Behold: The new Facebook homepage

March 4, 2009 | MG Siegler | Comments | |

Facebook is gearing up for the launch of a redesigned homepage next week. I’ve already written a bit about why I think it’s potentially a big step forward for an already big company, but now Facebook has sent over some better pictures of exactly what it will look like.

Highlighted below are the new or revamped areas known as “Stream,” “Publisher,” “Highlights,” and “Filters.” Read a bit more about each in my live blog notes from the event today or from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s post. What do you think of the new look?

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MG Siegler writes about technology trends and new media for VentureBeat, with a focus on mobile topics, social elements and key news stories. Before that, MG wrote about technology on his blog, ParisLemon. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan where he studied film. He's previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in San Diego where he did web development. He now lives in San Francisco.

  • Mon
    I've been with facebook since 2004 and have been annoyed with mostly all the changes they've made since them. It's just one of those inevitable things you learn to deal with.
  • Emailer
    You're probably old, huh?
  • At the end of the day FB will still be a social networking site and not a microblogging service ... http://tinyurl.com/anlo5f
  • skylarking
    It'll be interesting to see if the changes improve the community without bogging it down.
  • I'm commenting here as a microblogging service user, hope you don't mind :)

    Actually one of the fears of this New Facebook is the ability to cross post. Some people could post an entry to Twitter (tweet) then the entry will pop out too at Facebook. Same goes with Plurk and many more. I suppose Ping.fm rings a bell.

    With this ability of cross-posting, Facebook has a potential of being a 'junkyard'. All posts from various places into one and it's becoming really cluttered :|

    I hope with the new version of Facebook, the website alone is getting better in serving the users in term of social networking website.

    Oh, and please please please, don't make Facebook look alike Friendster with the ability to change CSS or stuffs by the users. Just... Don't :| Don't put Facebook inside the Pit of Doom.

    Just my two cents tho :)
  • Facebook User
    This is just a new layout. Facebook isn't copying anything. All the features of the new layout were previously available in some form or another. Putting them all in one place just makes it easier to use. The "stream" (previously called your news feed) updated automatically before and now it will do so on a real-time basis. Facebook is making existing features better, not copying. Stop crying.

    Facebook can easily be used as a microblogging service, without the roadblocks. Isn't it interesting that few Facebook users use Twitter and/or Friendster yet most users of those services have a Facebook account? Maybe it's time to re-evaluate and get with the program.
  • King Khan
    User backlash waiting to happen. Them copying features of Twitter and Friendfeed is not only insulting but also makes facebook look desperate and they are trying to please everyone by making it an all-in-one service. In their dreams.
  • I am not so sure. Facebook has learned a thing or two about rolling out new features since Beacon and the news feed, explaining the features clearly and previewing any updates before they happen.

    90% of Facebook users don't use Twitter or FriendFeed, so they won't be "insulted" by Facebook mimicking the features of these social media sites. Live update stream and information grouping will be a brand new thing for most people. I expect this to change the battle over the social graph significantly in the future, and will significantly affect the plans of both Twitter and FriendFeed.