The release of Google+ has made Facebook crazy. With potential competition capable of stealing its users away, Facebook had to do something and out comes a slew features.
With better accessibility functions such as Automatic sorting of people into lists on the basis of something in common, i.e: Workplace, Location . They also announce the release of Facebook Timeline to all its users on September 30, 2011[Now available to developers only.Click if you want it NOW].So what is this Timeline?


The Timeline is essentially a replacement for your profile page which is now in a hierarchy of every single social activity of your Facebook account since your birth!, Additional features include Cover. I feel that the cover is just another decorative feature but it has great potential to advertise your views like showing support for football teams. And then you have your regular profile picture in a smaller box. And all this bundles up into a major update in the Facebook Design sector.

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Allow me to explain each feature marked in the picture above

Work and Education (1)

Add any recent changes to information regarding this, and it will be listed in your timeline (Job, Graduated, Military Service)

Family and Relationships (2)

Add any recent changes to information regarding this, and it will be listed in your timeline (Married, Engaged, Children, Pets, Death, etc)

Home (3)

Add any recent changes to information regarding this, and it will be listed in your timeline (Moved, New home, Roommate, Vehicle )

Health and Wellness (4)

Add any recent changes to information regarding this, and it will be listed in your timeline
(Fractures, Surgery, Illness)


Milestones and Experiences (5)

Any new different experiences or awards (Vacation, New Language, Books)

Cover (6)

Its basically a great place for promoting your views (Save the Tiger, or any sports team for the matter). Any image can be uploaded (Non Violating Facebook TOC), but if you are someone who likes specifications its a space of 850 x 275 px

Timeline (7)

Very similar to my blog's Archives. Just groups all of your information on the basis of dates, Makes a great non-personal diary if you ask me.(Thinking of which, Why don't you create a new account with no friends and use these features to have your very own sophisticated Diary!)

Final Note
The Timeline and other updates make Facebook a whole new experience. I like it, The Developers like it and I'm sure you'll like it too.