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Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by jm4 » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:55 PM UTC

tommi wrote: post #12

jojopotato wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The examples that they are showing look awesome. I wonder if they will surface ex-girlfriends as "important" parts of your timeline.

I have always wondered why people are so shamed of their past emotions. Ex-girlfriends are part of your life, part of who you are even if you don't want to admit it. I suspect it to be somehow a configurable feature or you can always remove those manually.

It's not a matter of being ashamed of ex-girlfriends (maybe sometimes it is). The problem is my wife doesn't want to go on my Facebook profile and see pictures of a dozen ex-girlfriends. And I don't want those showing up in there automatically and having to explain.

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by SurfScore » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:56 PM UTC

sudonim wrote: post #19

[deleted] wrote: post #13

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This looks like a new feature rather than reinventing the main way you interact with Facebook. Your comment seems directed at the changes they made in the past few days rather than the link in this thread.

to me it looks like this is the new default layout for the website, it says "a new kind of profile" in the title and the site title is "introducing new profile." Maybe I'm wrong...

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by xtacy » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:57 PM UTC

Is this similar to http://path.com?

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by JacobAldridge » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

Have I missed any Spotify - Facebook announcements? I know there's been some buzz on FB live-streaming music - this seems to indicate (in the Apps section) that it will do so using Spotify.

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by fleitz » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

This feature is giving me visions of "The Final Cut"

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by kposehn » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 6:00 PM UTC

...this rather awesome. I think this'll be a good way to make the profiles more engaging and visually interesting. Good move!

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by teej » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 6:01 PM UTC

JacobAldridge wrote: post #24

Have I missed any Spotify - Facebook announcements? I know there's been some buzz on FB live-streaming music - this seems to indicate (in the Apps section) that it will do so using Spotify.

The conference just started an hour ago so you haven't missed much.

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by jbredeche » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 6:02 PM UTC

Looks like a Flipboard of your life, plus you can customize its content for different groups of visitors. Glad FB is focusing on design, it looks beautiful.

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by mrshoe » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 6:03 PM UTC

Does anyone here remember when Facebook had this feature back in 2004/2005? It was a little simpler, but exactly the same idea. They killed it a long time ago, but I guess they just decided to bring it back.

The dude in the video has sure aged and accomplished an impressive amount in Facebook's 7 year history.

Re: Facebook Timeline

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Post by sudonim » Thu, Sep 22, 2011, 6:03 PM UTC

SurfScore wrote: post #22

sudonim wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This looks like a new feature rather than reinventing the main way you interact with Facebook. Your comment seems directed at the changes they made in the past few days rather than the link in this thread.

to me it looks like this is the new default layout for the website, it says "a new kind of profile" in the title and the site title is "introducing new profile." Maybe I'm wrong...

I take that back. I think you're right that they're changing the profile. After watching the video, it wasn't clear, but scrolling down the page, you see:

"Fill this wide, open space with a unique image that represents you best. It's the first thing people see when they visit your timeline."

Assuming that when people click on your name, they go to your timeline, then this appears to replace what we think of as the profile.