New Facebook Timeline Profile – User Reactions
Although I’ve been using the new Facebook Timeline profile for a couple months now, it was released to the general population this week. It is a significant change from the old Facebook interface so make sure that you read up on how to prepare your Facebook Timeline profile.
As with most social media updates there are some mixed opinions about Facebook Timeline but a few of those opinions are more popular than others. If you haven’t yet enabled Facebook Timeline, you can watch my video tutorial on how to enable Timeline.
What do the majority of Facebook users think about the new Facebook Timeline profile? Here are some of the more popular first impressions of Timeline:
Positive Facebook Timeline Impressions:- Much more personal and customizable – allows for more creativity.
- More Facebook applications and more functionality for existing applications.
- A more fluid, more transparent and more modern user interface.
- More options in regards to posting to specific groups of people (friends, family, coworkers, etc.).
Negative Facebook Timeline Impressions:- Cluttered and less organized profile view.
- Too easy for people to look at past photos, posts and Facebook activity.
- A higher learning curve; it can be confusing when organizing post visibility.
Personal Opinion:
- Cluttered and less organized profile view.
- Too easy for people to look at past photos, posts and Facebook activity.
- A higher learning curve; it can be confusing when organizing post visibility.
Personal Opinion:
As I stated earlier, I have been using the new Facebook Timeline profile for a couple months now and although there have been some minor issues, I think it is definitely an improvement on the old Facebook profiles.
At first it is a bit scary when you realize how much more available all of your old posts and activities are to your friends and family. Once you finish preparing your profile for the Facebook update you shouldn’t have to worry too much about the decreased amount of privacy.
One aspect that I really enjoy about the new interface is being able to look back at a Timeline history of your life. I would love it if my parents and grandparents had a Facebook Timeline that I could look at and show my future children so they could have a better idea of what type of people their ancestors were and are.
Of course there are certain things that you would hide from your Timeline (which you can do) but in the end it is almost like an autobiography with photos, events and accomplishments.
With any type of major change comes both positive and negative user reaction – the latter usually being more pronounced. We are seeing that with the new Facebook Timeline but I believe that, once the dust settles, the majority of Facebook users will appreciate the updates and forget all about the transition process.
What is your first impression / opinion of the new Facebook Timeline profile?
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Is there any way to add the Networked Blogs app? They've had four months to figure this out and still have not? I guess they mean "non-blogger's Timeline"–since most of my life is on my blog. And it used to be on Facebook just fine! No more!
This thing sucks, and speaking of blogging, I intend to let everyone know. MAJOR SUCKAGE!
i hate timeline this is so boring and simply headache but no command is working there is no way to get rid off
for the good idea to used this timeline is ok for me
it,s innovative…………………..
I don't like it. it's too confusing. I would like to keep old profile but eventualy they will force us to change it
It's inovative but it will take time to get use to it
Its very user UNfriendly
I DON'T HAVE GET TIMELINE TAB ????????????????? WHAT TO DO????????????????????
I HATE IT AND IT IS BEING SHOVED DOWN MY THROAT…WHICH MAKES ME … HATE IT MORE.
I've been using Timeline for a couple of months as well and I do love it! At the first glance it's quite confusing, but is only a matter of being used to it, It has encourage me to look for old pics and to organize a kind of history, what is allowing me to get in contact with old friends. It is beautiful and modern. About the privacy, it's only a matter of organizing the old posts, what really worth the effort!
I agree! Once you learn how to manage your privacy settings Facebook Timeline really adds a lot to the user experience! Thanks for reading!
- Anson
I HATE THIS TIMELINE IT MAKES ME SO MAD I FEEL LIKE LOOSING IT
I WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH TIMELINE BUT TODAY MY PROFILE AUTOMATICALLY CHANGED TO IT!!! NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL!!!! I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING DELETING MY WHOLE PROFILE AND SEEING IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAS THE GAMES I PLAY!!!!
THANKS A BUNCH FACEBOOK, YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO SCREW UP PEOPLES LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I understand the need to develop websites in order to keep up with the progressing technology, as well as the user base. But, I don't agree with the direction that Facebook is taking with it's seemingly user-centric development of the timeline profiles.
Although you can customize it and limit each and every entry you make, it is a large investment of time which most users don't want to make (especially the older generations which are starting to use FB just as much as the Generation Y & Z). As a result, you may have people taking advantage of that situation – be it data mining companies, investigators, or – simply put, haters.
I'm saddened in the fact that you want a Facebook Timeline of your parents and grandparents, albeit a noble cause to share their experiences with your family. However, I'm a strong believer that technology should never replace human sentiment & emotion, although it can enhance experiences.
There is something to be said when you look at old pictures, bound lovingly in an weathered album. As a kid, I remember looking at the photos, imagining the times as stories of my family were retold. It could happen on a facebook timeline….but knowing how society is using this tool, it would not be nearly as rich as something you would make for personal use.