Privacy is already a hot topic for Facebook users and the network's litany of sharing options can be difficult to navigate, even for the most experienced users. The company isn't oblivious to how the Timeline may drag up some unwanted past events, so a short buffer zone is in place to allow you to modify your online persona before making its new debut. You now have until Tuesday, January 31 to erase any past Facebook scars you'd prefer to hide.
The mandatory Timeline rollout will undoubtedly catch some by surprise , but you don't have to fall victim to the ghosts of past updates. Take some time to review your social networking history and don't hesitate to prune anything that you wouldn't want on the front page of a local newspaper, because as of right now, the clock is ticking.
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Timeline has been criticised for showing off pictures and posts that people might have wanted to forget. The new look also pairs with 'timeline apps', such as Spotify, which post every time people listen to a song, or eat a recipe or visit somewhere.
The 'timeline' view will give your Facebook page a more 'magazine-like' feel - and will, Mark Zuckerberg promises, 'tell the story of your life'. Timeline allows you to organise your life into a chronological view - and you can even add the years 'pre-Facebook'. Mark Zuckerberg described timeline as letting you 'tell the whole story of your life on a single page'. The redesigned pages have a more magazine-like photo-heavy feel, with a large 'cover photo' at the top of the page.
On the right of the page there will be a timeline that breaks down all posts from a person's time on Facebook and allows viewers to jump back to people's earliest posts with a break down month-by-month.
Some were puzzled by the abrupt roll-out of the change, which is one of the biggest changes to Facebook - all the more so when paired with the new Timeline apps, such as Spotify, which posts a continuous stream of all songs listened to to your Timeline. Facebook's recent 'new look' helps commercial partners create apps that bring music, film and food into people's profile pages.
Love it or hate it: Facebook's new 'timeline' look became mandatory in a few weeks after a test version launched in New Zealand. Once timeline is activated on your profile, you have seven days to 'clean up' - and you will probably want to.
Things from your past that may have been previously hidden deep within your photos or timeline can be much more visible. Y ou can now choose directly from the right-hand side of nearly every section on profile who sees what for individual sections such as photos, posts, likes etc.
When you click on the item, you can choose whether it is seen publicly, by friends or by a customised list. If you enable any timeline apps, be sure to read their privacy policies thoroughly - many will not ask again before posting information to your profile. Spotify, for instance, will default to filling your timeline with what you listen to, unless you tell it not to. This lets you check how different people can see your profile so you can then customize it as you wish.
A user listening to Spotify on a smartphone, for instance, will default to posting every song to their Timeline for all to see. As with all Timeline features, there are various opt-outs, but they can be fiddly to find and use.
Likewise, ebook readers such as Kobo and video services such as Netflix can post every book and film people consume to Timeline. Many sites published guides to how to 'hide' controversial content. Twitter users had mixed reactions. Reactions included, 'I dont want a timeline on my facebook - why do you force me to have one? More frippery and less function. It gives you the ability to curate all your stories so you can express who you really are.
If you don't have the new Timeline-style profile yet, you can visit Facebook's Timeline introductory page to learn about the new features and convert your profile now. Or, you can wait until you see Facebook's announcement appear at the top of your personal profile. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism.
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