Facebook users still unhappy with new look
After living a few weeks with the new Facebook interface, some users of the popular social networking site are still fighting to make things the way they used to be.
In these days of social networking, it is perhaps fitting that protesters are actually using Facebook to protest against Facebook. They’ve formed a group, “1,000,000 AGAINST THE NEW FACEBOOK LAYOUT!” to voice their outrage over the change.
As of now, the group has more than 2.67 million members. And apparently they are planning a two-day boycott on Oct. 18 and 19.
It’s not the only Facebook group created to protest the new design, which, according to Facebook, has now become the default for almost all of its members. Another group called “Petition Against the New Facebook” has more than 1.6 million backers, while the group “I hate the new Facebook” has 1.5 million supporters.
It’s likely that there is a lot of overlap among these groups’ supporters, but if the largest group contains all of those opposed to the new design, that’s still a significant number of unhappy members. Facebook has 100 million active users.
Tim has covered a wide range of topics, including tourism, crime, aviation and gambling, since becoming a reporter in 1990. The Oklahoma native joined the Post-Dispatch in 2007 after spending nine years in Orlando. In his spare time, he's often exploring one virtual world or another. He can be reached at tbarker@post-dispatch.com. 
The people need to “put down” the Facebook, walk away from the “bar”, and GET A LIFE!