Developers of the popular social-networking Web site Facebook have unveiled a preview of the changes that will be incorporated in the layout of Facebook profiles in the coming weeks. They say the core purpose of the redesign is to make user profiles clutter-free.
The “clutter” comes into the picture as more and more applications are added to profiles; this brings along more content showing up on a user’s profile page. This not only makes it difficult for users to access specific data through tedious scrolling, but also makes for slower load times.
In order to make the profiles clutter-free, the developers have decided to adopt tabs for the profile page. This means that instead of an entire profile being displayed on a single page, the profile will be seggregated into sections through tabs, allowing users to view exactly what they want. For example, Photos will be accessible through one tab, History though another, while The Wall, which is where users post open-messages to their friends on Facebook, will be accessible through a different tab.
Although this new design will enable pages to load faster, clicking on several tabs might not appeal to everyone. On another (important) note, the tabs will generate more clicks on Facebook, which, obviously, is a good thing for the owners of Facebook.
This profile redesign was announced last year, and users were invited to join Facebook’s “preview group”. The developers of the Web site say the changes that will be adopted, and that are being worked upon are based on the feedback received from this group.
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