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Disgusting. Who would put their life story on Facebook? A crippled kind of human. Life is not pictures and facts, and this product pretends it is.
Yes, while you're at it, who would put their life story in a scrapbook. Oh, wait...
I'm amazed I'm the only one it seems that things this is pretty lame and not going to be that popular. People _already know_ your life story, that's usually why their your (at least close) friends. Do you really want to see your workmates "life story"? For those that think this is genuinely going to be a good and popular thing, could you explain why? You probably all know much better than me, so I am interested to he…
I often receive friend requests from people who I have recently met through work, going out, friends of friends, etc. It seems like it would be a good way for these people who know a little bit about me to quickly learn a little more about me.
"I had a wonderful time at Yellowsto--"
"I know."
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Cool, I've signed up for the beta. I'm curious though, you seem fairly upbeat about FB's entry into the space - does them doing so make you any less enthusiastic about your product?
Well it is not the happiest day of my life. I first had this idea when I was looking at these pics on my hard drive and mobile that were years old and yet I had never shared them anywhere because they were just private bits of my life. That is when I read more about it and laid my hands on "Total Recall" and that gave a whole new dimension to the idea. I am kind of sad actually when I realise that when in say a month…
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.
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I often receive friend requests from people who I have recently met through work, going out, friends of friends, etc. It seems like it would be a good way for these people who know a little bit about me to quickly learn a little more about me.
The tragedy is that online profiles are becoming so efficient at conveying personal stories that there's nothing left to talk about face to face. "I had a wonderful time at Yellowsto--" "I know."
For those who don't know, Felton is a graphic designer hired in April [http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663718/facebook-hires-infograph... for more info].
The simple graphical layout of Timeline in the preview page reminds me of MySpace. But given how Felton is a big part of this. Facebook's designs have largely ebbed and flowed, but this looks like a cool concept and Felton's involvement has me excited.
How wide are Facebook's designers' screens? My laptop is 1280 pixels wide and I can't see the full width of this page. Please cap your designs at 1000 pixels.
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How cool is this going to be for kids who grew up with Facebook and their kids and their kids' kids? I would love to have had insight to this level of detail for my ancestors.
Yep. And I wish there was a way to capture everything in my life in this Timeline-like fashion, without any extra effort from me. The one condition I have, though, is that I don't share it with anyone except someone I explicitly want to share it with. With everything being absolutely private and in my control to carry with me, by default, it would be killer. But this could well be opposite to Facebook's own direction…