Networking? – Is There Anybody In There
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