Facebook Preps for Profile Page Overhaul |
Facebook has recently announced that they will be revamping the design of profile pages on their popular social networking site as an effort to organize the clutter that comes from their users’ diverse activities. Easing the navigation of photo albums, history, friend updates and applications, the development team will be splitting the profile page into threes sections, separated by tabs at the top of the page.

The tabs will be labeled `Wall’, `About’ and `Photos,’ and the content will be divided accordingly. The development team is also hinting that users will be able to create additional tabs. This move is intended to make profile navigations more organized as people add more applications, as well as personal information, on their profile pages.
What makes this transition particularly interesting for those involved with Social Media Marketing is how the profile page changes will effect applications. Advertisers and marketers are dependant on having their apps appear on the front page of people’s profiles for maximum exposure. It remains to be seen how these applications will displace as the pages become more organized and customizable.
You can be sure that Apollo Media will be following the launch of the new design this spring as we track developments in application creation and social media marketing within Facebook’s massive community. If you are curious, you can catch a quick glimpse of the proposed design at Facebook’s Profile Preview Page
We would like to hear your thoughts on the new design and on how it might affect your use of FBML and Facebook applications. Will it change how you use Facebook?



April 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
Thanks for the heads up. I like the current look of Facebook so hope they do not take away what I already appreciate!
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Hey Emmanuel. Your welcome for the head’s up.
Why don’t you email them about the things that you appreciate about the current design? Maybe they’ll take it into consideration.
Oh, when you check out the link that goes to the FB Profile Preview Page, tell me what you think.
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
That is official my favorite picture of Stephanie! The best part is that picture is now immortalized on our blog. Even if Steph changes her Facebook profile page (which is probably not very likely) that picture will remain on our blog FOREVER!
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Oh, now you’ve gone and done it, Darius! You’ve challenged me to find an even FUNNIER face. I’ll have to practise… LOL