Facebook Updates Timeline to Avoid Outing Unfrienders

Facebook users noticed an odd feature of the new Timeline profiles last week, allowing them to see who had unfriended them throughout the years. That bug has now been fixed.

Last week, the list of friends a user made during a given year included friends who had subsequently been unfriended. They were identifiable to the user by a box saying Add Friend.

It looked like this:

Now, the people who are no longer friends have simply been removed from that list.

So you can go ahead and unfriend that acquaintance from high school (or was it middle school?) without the fear of being called out later.

The New Facebook Profile: Timeline

Timeline is a radical departure from previous versions of the Facebook user profile. The most prominent feature is the addition of a cover photo at the top of the page. Users can change this to whatever they'd like it to be.

1987

In 1987, my sister was born. Facebook knows these life events and includes them in your timeline.

Being Born

You can even add a picture and context to your birth, which starts the Timeline.

Timeline Interface

The Timeline is a two-column interface with top photos, status updates, friends and more.

Map

Facebook has added a feature that lets you see where you have visited. This is powered by Facebook Places.

Photos in the Timeline

Here's how photos are displayed in the Timeline.

Friends in the New Timeline

Here's what the Friends page looks like.

Changing Settings

Some of the new Timeline's customization features.

2009

More of the new Timeline

Getting Married

You can add life events, such as getting married, to your profile through the Publisher Bar. You can also announce that you broke a bone, got a new job, etc.