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Interesting commentary re: the Facebook redesign

From Entertainment Weekly - I don’t really love the redesign, but I do like this analysis in a broader context.

I like the redesign because at its conceptual level, it focuses Facebook on what users declare about themselves. This shift toward self-reportage — the prominence of status messages — recognizes a shift in our whole attitude about online participation. It wasn’t so long ago that we had to act just a teeny bit embarrassed about obsessing over our profiles. But this latest redesign reduces the site’s tacit voyeurism and encourages new levels of candid exhibitionism. We’re prompted at every possible junction to weigh in, to comment, to discuss, to share.