As most of you may already know, Facebook has launched the new "timeline" profile a while ago. Many people have made the switch over to these new features already, but some are waiting until it becomes mandatory, which is within the next few weeks. The users who have switched over however are unpleased and unimpressed with the new layout that pretty much organizes their photos, videos, and status updates in chronological order. There are also many other features which include the ability to look up past information by year, cover photos, and life events. Many users don't like it specifically because pictures and posts from long ago can now easily show up on their profile, making friends think that they are recent. This can all be changed however by simply editing the settings and what can be viewed by friends on your timeline.
Personally, I am one of the people who are waiting until the last minute and it is mandatory to switch to "timeline". I have seen many of my friends with this new layout and I do not like it one bit. It is very confusing when I try looking on their wall and scrolling through their posts. They are set up in a zig-zag diagonal sort of way and I cannot tell what was posted when. I like the current set-up because it is easy to understand and everyone already knows how to use it. However, one of the things I am sort of excited about is this new cover photo idea. I do have to give Facebook props on this one because how many times have we all wanted to change our profile picture, but couldn't decide between 2 different photos? Or wanted a certain picture as your default, but it was too wide or horizontal? At least with this new feature we will be able to have 2 different pictures if we can't decide and since it is horizontally based it will finally display it in a way that is easily visible, and quite surprisingly very clear. But besides this, I really don't think that this new "timeline" is anything to be excited for and I am dreading the day when I log in to Facebook and it will already be converted for me. I just don't understand: Why is Facebook trying to fix something that isn't broken?
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Very interesting story Mariah! At first, I was on the same side as you. I hate change, and Facebook changes too much for my liking. So my friend thought it would be funny to change my Facebook over to the new version, and at first I was really mad at him. But then I got used to the new version and I am actually starting to like it a little bit. So who knows, maybe if you try it you will like it as well!
ReplyDeleteI agree I am not going to change my Facebook until it has to be done. I am not a fan of the new Facebook. I also agree with you when you said why is Facebook trying to change something that is not broken. I think they should just keep it the same or at least let people have the choice to keep the old format.
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