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What’s that, you say? You haven’t caved just yet? You haven’t indulged in the latest change to be cast upon your beloved Facebook account?
Well, once you do — or at least once the almighty one, himself, enforces said profile change — it’s no doubt that we’ll all have to adjust a bit to the new Facebook Timeline feature that launched the other week at the #F8 conference. Among some of the features packaged into Facebook Timeline, are the following:
Wider user interface — Similar to that of WordPress or Tumblr
More visual components, including ability to view posts, photos, etc as they’ve happened in time — Think virtual scrapbook
Ability to revisit older posts & add to them to fill in blanks — Share more about the memories that make you most nostalgic
Ability to add social apps to your profile (i.e. Spotify, Foodily, etc.)— A bevy of apps from media, gaming, lifestyle, & more (and all easy to access/ update in one location!)
Summaries & categorized activity — Likes, Edits, Friendships, Music playlists, & more (At end of each month)
Cover photo + profile picture — Can you say deeper self-expression?
Sounds pretty cool, right? … No?
Well, some may disagree with you as they embrace the ability to tell their story. Just as the last profile change crept in though, Facebook has at least allowed for an opt-in period, giving users ample time to navigate & address any important questions/ concerns about the new interface. So, while you may not have been one of the tech/ social media junkies to jump on the bandwagon before it took off — setting up the early developer version & publishing their Timelines — you still have time to get your bearings, adjust, and all-in-all warm up to the idea of Facebook Timeline.
(Personal feelings aside) Check out the images below for how some users are getting creative with their profile presentation.
I don’t consider myself to suffer from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but I have been known to organize the clothing in my closet first the type of article (dress, skirt, pant, top) then by garment length or sleeve length when applicable and finally by Roy G Biv (aka: the color spectrum). When we had our kitchen remodeled two summers ago I organized the canned goods in the pantry by type of contents, can height (biggest to smallest) and turned all labels to face out in a perfect row.
When I play with my toddler daughter and her Fisher Price Farm Set, I like to place all of the animals into their designated spaces. The horse and cow line up at the barn door behind their appropriate gates, the sheep lives in the hay, the pig behind the gate with his picture on it and the goat lives upstairs because there is no specifically marked space on the farm for the goat. Poor goat.
And, while I find great satisfaction having things tidy and in order, I am certainly not this precise when it comes to all areas of my life (please do not look in the cabinet where we keep the tuperware).
I bet though, if you looked in Swiss artist and comedian Ursus Wehrli’s, Tupperware cabinet, you wouldn’t be digging through piles trying to find the matching lid to the piece of Tupperware you need for that evening’s leftovers.
This week NPR released a set of photos showcasing some of Wehrli’s “Totally Deranged Tidy.” From bowls of alphabet soup to the branches and needles on a pine tree cutting, Wehrli takes the mundane, tidys it up and in the process creates some really simple but stunning visuals in the end.
“We Swiss are famous for chocolate and cheese,” Wehrli told a TED Conference. “Our trains run on time. We’re only happy when things are in order.” Which may explain, NPR points out, “how he was able to recruit a bunch of totally cooperative Swiss kids, moms, dads and grandparents to come to a local park to hang out, after which they were re-sorted by gender, age and size.” Wanna see how he did it? Click here.
I SO love when I come across something new and interesting and something I haven’t ever seen done before. It is fairly unusual though since “all the ideas are taken”. Tonight, while going through a few of the blogs that I try to keep up with on a regular basis, I found this – and flipped out! Because it is AWESOME!
We have all experienced what I am referring to – people not using social media correctly. It could be your best friend. It could be your boss. It could be your mom. It could be someone you don’t even know. And it can be difficult to tell them that what they are doing is a big turnoff.
That is where this new notepad can come in really handy!
The company, Knock Knock, whose mission is to create interesting, smart, well-designed gift and stationery products, along with anything else that might strike the Knock Knock fancy, recently came out with this “Social Media Citation Nifty Note” and we are loving here at Tarte. {In fact, I have already started making a list of who these are going to get sent to.}
The description of the product from Knock Knock reads:
When it comes to online etiquette, some people need a little firm but friendly guidance. Less public than an online post, this real-world pad lets you show you care by showing them the error of their ways!
Put the kibosh on creepiness and oversharing!
Modern-day etiquette for the masses
4 x 5.25 inches, 50 sheets
$4.50/pad
I will have to say, that I would love to see an online version that I could send anonymously – but for now, this is definitely going to be put to good use as is!
Would you, or will you, use something like this? Do you know someone that should receive one of these? Share with us!
