Yesterday, Facebook announced a new profile page called ‘Timeline’. Timeline attempts to display everything done on Facebook since your ‘birth’.
“This is the heart of the Facebook experience, completely rethought from the ground up. We’re calling it ‘Timeline,” said Zuckerberg, “Timeline is the story of your life: all your stories, all your apps and a new way to express who you are.”
If you use the Facebook Developer application, you can access Timeline right now, in a developer-release guise. There are several websites with tutorials showing you how to access this new feature. If you’d rather wait until the 30th September, when this feature is released publicly, here are a few screenshots:
The new Timeline replaces your profile. Entries are nested in chronological order, in neat speech bubble style boxes.
Recent uploads are now far more prominent. Uploaded photos and videos are displayed in a mini-gallery style speech bubble. Videos are displayed inline when you click play, photos are shown in an updated theatre lightbox.
Important stories are now now far more prominent. When you graduate from university, start a new job or finish at school, the story is displayed in a full width box. You’re invited to upload photos and friends can comment and ‘like’ your achievements.
All your check-ins and location based updates are displayed on your Timeline. A large map is used to display your recent check-ins on your Timeline. This is accessed from a toolbar at the top of your Timeline, along with a list of your friends, your photos and your likes.
The way applications interact with your profile is likely to change with the introduction of Timeline. Developers are invited to add actions, objects and profile units via an Open Graph section within the Developer App on Facebook. It seems that Facebook are trying to create more personal application interactions.
