I’ve had Facebook Timeline for a couple months now as a beta tester. I interact with Facebook as a user and web developer. So, in other words, I’ve had the chance to see Timeline inside and out. Here are some initial thoughts and, as the title suggests, they are very preliminary.
The Good
There are a few things I really like about the new profile setup. It’s great to be able to designate certain content as Featured content, to show users which content you’ve added (or that others have added) to your Timeline is most important to you. This is something you used to be able to do on your profile several iterations ago, and it’s nice to see it added back again.
Facebook has made it super easy to navigate from one time period to another, without which this change would have driven me crazy. So, even if you don’t like the change, at least it’s fairly easy to use.
I even like the new profile cover, the huge image at the top of your Timeline, though I wish you could select a photo you’ve been tagged in instead of just the ones you’ve uploaded.
This is one of those apps that doesn’t get much attention but I think it should. Back in August Facebook released an app for iPhone and Android called Messenger. It is a dedicated app for the Facebook messaging system. Maybe you’re wondering why anyone would possibly want an app that could perform only one feature, especially when each of these platforms has a perfectly good app that is fully featured.
I have some questions about the new Facebook Like button developers are now able to add to websites. I know how to implement it, but how is it supposed to be used? Should each of my blog posts have both a Like button and a Share button?
