Facebook appears to be extending its controversial colored posts to comments.
The company is testing a feature that would allow users to comment in a variety of different colors.
Some users started seeing the option today on their newsfeeds – leading Twitter users to ridicule the look and compare it to MySpace.
Facebook appears to be extending its colored posts to comments. The company is testing a feature that would allow users to comment in a variety of different colors. Some users started seeing the option today on their newsfeeds
Much like the colored-post feature, this is allowing users to choose from a variety of colors and gradients to overlay their comments on.
With Facebook shedding its clean look for rainbow text, it’s starting to look more like Myspace, according to some commentors.
Myspace is remembered for its ability to let users customize their profiles using HTML, allowing them to include moving backgrounds, audio, glitter stickers, colors, and more.
Facebook confirmed the test, telling The Next Web: ‘We’re always exploring new ways for people to connect and have conversations, so we are testing new features on comments.’
Facebook users, however, don’t seem to be interested in the new color options.
Much like the colored-post feature, this is allowing users to choose from a variety of colors and gradients to overlay their comments on. With Facebook shedding its clean look for rainbow text, it’s starting to look more like Myspace
Comments regarding the new feature on Twitter were negative overall.
Multiple users commented only the word ‘ew.’
One replied that it’s ‘ridiculous.’
Another got animated, typing, ‘nooo’ accompanied with an upset smiley and the poo emoji.
A few users also compared it to Myspace, and not in a good way.
Facebook users, however, don’t seem to be interested in the new color options. Comments regarding the new feature on Twitter were negative overall
Multiple users commented only the word ‘ew’
One replied that it’s ‘ridiculous’
Another got animated, typing, ‘nooo’ accompanied with an upset smiley and the poo emoji
Last December, Facebook first started branching into colored posts with a feature that allows users to choose colors or gradients for their text statuses to appear on.
While it appears to be an image, it’s actually still in status-form and the text can be highlighted and copied.
‘We’re rolling out a change to help people make their text posts more visual,’ a Facebook spokesperson told TechCrunch at the time.
A few users also compared it to Myspace, and not in a good way
‘Came here to make a Myspace sparkle gif burn. I see I’m too late,’ wrote one
Myspace is remembered for its ability to let users customize their profiles
Using HTML, Myspace users could include moving backgrounds, audio, glitter stickers, colors, and more on their profiles
‘Starting today, people can update the background color of their text-only posts on Android.’
The feature has since rolled out to the iOS and the desktop version.
Last month, WhatsApp picked up the feature and started allowing users to change the text and background color of their updates.
The feature’s latest update lets users choose a background color, font and even add links.
Last December, Facebook first started branching into colored posts with a feature that allows users to choose colors or gradients for their text statuses to appear on
‘The new feature makes it easy to share creative text-based Status updates,’ WhatsApp said in a statement.
‘Whether you’re looking for vacation recommendations or notifying a group about the address for a party, the text-based Status feature allows you to update your contacts in a fun and personal way.’
WhatsApp has released a new Facebook-like status feature (pictured) that allows users to change the text and background colour of their updates
‘To customize text statuses, users can choose a specific font and background color, or include links,’ it added.
Giving users a more customized way to share updates is likely part of Facebook’s strategy to get users back to posting more updates personal to themselves.
As video and news articles have begun taking up more of people’s feeds, people have become less comfortable posting their own, raw content among the professional videos, photos, and writing.
Facebook is experiencing a decline in original content, The Information reported in April 2016.
It said ‘original content broadcasting’ is down 21 percent from the previous year.
Additionally, ‘original broadcast sharing’ is down 15 percent.