I stand by my claim and still love Timeline. I can't wait until Facebook makes everyone have it. Visiting someone's wall is so much more enjoyable and exciting. I have clicked on a ton of my friends to see which are using it and have loved every wall I've seen from the one's that have it. The gigantic photo is such a cool introduction to the person. I truly haven't seen one I haven't liked.
Beyond that, just visiting the wall and seeing what the person has been up to is way more user friendly and gives a much more coherent view of what's been going on. Retrieving posts from months or years gone by is as easy a few clicks. Previously it was almost impossible to go back and view something from 2009, and if it could physically be done who would want to do it? I love seeing what I posted on each day one year prior, or two years. Sometimes I don't even know what I was talking about (that probably doesn't surprise some of you and something you've already discovered) or what motivated me to post. I love seeing what was going on in my friends life last year at this time.
There are gripes that others have that I share. However, I had gripes about some of the features on Facebook prior to Timeline. And the bonuses, at least to me, far outweigh the negatives, exponentially. Others complain they don't like the fact they feel like they aren't getting everyone's posts. I agree. Sometimes when I visit a wall I know I didn't see the original post. If it just happened a time or two I could dismiss it, however, it occurs on a more frequent basis. But the ticker is very good about showing what is going on and what is "trending" at any given moment. At first I didn't really care for the feature simply because I thought I wouldn't use it and it took up space. But my feelings have changed and I think it compliments Timeline quite well.
I know we all have different uses for Facebook. For me, I'm not particularly interested in the mundane things many people choose to post. I don't mean that to be callous, I sincerely care about many people on my friends list. But when I visit Facebook I want to be entertained. That doesn't mean everything has to be funny or amazing or the best thing ever, but I want to be interested in the post at some level.
This is probably why Timeline suits my fancy more than the average user. I think I demand more when visiting the site than most. I try to provide more to my viewers in return. I used to log on to Facebook and scroll down and catch up on all of the posts that occurred since my last visit. I no longer feel the need to perform this task with Timeline. Don't get me wrong, I still do from time to time, but I don't really have to anymore. My routine has changed to only scrolling down a little bit and seeing what's been going on recently. If something has been posted earlier that still has traction and activity then I'll notice the comments on the ticker. If I'm going to be on for any length of time then I'm going to make my rounds on some friends walls to see what they've been up to.
The fact of the matter is most people don't like change. Timeline is a pretty noticeable difference from the old look (the actual "home" wall where you see everyone's post is the same, good news to many of you) and that means big change. So it's only natural that it will get negative reviews in the beginning when everyone has it. And it might sustain negative reviews from those that want to be kept up to date on every detail of everyone's daily activities, but I love it and it works for me. There are those out there that have shown me their wall is worth a visit and it is me that is missing out if I don't take the time to visit it. And for those people I love how Timeline tells their story to me, so much more colorfully and presented to me by a theme of their choosing. Good stuff.
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