I Don’t Like the New Facebook Pages

I know that I am resistant to change. Heck, I HATED Twitter when I first tried it out. So I’m hesitant to already make this call, but with the support of everyone else who has tried it I am going to go ahead and say it:

I don’t like the new facebook page.

I complained about it so heavily on Twitter that I was given the distinct honor on Twopular of being the #1 trendsetter on the term “new Facebook.” Ha.

It’s not really about disliking having to figure out the new format. It’s simply that I liked having Pages (for businesses) different from Profiles (for people). Now there’s really no reason for you to visit Egg Marketing’s Page because it’s a lot like my Profile.

Let me go back a step and explain why Facebook Pages are so important (I realize now I need to do a separate post on this topic). For my clients, I encourage them to create (or let us create) Pages for their businesses. This is a place where your fans and clients can see what’s going on with your company as well as interact by leaving comments, asking questions, or giving a review. You can post pictures, show your blog RSS feed, post press releases.

It’s an amazing tool, and one that millions of people are using.

But Facebook felt threatened by Twitter and now they’ve botched up a good thing. Here’s my list of issues, Facebook, so take notes:

• I like the status updates, but I don’t think having them means you have to have a Profile like feel.
• My blog RSS is no longer on the front page. No one clicks tabs. If it’s not on the front page, it’s a waste.
• I liked having a big image or logo as the centerpiece.
• I don’t like having a stream of updates. It looked cleaner the old way.
• My company’s statement should be on the main page. If someone happens across my page, they know nothing about my company, and if you know anything about bounce rates, they’re going to click that main page and leave.

Facebook, I’m sorry you put so much effort into creating this only to have backlash (not that sorry, Zuckerberg). But please, please, put it back!