Week 2: Lupton "Text" | Llewellyn

Facebook is today's most widely used social networking site. It is an upgrade from MySpace, making social networking simple for both people and companies. Facebook's success is completely due to its users. If users were unable to navigate and use the site easily, Facebook would be nowhere near as successful. The only problem with Facebook's design is that it tends to change a lot. Many times the changes are bothersome to users as well as confusing.

Facebook has recently changed its setup yet again, causing annoyance among many users.

The redesign mainly focuses on the top menu and the sidebar so users can easily navigate the site and easily access the features that most Facebook users use constantly. The new design will most likely become a very functional design and increase user ability-- it will just take some time for people to adapt. I think the best part of Facebook's overall design is the fact that it is standardized. Having the same setup for each user's page really makes it easy to find the information you are most interested in for that person. Facebook also makes it easy to share videos and music to either just one friend or all your friends. Facebook is great as both a functional networking tool or a highly effective procrastination device.

Today, in our media culture, we are not mere observers. We have opinions and we want the opportunity to share them. A website that only allows a user to be passive in obtaining knowledge will not succeed. We are now active learners who like to communicate with others about our thoughts. Content needs to be accessible and easy to read. Today's consumers of media like to learn a lot through visuals instead of chunky blocks of text, and making this information interactive really enhances the user experience.

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