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At a conference in San Francisco yesterday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed what would be the first major change of Facebook. What he announced was an attractive new profile that is much more visible than Facebook has done previously.
This brand new profile is called “Timeline.” Facebook created this new profile in hopes of people sharing more information as to what goes on in their daily lives.
The new Facebook Timeline profile features everything on one page. You can see all of your apps, your personal info, friend lists, recent conversations, previous conversations dated a few years back, and much more…You pretty much have everything neatly grouped together. In my opinion, it looks pretty similar to a blog.
Not only does it give you a new way of expressing who you are, the Facebook Timeline goes way back to when you were born. Now, I am not sure how far back or how personal you want to get with your Facebook page, but you have that option. So it can be a good thing, or it can be kinda creepy to see a full history of your online social life. Depends on how you take it lol.
Facebook Timeline will be rolling out to users pretty soon, but if you want a chance to See It NOW, follow these instructions below:
1. Login to Facebook
2. In the search box, type in ”Developer.” It should be the first App that has over 900k users.
3. On the next screen, you should see an option that says “create new app.” Click on that and create a name for it. You can put whatever name you want to in there. Now for “namespace,” use the same name but it cannot be any capital letters included. Click agree to terms once your finished.
4. Once your app is created, you should be on the App’s page. To determine if you’re on this page, just look at the top and make sure you see your “name” that you created up there. If not, go back to the original developer page and select the App from the list. Now if you’re on the right page, look on the left hand side and select the “open graph” link.
5. Once you’re on the Open Graph page, you should see a sentence to be completed in the middle of the page. So go ahead and select an action and an object. The sentence should read: People can …..a….. So my sentence was People can “read” a “article.” Submit.
6. The next step is that you will be taken to a page with some information that you probably won’t understand but all you have to do is click “save” to continue. Once you’ve followed all the directions on all 3 pages, you’re app should be created! Congratulations!
7. Once your app has been saved, retype http://facebook.com in your browser and you should see a box pop up at the top of your screen that has your Timeline invite.
8. Go ahead and follow the directions and you should have your New Facebook Timeline profile in less than 5 minutes!
Once you finish it should look something like this
Enjoy!
Keyanna Mayfield
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Comments
Ryan Biddulph, September 24, 2011, 14:45
Wow, this new timeline feature sounds incredible! Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for the detailed instructions!
Linda Marks, September 24, 2011, 16:30
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You have watched the number on the dashboard not match the number in your account. What is different now is simple: it settles on a public contract you can check yourself, not a dashboard I control.
Read the contract →Most participants earn little to nothing. No income is guaranteed. You can verify every payout on the public smart contract.
I love the idea of having everything on one page. It makes Facebook so much more organized. Thanks for sharing this, Keyanna!
Jack Lars, September 25, 2011, 10:20
Is there any way to customize the timeline? I’m concerned about privacy with all this information being so easily accessible.
Sarah Johnson, September 25, 2011, 12:50
Great post, Keyanna! The new timeline feature looks amazing. Can’t wait to update my profile. Thanks for the heads-up!
Michael Brown, September 26, 2011, 08:15
I followed your instructions and got the new timeline. It’s fantastic! Thanks for the step-by-step guide.
Emily White, September 26, 2011, 11:00
This is really helpful. I was confused about the new timeline feature, but your post cleared everything up. Thanks a lot!
Robert King, September 27, 2011, 09:35
Awesome post! I’m really excited about the new timeline feature. Thanks for sharing this information.
Anna Lee, September 27, 2011, 14:45
The timeline feature looks cool, but I’m still not sure how to use it effectively. Any tips?
David Green, September 28, 2011, 15:10
Thanks for the detailed guide, Keyanna! The new timeline feature is a game-changer for Facebook users.
Jessica Brown, September 28, 2011, 16:30
I got the new timeline profile after reading your post. It’s so much better than the old one. Thanks for the instructions!
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Most affiliates earn little, and that is disclosed up front. The difference here is not a promise about what you will make. It is that you can verify every payout yourself, on a public contract, in about twelve seconds.
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‘The developer app has over 900k users’ is stated as a credibility signal with no date attached, no source. Given how fast app numbers moved in 2011, that figure could be six months stale by the time anyone reads this and follows the seven-step workaround.
Yuki, the real issue for me is step three — publishing an Open Graph action before you’ve even seen the new layout. Odd thing to ask sight unseen.
Yuki’s right about the missing date, and reducing this to the load-bearing steps: 1) find the Developer app, 2) create a dummy app under any name, 3) set an Open Graph action, 4) reload Facebook for the invite. What’s missing from the whole walkthrough is any mention of what happens to that dummy app afterward — does it just sit there attached to your account indefinitely?
Meera, from what I’ve seen on the company side of programs that use developer sandboxes this way, the dummy app usually does just sit there attached to the account, mostly harmless, occasionally showing up later in a permissions list nobody remembers approving. Worth deleting it once the timeline rolls out properly.