Facebook’s Timeline

So… Facebook is changing again. It first introduced its new ‘Timeline’ a few months back and some Facebookers rushed to get it only to find that they did not like it.

Rumour has it that apparently the ‘Timeline’ was created by staff at Facebook who had too much time on their hands. Rather than find something constructive to do, like dream up another addictive Facebook game that sucks people in and ruins productivity, they decided they would rather ruin some people’s enjoyment of Facebook. Okay, we know it’s technology and that change is inevitable, but haven’t they ever heard the saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”?

Not only that, at first the ‘Timeline’ appeared to be optional, but then maybe, just maybe, the slow uptake on it