Simple and intuitive. To me comments are secondary to the shared item so I am fine with the comment text being lighter than the shared item. - Atul Arora
Much too light. Maybe too Spartan as well. There is simplicity, then there is too bland. - Tris Hussey
I'm still worried about the other 230 people who I was following on Twitter who aren't on Friendfeed. - Veronica Giggey
The comments could be a bit darker. I thought it was messy at first, but now I'm getting used to it. - Zach Flauaus
Veronica: I agree... I wish there were a way to create imaginary friends in bulk. - Kenneth LeFebvre
I grade FF UI a "C". very tough on my eyes. - rambn
If you use Firefox you can try out the stylish firefox extension and change the comment color and other visual aspects if you wish. (http://userstyles.org/stylish/...) - Atul Arora
I think it looks horrible. It's even uglier than Google's stuff. - Kim Dushinski
The FF UI isn't too bad. Glad I can interact with it in Twhirl, though. - Jared Smith
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I agree about the text being too light. The fact that I can't easily message someone specific from the profile bugs me too - Kathy Jacobs
I like the lighter font in the comments. I use a similar setup on my phone. My wife and I cross-sync the calendars on our phones. On my phone I make her events a lighter grey color and on her phone I've made my events the same lighter color so that we can pay attention if we want/need to, but if we don't need to focus on the other's schedule, it isn't too much of a distraction to discern our own events. - Gregory Pittman
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it would be coolio if there was some control over appearance. yes, the geryish font color is difficult to read - ron k jeffries
Yes. Darker comment text, a way to Direct Message and ability to change the white background. - Brenda Young
Atul: Has anyone written a Stylish style for FriendFeed? - Kenneth LeFebvre
besides the light comments, I like it better than Twitter's UI. I do wish you could "collapse" an entire submission instead of depending on FF's "click to see 10 more" stuff. I do not want to hide the item entirely though. - Rob Diana
Only because you mentioned it, I realize it now. Yes, it needs to be darker. - Shey
Hiding the FOAF feature was a lifesaver for me. Weird nav though. Hide an item and then it gives you the ability to turn off FOAF. - swhitley
It has a grown on me. If they change it now, then I'll have to readjust again. - Bwana McCall
I miss seeing pictures of people, and the left alignment is annoying. I miss the ability for people to have nicknames. I definitely like Twitter's UI...but I think FF has way more potential. - Erica Douglass
Actually, I like it; it's Google-ish but clear enough even with a lot of text on the page. - fbrunel
I like its simplicity...and as a result its lightning speed. I'm sure it can be improved here and there, but overall I hope they stick with what they have. - Chris Rossini
Comment text is way too light. Also, clicking on a link should open the link in a new tab/window, like Google Reader/Digg. I hate having to use the back button to find my way back to the original link so I can participate in the conversation, when it's much easier to close the tab when you're done and start talking. - Jeff Brewster
@jeff go to account preferences, check the box for open links in new windows - Philip Evans
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I think it's beautiful, light and easy and simple to read. Perfect as is. I like the lighter text and the white background. simple and elegant. - Thomas Hawk
@Philip thanks. feel like a noob, but hey that should be the default! :) - Jeff Brewster
Interesting point on the comment text, though if it were stronger it wouldn't delineate from the posting itself. I concur 100% with Atul's and Thomas' sentiments. - TranceMist
UI is excellent. Wish I could customize the colors of the text for my page though. - Simon
Simple and intuitive but I wish the organization of items were better...maybe some dividers too for better reading and scanning - Corvida
@ Kenneth - There are 3 styles for FriendFeed. Actually two of them are for reading Persian i.e. right to left. You can find the styles at http://userstyles.org/styles/s... - Atul Arora
Maybe the color of the comments should turn black when your mouse is hovering over a particular entry/comment thread - Aviv
I prefer lifestream.fm, it seems more about the service and less about stamping its own branding on top - Andrea Hill
