Hopefully by now everyone has used the new Facebook. If you haven't, you can do so now by going to www.new.facebook.com. The new Facebook has been available for opt in for well over a month now, and so far over 30 million people have checked it out, and many are already using it as their full time Facebook.

We've also gotten a chance to hear feedback from over 600,000 people, and we really appreciate all the time you took to write in. We've heard positive feedback, negative feedback, bug reports, and a whole lot of questions. We wanted to take this chance to answer some of the most frequently asked questions and talk a little more about the process that went in to creating the new Facebook.

Here are some of the most common questions we've been getting:

Why did you change everything?

When we set out to update Facebook, we tried to keep three things in mind. First of all, we wanted to make the site clean and simple by reducing clutter; we wanted to give you more control over your profile, and we wanted to focus on the recent and relevant content on the site.

That said, we know it can be hard to get used to things being in different places, which is why we wanted to make it easy for you to switch back and forth for a little while, in order to learn where everything went, and how the new site works.

Where are my applications?

None of your applications are gone, and they are now in a few places. Most of your profile boxes have been moved over to your Boxes tab on your profile. You may have noticed a few boxes on your Wall and Info tabs as well. You can choose up to five boxes from your Boxes tab to move to your Wall tab, but keep in mind that not all application developers have created boxes to fit in that space yet.

Also, some applications have tabs that you can add to your profile. Again, not all applications have this yet, but many developers are working on it.

Lastly, we've seen a lot of feedback that applications were hard to find in the top menu, so we've been working hard on different design iterations to make it easier to get to your applications. We're close to the right solution, so you should see that soon.

Why did you split the profile into tabs?

By splitting the profile into tabs, we were able to make a cleaner, more organized profile. Now similar information types stay together—all of the information you set about yourself on your Info tab, all of your photos on your Photos tab, and your application boxes in the Boxes tab. The Wall tab is how we chose to focus on the recent and relevant. This way when you visit a friend's profile, you can really get a sense of what's going on in their life.

What is the deal with the new Wall?

The new Wall is a compilation of content about you and by you, all in chronological order. With so much information on profiles, we realized that the easiest way to help people figure out what was important was through a stream of information. Instead of needing to look at a million places to figure out what your friend has been doing lately, you can see the photos she's added, or read what his friends have said about last weekend. Additionally, the new publisher allows you to post content straight to your Wall without ever leaving your profile.

Sometime soon, we're going to switch everyone over to the new Facebook. We can't maintain both versions, and we really think you'll like the new Facebook once you get used to the changes. So hop on over to new.facebook.com and give it a try. And don't forget to let us know what you think using the "Send Feedback" links.



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