GUIDE TO FACEBOOK TIMELINE PAGES
USINGÂ THE FACEBOOK PLATFORM, INÂ SEPTEMBER 22,2011: FACEBOOKÂ LAUNCHES NEW UI TIMELINE IN F8Â CONVENTION, DECEMBER 21,2011: FACEBOOK LOG IN PAGEÂ CHANGES DUE TO FACEBOOKÂ TIMELINE ADDITION, DECEMBER 22,2011: FACEBOOK LAUNCHES ITS NEW PROFILE USER INTERFACE, FACEBOOKÂ TIMELINE, ON JANUARY 24, FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEDÂ ITS NEW PROFILE DESIGN, “TIMELINE”, WILL BECOME MANDATORY AND PERMANENT FOR ALL USERS, ON FEBRUARY 29, FACEBOOK ANNOUNCED THAT ALL OF THE PAGES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY UPGRADED TO ITS TIMELINE VIEW ON MARCH 30,2012.
TAKE YOUR TIME, I AM SURE YOU STILL HAVE SOME TIME TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE NEW TIMELINE LAYOUT AND YOU CAN ADD YOUR CONTENT BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH 30. HERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ALL THE NEW FEATURES THAT TIMELINE FOR PAGES OFFERS YOUR BRAND
THE COVER PHOTO
THIS FEATURE IS ALREADY WELL KNOWNÂ IN THE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY AND IT SEES A GROWING NUMBER OF PROFILES IN TIMELINE FORMAT, BRANDS CAN NOW USE THEIR OWN COVER PHOTOSÂ Â AT THE VERY TOPÂ OF THEIR TIMELINE TO SHOW A NEW ,STRIKING VISUAL LAYERÂ TO THEIR OFFERINGS ONCE A FAN LANDS ON THE PAGE.YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT A FAN GATE ON APPLICATIONS AND CONTENT, AND NOT ON THE COVER IMAGE, SO ANYBODY WHO LANDS ON YOUR PAGE SEES THE SAME THING FAN AND NON FAN ALIKE. THE COVER IMAGE THAT IS SEEN BY EVERYONE CANT INCLUDE ANY CALLS TO ACTION. FOR YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOURÂ COVER PHOTO, CROP A BRANDED IMAGE TO 851 BY 315 PIXELS.
WHEN A PICTURE IS UPLOADED, THAT DOESNT MATCH THE SPACEÂ ALLOTTED ON TIMELINE, THE IMAGE MAY BE ADJUSTED TO FIT, BY THE SITE, WHICH MIGHT AFFECTÂ YOUR RESOLUTION. PICTURES THAT ARE TOO SMALL ARE STRETCHED AND OVERSIZED ONESÂ ARE SQUISHED. THE IMAGES SIZES THAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AREÂ – IN PIXELS, WIDTH LISTED FIRST:
- COVER PHOTO 851Â by 315
- PROFILE PICTURE: 180Â by 180
- APP IMAGE: 111Â by 74
- THUMBNAIL: 32Â by 32
- IMAGES WITHIN WALL POSTS: 404 by 404; AND
- HIGHLIGHTED AND MILESTONE IMAGES: 843 by 403
YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, MUCH SMALLER TRADITIONAL PROFILE PICTURE AND HOW THIS PLAYS INTO YOUR NEW COVER PHOTO. THERE ARE LOTS OF CREATIVE EXAMPLES OF COVER PHOTOS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS ,SO THE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE NO LIMIT. TRY THE BEST YOU CAN, TO MAKE USE OF THIS USEFUL AND WORTHWHILE FEATURE.