Facebook is rolling out a new redesign to 80 million users live tonight. We’re here with Peter Deng, a product manager at Facebook, who is explaining the changes.
The left-hand navigation bar has been beefed up with the new dashboard for application and games along. In the gaming section, Facebook credits are notably highlighted.
Facebook’s buddy list for chat has moved to the left-hand side of the page. He says chat has been “highly underrated” for a long time even though users say it’s one of their favorite features.
“Chat is a hugely popular feature on Facebook and we’ve made it a lot more accessible with people that you’re most likely to communicate with on the left-hand side,” Deng said.
They’ve also made search more prominent. Friend requests and the inbox icon have moved up to the top left-hand corner. Notifications are now in the top right-hand corner, but they’ll only be there temporarily until they’re phased out on March 1.
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