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March 24, 2009

I hate the New New New New…Facebook

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Written by: Daniel
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I know. This has nothing to do with food, but Facebook needs to stop tweaking stuff. The new layout is annoying and it’s hard to find stuff that I was able to easily find before. For example, I tried to post in their marketplace but it is not possible in Korea anymore. They asked for feedback on their new marketplace and this is what I wrote:

You can’t list in South Korea and it’s not easy to figure out how to list stuff. I mean you click on list something and then you get a pop up to fill in the real information. It doesn’t seem easy to browse either. Facebook needs to stop tweaking stuff because it’s becoming a major turnoff. It’ll make people want to jump ship as soon as a new social networking site becomes available. I mean, I use it a lot less then I used to because it’s too hard to figure out.

Dan

Facebook needs to listen!

Is there any new social networking sites out there that are better? I mean myspace is dead, Friendster don’t got no friends anymore, Orkut? Huhh?, Geez… I’m going to start a new social networking site. It’s going to be called Unplugged. It’ll encourage people to unplug from the net and go out and do stuff. Oh, and everyone will wear a mask so it’s like being on the Internet. And Unplugged will have socials over nachos and salsa because it brings people together.

Anyone want to join my new social?

Dan

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About the Author

Daniel
Daniel Gray is a Korean adoptee that returned to Korean in 2005 because he wanted to try and find his birth mother and to learn about Korean culture. He started a restaurant review blog in 2007, www.seouleats.com, that became a local and international hit. He and his blog has been featured in the New York Times, Monocle Magazine, The Kimchi Chronicles, Bizarre Foods, Rudy Maxa, Olive Magazine, Euronews and much more. He now is a partner at O’ngo Food Communications (www.ongofood.com), which is a culinary tourism and consulting company that offers Korean cooking classes and restaurant tours to travelers. Their food tours and cooking classes are ranked as one of the top attractions in Seoul according to tripadvisor.




 
 

 

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4 Comments


  1. Roboseyo

    nachos have cheese. I’m allergic to cheese.
    otherwise I’m in…as long as I can decorate my mask, like an avatar.


  2. Cheri

    Haha. I’ll join on the condition that there’s better 안주 selection than just nachos. :)


  3. Sunsmiles666

    I also hate the new new FB!! The layout is a big mess up …
    Yr Unplugged sounds interesting ;-) my Korean colleagues always make me feel like it’s prohibited by law for not answering their email within 24hour!


  4. J

    word, brother- I hate their website, I now stick to iphone app. but that’s a problem when I’m in Korea…



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