Facebook’s discussed its plans, altered them according to developers’ feedback, and given users an opportunity to step forward or hang back as they please. Now, whether folks are ready or not, Facebook will roll out its new profile design over the next week or so.
“We’ll actively migrate all our users to the new profile,” announced Josh Elman on the Facebook Developers Blog. “This will happen by default rather than on an opt-in basis. Shortly thereafter, the old Facebook profile will no longer be available to anyone.”
It’s possible that this move will result in some whining, but Facebook looks set to avoid any News Feed-style uproar. Even Beacon-level complaining seems out of the question, since two days ago, Chris Crum noted that more and more users have been trying out (and sticking with) the new profile design.
Also, Facebook has what’s supposed to be a pleasant treat in store for everyone. “[W]e’re working on one more interesting feature to help make your applications more easily accessible to your users,” Elman wrote. “We’ll provide more details as we finalize the design, but it won’t require any changes on your end.”
It’ll be interesting to see how this one surprise works out for Facebook, anyway.
