{"id":52,"date":"2010-12-15T21:00:44","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T21:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliecopuroglu.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2010-12-15T21:00:44","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T21:00:44","slug":"new-facebook-profiles-love-it-or-hate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nataliecopuroglu.com\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"New Facebook profiles: love it or hate it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to new features being introduced by Facebook, we all tend to be risk-adverse. Questions start pouring in our heads: why have they changed the design again? Did my privacy settings change? (and optionally for some: wouldn’t it better if I just desactivated my account once and for all?)<\/p>\n

Even though your privacy settings stay unchanged, a lot of information will be more visible to others than in the old interface. Let’s have a look.<\/p>\n

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At the top, your friends will be able to see your relationship status, hometown and work status, among other things. \u201cWho cares, my friends already know all of that!\u201d I hear you say. As much as we love that you’re embracing social media, be careful, because potential recruiters will be able to see that, too (depending on your privacy settings).<\/p>\n

Just below, you will see a row of 5 pictures of you. To keep a picture from being seen by others, simply click on the \u201cx\u201d to hide it. Note however that the picture will still appear under your tagged pictures on the left hand panel. So if you never want to see that picture of your Halloween costume again, you can always untag yourself or delete the picture.<\/p>\n

You will also notice that the \u201cInfo\u201d section has completely changed. Instead of a long boring list of activities, you will find that your favorite people, sports, interests are appearing as images.<\/p>\n

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The \u201cPhotos\u201d section has become an \u201cinfinite scroll\u201d, so you will no longer need to stop and click on page 2, 3, or 4 to see your friends’ pictures. Stalking made easier, thank you Facebook!<\/p>\n

In short, Facebook has made the new profiles more interactive, visual\u2026so what’s the big deal?<\/p>\n

Well, there are a few surprises that come along with the new profile:<\/p>\n