Posts Tagged ‘facebook timeline’

Facebook, The Timeline, and The Open Graph: Is  Facebook becoming what Brian Solis  calls, “The New EgoSystem?”  I happen to love the new timeline, and the open graph.  On the other hand, I’m a social media professional, and I know how to conduct myself on social networks.  I’m still flabbergasted by how many people do not.  By and large, it’s human nature to resist change, particularly changes where you had no say so in the matter.  This post isn’t going to cover privacy issues on social networks, rather I wanted to review these two articles by Solis, and Elliot, and make you aware of how to embrace and take advantage of the new changes, or not, and grab your old comfy Facebook back.  Either way, stay with me and by all means chime in.

Now, for those of you who hate change, despise the new facebook timeline and ticker, you can go retro by following the instructions in this article written by Amy Mae Elliot: How To Get The Old Facebook back. This step by step article takes you through not just how to go back in time, but how to protect your privacy while you’re at it.  She uses an easy to follow slide share that even a neophyte can follow.  I love this article, and I think you will too.

But, if you’re like me, and you love change, embrace it, and ride the wave of the next digital trend.  Join me.  It’s a lot of fun.  Typically, the first week or two that Facebook rolls out a change, people get cranky, and complain.  I often associate this with Baby Boomers.  However considering that Baby Boomers are one of the fastest growing groups on Facebook, it will be interesting to watch and see who among the group will embrace it, and who will not.   GenX and GenY tend to roll with the punches, and hop right in to social network change.  This is my unscientific opinion of course.  Generalizations can’t be made as sweeping fact.  Everyone is on their own “timeline.”

What the open graph really does is removes layers of privacy, and makes it virtually impossible to hide behind the safety of your computer screen spouting all kinds of non-sense.  Frankly, I think people need to be more cognizant of their online behavior.  People should understand there are consequences for everything they say, and do on social networks, and how it can effect both their personal lives, and careers.  Solis takes a different turn.  He introduces you to the open graph, analyzes its features and benefits, and shares his wisdom with the wit and candor that only Brian can muster.

I love Brian’s article because he lists all the new apps, and tools the new changes that Facebook is rolling out.   “Ready, Camera, Action,” as Solis would say get ready for “Likes, Genre, And Action” Of course, if you follow Brian Solis’s blog, you’ll see why I appreciate, respect, and admire his content.  Put his blog in your google reader, you’ll be glad you did.

Before you go, be sure to scroll down,  and check out this list that Brian posted.  It was organized by the initial Open Graph applications courtesy of The Verge.com, and I graciously thank them both:
Travel

Gogobot
Airbnb
TripAdvisor​
Wipolo
Where I’ve Been
Food

Foodspotting
Cookpad
Snooth (wine)
Urbanspoon
Yummly
​Foodily
Shopping / Fashion

Pose
Pinterest
Polyvore
Oodle
Fab.com
eBay
Giftrocket
Payvment
Livingsocial
Fitness
MapMyRun
Runkeeper
Entertainment

Rotten Tomatoes
Dailymotion (French video site)
Cinemur (French video site)
Metacafe (videos)
Ford (game)
Wooga (Bubble Island, Diamond Dash)
OMGPOP (Draw My Thing)
Zynga (Words with Friends, Castleville
Giving

Causes
Fundrazr
Artez.com
Additional Open Graph Apps
BranchOut (job search)
Monster (job search)
Color (photo and video sharing)
Courserank (education)
Grockit (education)
Foursquare (location)
Goodreads (books)
Kobo (books)
StubHub (ticketing)
Ticketmaster (ticketing)
Ticketfly (ticketing)
ScoreBig (ticketing)
Appsfire (app discovery)
Artfinder (art)
Autotrader (cars)

Again, I’d like to thank Mashable, and Brian Solis for consistently providing world class content from which we can all grow, and learn.