The new Timeline feature is out and becoming a hit. Facebook timeline was first announced in September at Facebook’s F8 conference, that Timeline would replace the basic Facebook profile with a new layout. This layout is now available for its 800 million users who will benefit from it. Facebook allows users to view their past; this past could date back to their childhood till present. It allows your friends and associates to view stream of everything you did since you joined the site – all that you posted, friendships you’ve made, photos you were tagged in and even links that you’ve liked.
The aim of timeline was to connect with all those who would love to share your past with you. People who were a part of your old memories and will last for a lifetime will be a part of the timeline. Many people have already started using the feature and there is a lot of positive feedback. The interface looks very appealing and different and it adds a lot of nostalgia for most of the users.
According to Mark Zuckerberg Timeline allows users to make a life story. His exact words were, "the story of your life." "We're more than what we did just recently," he said during the announcement earlier this year. "We want to design a place that feels like your home."
Even though people shared positive feedback about the feature there were a couple of glitches which are likely to be resolved soon after compiling user feedback. The major drawback is that Facebook Timeline doesn’t change your privacy settings and makes it easier for your friends to find things you posted before you ever befriended them. For this, Facebook is implementing a seven-day grace period. It means that only you can see your Timeline during your seven-day preview and enables you to review anything that appears on the Timeline and add or hide whatever you want. However, once you upgrade to Timeline that new profile will “go live” at the end of the seven-day review period.
Don’t forget to try out the timeline in case you haven’t.
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