In case you haven't already noticed (where have you been?), Facebook has been rolling out major changes to its design. And if you're wondering why… Facebook is celebrating its sixth birthday with a dramatic redesign of their homepage that millions of people see when they log on each day.

The focus of these changes are to emphasize search, applications and games.

Key changes to the design include:

• The top menu.

• The search box (powered by Microsoft) is more prominent.

• Notifications, including friend requests and comment notifications are more prominent.

• The navigation of the left side of the page has been enhanced to promote content; including the News Feed, Events, Photos and which friends are online.

• Manage privacy settings and log out using the Account menu in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

• And of course… a whole lot more.

These are well-planned changes designed to improve navigation and the use of the commonly-used features.

You can learn more about these design changes at Facebook's blog:

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