If you're reading this piece, published on a tech blog, you're probably sick of reading about the looming Timeline takeover. Another Zuckocalypse? Again? Yes, Facebook has a new redesign that it's rolling out for all users over the next few weeks. No, you don't have a choice about it. (Sorry.) There are reasons for Timeline other than Facebook's "another year, another profile" pattern. In this week's print issue of TIME, I look at what Timeline really means for the company: not just a design overhaul, but a fundamental change in strategy.
If you’re looking to add old photos to Facebook Timeline, which displays your life story in reverse-chronological order, Shoebox for iPhone is worth checking out.
We’re all getting Facebook’s new Timeline profile and we’re all going to have to do some work to get it set up. You can either do like I do and crumple your anger into a little tiny ball and stuff it waaaaay down into the pit of your stomach, hoping against hope that it never comes back up, or you can bite the bullet and take a quick look at these fancy tips I’ve put together for you. Or both!
Facebook Timeline is coming whether you like or not. Here are the basics to get your profile ready for the big switch.
Though Facebook’s new “Timeline” design has been available to those looking to switch their profiles over for a while now, the rest of us who haven’t had the time to deal with the changes are about to be thrust into the social networking giant’s vision of “a new kind of profile that lets you highlight the photos, posts and life events that help you tell your story.”
Don’t like Facebook Timeline? Too bad, because you’re stuck with it. And cynical scammers are taking advantage of those looking to revert back to the old design.
Let the chaos begin! Facebook’s new scrapbook-like Timeline design is now available to all users. Some of you will love it! Some of you already love it! Some of you will hate it! Some of you already hate it! These are Facebook changes we’re talking about, after all.
In papers filed Tuesday, Facebook has countersued Timelines.com, asking the court to declare that not only is Facebook not infringing on any trademark, but also that Timelines.com be stripped of its trademarks because they’re too generic.
In the next few weeks, you’re going to have to make a decision: switch over to the new Facebook Timeline or keep your current profile. While there is plenty to like about Timeline, there are also privacy concerns galore. Luckily, you can protect yourself if you just spend some time going through your profile.
The problem with suing a company like Facebook is that sometimes people don’t travel much beyond hearing the words “suing a company like Facebook” before getting defensive about their chosen social network. No wonder, then, that Timelines.com is taking to the Internet to explain why it’s trying to defend itself from being crushed by the [...]
Facebook may have Don Draper pitching its new timeline interface in fan-made viral videos, but that doesn’t mean that it’ll roll out to universal acclaim. Or, in fact, that it will necessarily roll out at all.
