Los Angeles — Whether you like it or not, for those who have been holding out on upgrading to the new Facebook profile design, which was unveiled in December, will lose that right to choose in a couple of days. Beginning today, the world’s stupendous online social network, which recently crossed the 600 million member mark, announced Monday that the new profile page format rolled out last month will now be a permanent fixture for all of its users.
Last month, we unfurled the new profile, which now makes it even easier for you to tell your story and learn about your friends. Today on top of the home page of Facebook, these users were greeted with a note, starting with a bold headline saying, “Coming Soon: Your New Profile.“
And the note continues, “For the month of December, we gave people the option to upgrade to the new profile early, and hundreds of millions of you made the switch,” Facebook engineer Philip Rha wrote Monday on The Facebook Blog.
“Starting today, we will be rolling out the new profile to everyone.” “In the next few days you will be upgraded to the new profile, which offers more ways to show and tell your story.”
Furthermore, people who have not made the switch as yet are in for a more image-heavy appearance, with a series of photos in which you have lately been tagged is displayed at the top of the page, just under a row of text identifying personal information, such as your hometown, profession, birthday, and alma mater.
The new Facebook profiles feature a refurbished interface, as well as easy access to photos of the user. Particularly, the top portion of a profile now contains more speedy loads of information: where you live, work, grew up and education information, while allowing users to put friends into distinct categories, list various interests, and fill out a nifty new “about me” user summary. It also provide room to highlight meaningful friendships, a list of favorite activities and interests, and the ability to tag your friends. If you do not want a photo to appear on your page, click the “X” at the corner of the photo, Facebook said. It will still appear in the Photos page.
We have already witnessed some remarkable examples of creative Facebook profile photo hacks that really showcase just how unique and inventive these profiles can be with a little work.
See screenshots of the new Profile Page below:
Nevertheless, everyone, though, is not content with Facebook’s move — judging from the comments about Rha’s posting. “Don’t like it!” Bonnie Coomber, of the Cator Park School for Girls wrote. “Bring back the old one!”
“Get a dislike button,” Tomasina McGinnity complained. “Not a new profile.”
“Well, this sucks,” Filipe Monteiro grumbled. “Why not maintain it as a voluntary choice?” Monica Baguchinsky Lunn agreed with Monteiro and added: “Everyone I know is complaining. It does not matter, tho. The fb gods have made a decision and all us little people do not matter.”
Another screenshot of Education and Work:
Moreover, Facebook last month mentioned that the profile update also includes improved search functions, modified photo pages with infinite scrolling capabilities, and the ability to visit friends’ pages and see what you have in common with them – shared interests, groups, and more.