What is it?

On Sept 29, Facebook will release a new interface for your profile page called “timeline”. As the name suggests, this will display your entire life as a timeline. It will show updates, checkins, photos, videos and almost everything you have posted on Facebook all the way to your…well, birth!

Here’s a video to show what it’s all about:

Why Facebook Timeline?

First Facebook succeeded in letting you connect with friends…lots of them. Next, they allowed you to like objects like sites, news stories, pictures, videos and so on. Now Facebook is adding a new dimension where you can add any “verb” to anything on the web!

This allows many web 2.0 apps that a lot of people are using to become more “social”. Here’s an intro to the “new” social apps on Facebook:

Finally, if you want to get familiar with your timeline before the official launch, I made a quick video to show you how to get it right now:

Here’s what my timeline looks like at the moment. I do think this is a great feature because:

1. The design is clean and quite stylish (like a personal blog)
2. It allows you full control over of what is published
3. It allows you full control over who gets to see what you publish
4. There are new tools to share significant life events
5. Many apps that I use like Nike+ apps and music or movie apps can be integrated directly and passively

Anyway, check it out for yourself and see if you like it. :)

Tags: facebook, how to, timeline