Dear Facebook, Your New Timeline Has Those 'Boxes' That Everyone Used to Hate

Years ago, Facebook f8 sounded like an unnecessary hype-building exercise put on by a seemingly megalomaniacal Mark Zuckerburg.  Today, it’s an annual celebration to raise fury over the inevitable change he announces (news feeds, redesigns, apps) at the event.  This year, it’s the Facebook Timeline, and once again, I’m ready to post a few status updates (and Tweets) to point out how this thing looks like a rebranding of what Facebook looked like 3 years ago.

If any of you have been on Facebook for over 3 years, you know that we used to have something called Application Boxes.

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