People Confuse Facebook Timeline Pages With Profiles

Consumers' tendency to use the word "page" to refer to a profile has many folks thinking that timelines will default everywhere on the site, pages and profiles alike.

Facebook’s communications team won’t preview what message will greet us for the sitewide mandatory launch of timeline on all brand pages.

Consumers’ tendency to use the word page to refer to a profile has many folks thinking that tomorrow timelines will default everywhere on the site, pages and profiles alike.

But maybe this is all working out for the best after all. The roughly 37 million brands on Facebook will show the 845 million individuals on the site that timeline can be done, hopefully mollifying consumers’ anxieties about the advanced layout.

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