Monday, August 6, 2012



How to Make Your Facebook Timeline Interesting


Facebook Timeline has been one of the biggest changes that Facebook users have had to adapt to. 

And whether one likes it or not, it is here to stay. So here are the 5 most interesting ways to make good use of it.

1. Mapping


 The new Facebook Timeline contains an interesting feature called Maps. This provides location based information on everywhere you’ve been, every trip you’ve taken, every restaurant you’ve visited – all depending on whether you choose to add it. This application not only lets users specify where they have been, but also provide photographs of their shared experiences pertaining to the particular location. This is a great opportunity for the user to display how well travelled they are. One can make this more interesting by adding images of their experiences and tagging themselves with their friends.

2. Cover Photo


Everyone can be a DaVinci because of the new Cover Photo feature of Timeline. This lets you put up an image as a creative expression that best describes who you are and what you are interested in. Many Facebook profiles have done some very creative work when it comes to self-expression. You can achieve the same results with a little creativity and a sound knowledge of Photoshop. Many online applications have, however, made this task much simpler by offering a host of creative templates for the users to choose.

3. Feature Posts Using ‘Star’:


Facebook Timeline now provides an easy way to highlight personalised posts and activities on your page. By clicking on the option at the top right corner of every post, you can choose to give a certain post more importance than the others. To do this, select the ‘Starred on Timeline’ option and the post will increase in size. So, when your friends will browse your Timeline, the featured story will catch their attention.

4. Hide Old Posts


Facebook Timeline has made post accessibility a hassle-free issue. Now, every post ever created or mentioned on the Timeline can be accessed very easily through the activity log. This log provides an extremely detailed account of all the activities ever performed on your Timeline. You can choose to hide certain old posts, and feature certain others according to your liking. To the right of the activity log is a column that lets users position their posts year by year,
also breaking them down to the detailed progression in months.

5. Life Events






With Timeline, when you buy a new car or get a new pet, you can feature the story on Facebook, using the life event application on Timeline. The lengthy list includes educational events, weddings and engagements, new children, siblings or pets, start or end of relationships, death of loved ones, purchase of new property, new roommates, breaking bones, health conditions, new hobbies, getting a driver’s license or a new award, and new travel destinations.
Adding these events will prominently feature your personal life and make your friends share your life as you experience it.

Facebook Timeline is the ‘in’ thing with respect to virtual social living and while it is taking over Facebook, one can use the above mentioned features to make their experience a more enriching one. 


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