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How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step-by-step instructions with video and screenshots

How to enable Facebook Timeline

Facebook Timeline is the latest profile design which presents an entirely new approach that will set Facebook apart from competing social networking sites. Facebook Timeline was unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg only yesterday at the F8 conference yet it is already generating quite a buzz in the online world. It not yet active but fortunately there is a way to activate and preview the new Facebook Timeline.

To do this, simply follow the instructions in the video below.

Alternatively you can just follow these simple steps:

  1. Go to Facebook Developers page (Allow/grant access if needed)
  2. From the upper-right hand corner click on Create New App
    How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step 1
  3. Enter whatever you want under App Display Name & App Namespace (make sure the app namespace is not yet taken and only contains lowercase letters, dashes, and underscores)
    How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step 2
  4. Click to select I agree to the Platform Privacy Policy
  5. Click on Continue and pass the security check
  6. Upon creation of the app, you will be taken to application page. Locate the Open Graph link on the left menu bar and click on it
    How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step 3
  7. You will be asked to define one action and one object for your graph. Enter anything any action (i.e. “view”) and any object (i.e. “profile”) and click on Get Started
    How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step 4
  8. You should then be redirected to the configuration form for the action type that you have just created. At this point you do not need to do anything and you can go back to your Facebook page by entering the facebook.com on your browser.
  9. Click on your name on the upper-right hand corner to view your profile
  10. You should be presented with a popup to let you know that the Developer Release of Facebook Timeline is now available
  11. Click Get It Now to activate and enable Facebook Timeline on your profile
    How to enable Facebook Timeline profile view now step 5

Note however that the Facebook Timeline profile will only be visible to yourself. Enjoy viewing your new Facebook Timeline profile!

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