If you have hated Facebook’s last few changes, you’re probably not going to like this news. Facebook has rolled out a completely new way to interact with friends online. They call it the Timeline.
Facebook’s Timeline is designed to give you a completely different experience when it comes to viewing your personal profile and the profiles of friends and family.
Standing Out from the Crowd
Facebook began as a way to interact with friends though the internet. It was unique and it paved the path to what we now know as social networking. The site was originally designed to allow users to give quick updates and share experiences, stories and other news with those they knew. With the addition of newer and more efficient social sites like Google Plus and Twitter, Facebook needed a way to stand out from the crowd; make a unique site that is unlike anything else out there today. One may argue that Facebook’s new Timeline compares to your typical blog, but there are some differences to the new feature.
What Makes Facebook Timeline so Special?
From the minimal testing out that we have done with the new Timeline, we have discovered a couple of things that are worth mentioning. While some people may complain about “another change,” to us this is more than just that. Facebook’s Timeline is a complete overhaul of what Facebook used to be. While it appears you will still be able to follow friends on the original news feed, when you click to view your profile the Timeline fun begins.
The biggest benefit we saw from the timeline was being able to retroactively add pictures, experiences and stories. For example, you can add photos of you as a child and give them a date. So instead of viewing numerous photo albums in random orders, you are able to figuratively go back in time and re-live your childhood.
One other benefit we encountered was how easy it was to locate past events and posts. Before, if you wanted to find an event you had posted a year earlier, you would have to scroll down for what seemed like forever to find the message. Now, with one simple click of the mouse, you can go back for years.
Test it Out
Don’t like the way your Timeline looks? Facebook is giving you a seven-day “trial period” to play around with it. If you have embarrassing photos or posts that you don’t want to re-live or others to notice, then you have the option smoothing out those rough edges.
While Facebook understands people don’t like change, especially when it comes to their personal things (experiences, photos, etc.), they seemed to have hit the ball right out of the park with their new Timeline. Try it out for yourself.