During yesterday’s f8 keynote, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new redesign for the site’s profiles coming soon called “Timeline.” A beta version is available for developers now, but for the rest of us, it seemed that we’d have to wait a few weeks before we were able to use Timeline.
It’s not necessarily the easiest process. You basically have to become a developer and make a fake app so that Facebook will give you access to the new feature. But if you really want to be the first of your friends to have a Timeline profile, here’s what you’ll need to do:
- Log into your Facebook account. Click here, and give permission to the Developer app to access your basic info.
- Click “Create New App.”
- Give it a random display name and namespace, and click the “I Agree” box.
- You’ll be directed to the Facebook Developers main page. Here, click on “Open Graph” on the left-hand column.
- Fill in whatever you want in the following fields. You’ll need to pick an action for the first box and an object in the second box — like a Mad Libs! It really doesn’t matter what you put in the fields, but we’re assuming it’s probably best to choose SFW actions and objects. Then click “Get Started.”
- Scroll to the bottom of the next page and click “Save Changes and Next.” Repeat that step for the next page.
- You may have to wait a bit for your app to be processed. Just go back to your homepage and wait for your invite to enable Timeline.
- You’ll then be greeted with a window that says “Introducing Timeline — A New Kind of Profile.” Click “Get it Now,” and that’s it.
Unless you’re actually a developer, you might not want to waste your time with all of this since the new profile layout will sure to be a bit buggy. Let us know if you end up going through the steps and getting early access to Timeline.
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