Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday announced a complete re-concept of profile pages on the popular social network with the introduction of Timeline. As Zuckerberg says, the timeline is the story of your life.
The single column wall of the post with the most recent update telling the ’15 minute story’ is gone. Instead, as the name suggests, you’ll see a timeline of life events with photos and other updates that span the time you join Facebook. Anyone viewing this can click back in any year where there are updates and see what was going on.
Facebook automatically selects the most important updates and highlights them with a blue dot. The gray dots represent hidden updates that might not be as important. Users can organize their timeline however they see fit by removing some updates or highlighting others that may be important to them. The feature will roll out to the public over the next few weeks, but developers can sign up for early access now. Here’s how you can get it:
this much only! You may see an error stating that something went wrong, but ignore it and go to your Facebook homepage, you should see an invite for the new Facebook Timeline beta (you may have to wait a few minutes). Once you’re in you can take a short tour of the new timeline view or start editing your profile until you’re ready to publish it.
Timeline functionality isn’t compatible with the “old” Facebook, so most of your friends won’t see your fancy new Page just yet. Users will migrate over the coming weeks as Facebook rolls out the update to everyone.
The new Facebook site looks gorgeous, but going beyond pure aesthetics, how do you feel about Facebook’s new approach to personal profiles, about your life, your social circle, and potentially more about the web. do you open?
Click on the ‘Create New App’ button in the top right. On the New App Prompt window, give your app a display name and namespace – any name, it doesn’t matter. Agree to the Platform Privacy Policy and click Continue. You’ll need a verified Facebook account, so make sure you have a credit card or phone number on file.
After clearing the captcha verification you will be taken to the settings screen of your new apps (automatically hit the edit button in the top right if facebook doesn’t put you there). Next, click the Open Graph link in the left column and define an action for your new app on the right pane. You can enter whatever you want; I wrote Clock on the first field and chose Video from the drop-down menu on the next one. Click “Get Started”.