Thank you for posting this.
Not only is the PB beta cumbersome, lost many features but it looks
UGLY too. I'm frustrated I can no longer rearrange the order my photos appear in. Trying to put together a sale thread and adding image links took my at least 5 times as long as with the old site. I would have written a complaint, but I'm using their service for free.
I did have plans to upgrade my account before the change and yeah, not happening. I feel badly for people who've paid for this service and have to just take these unwanted changes.