New Facebook Profiles Now Available [SCREENSHOTS]

Well, that was fast! The new Facebook Profile Pages are now available to try out — Facebook has just heralded their arrival via Twitter, mere hours before Founder Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance on 60 Minutes.

We were expecting the new Pages to go live tomorrow, but it seems they’re up and running now. Simply click on Facebook’s announcement to activate yours and check out all the new features, including revamped personal info, more prominent pictures, top interests showcased as images, more descriptive relationships and more.

Check out Facebook’s video and our walkthrough below: 

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The New Profile

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A New You

Your profile now has a little “About Me”-esque section at the top, including where you work, where you went to school, where you live, etc. The option “Languages” has also been added.

A Photo Introduction

Now a row of the most recently tagged snaps of you appear at the top of your profile. Luckily, you can click the “x” on the corner of the photo and take certain snaps out of the spotlight. Not sure I want my Halloween pictures to be the first introduction people get to me on the web…

More Organized Navigation

No more tabs. You can surf around your profile via links under your profile picture now. Also, under “Info,” “Philosophy” has been added, which groups together religious views, political views, favorite quotes and the newly added “People Who Inspire You.”

More Detailed Work/Education Info

Let people know more about where you work and the people you work with by adding projects you worked on (at work) as well as classes you took. You can also add co-workers and classmates. This will be a nice way to keep contacts arranged in one place. Also, it should be useful for networking.

More Visual Interests

Now your interests are much more visual, making the profile itself pretty visually appealing and easy to navigate. The option “Sports” has also been added.

Group Your Friends

Instead of just having friends, relations and significant others, now you can group friends into categories, like “Best Friends,” “Work Buddies,” etc. This seems to be another move in Facebook’s efforts to depict users’ relationships. Friend search has also been revamped to be a much more visual experience.


Try out this new feature or revert to the original


 [via mashable]

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