Lately, there’s been some reporting about the backlash to Facebook’s redesign. Like all such news, it’s difficult to accurately quantify how significant the backlash may be.

However, it does merit analysis. What exactly was lost in the stream? What’s harder to find?

• New friend updates
• Group updates

In addition, other updates fall off more quickly. Photo posts, wall posts, and other actions lose prominence more quickly. The “Highlights” tab is irregular at best.

As we said last week, we occasionally drink the Kool-Aid. But this time, it seems Facebook’s usefulness demands a little revision.