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Do not fill this in! === User profile/personal timeline === [[File:Screen of Facebook (2).PNG|thumb|Facebook login/signup screen]] Each registered user on Facebook has a personal profile that shows their posts and content.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Knibbs|title=How Facebook's design has changed over the last 10 years|url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/old-facebook-profiles-news-feeds/|website=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113195420/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/old-facebook-profiles-news-feeds/|url-status=live}}</ref> The format of individual user pages was revamped in September 2011 and became known as "Timeline", a chronological feed of a user's stories,<ref>{{cite web|first=Jacob|last=Schulman|title=Facebook introduces Timeline: 'a new way to express who you are'|url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-a-express-are|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234847/https://www.theverge.com/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-a-express-are|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Chris|last=Gayomali|title=Facebook Introduces 'Timeline': The 'Story' of Your Life|url=http://techland.time.com/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-the-story-of-your-life/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817180846/https://techland.time.com/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-the-story-of-your-life/|url-status=live}}</ref> including status updates, photos, interactions with apps and events.<ref name="TNW Timeline">{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Panzarino|title=Facebook introduces radical new profile design called Timeline: The story of your life [Video]|url=https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-the-story-of-your-life/|website=The Next Web|date=September 22, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127003430/https://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/09/22/facebook-introduces-timeline-the-story-of-your-life/|url-status=live}}</ref> The layout let users add a "cover photo".<ref name="TNW Timeline" /> Users were given more privacy settings.<ref name="TNW Timeline" /> In 2007, Facebook launched Facebook Pages for brands and celebrities to interact with their fanbases.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Weaver|title=The Evolution of Facebook for Brands|url=http://mashable.com/2012/03/30/facebook-for-brands/|website=[[Mashable]]|date=March 30, 2012|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025204744/https://mashable.com/2012/03/30/facebook-for-brands/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Before Graph Search: Facebook's Biggest Changes|url=http://uk.pcmag.com/internet-products/58174/gallery/before-graph-search-facebooks-biggest-changes?p=3|website=PC Magazine|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=June 14, 2017|date=January 15, 2013|archive-date=July 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701055248/http://uk.pcmag.com/internet-products/58174/gallery/before-graph-search-facebooks-biggest-changes?p=3|url-status=live}}</ref> 100,000 Pages{{explain|date=February 2022}} launched in November.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rob|last=Hof|title=Facebook Declares New Era for Advertising|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-11-05/facebook-declares-new-era-for-advertising|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|date=November 6, 2007|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807010529/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-11-05/facebook-declares-new-era-for-advertising|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2009, Facebook introduced a "Usernames" feature, allowing users to choose a unique nickname used in the [[Uniform resource locator|URL]] for their personal profile, for easier sharing.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Parr|title=Facebook to Launch Vanity URLs for All|url=http://mashable.com/2009/06/09/facebook-vanity-urls/|website=[[Mashable]]|date=June 9, 2009|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=January 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115214520/https://mashable.com/2009/06/09/facebook-vanity-urls/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Nick|last=O'Neill|title=Facebook Begins Rolling Out Free Profile Usernames For Vanity URLs|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-begins-rolling-out-free-profile-usernames-for-vanity-urls/|website=[[Adweek]]|publisher=Beringer Capital|date=June 9, 2009|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035625/https://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-begins-rolling-out-free-profile-usernames-for-vanity-urls/|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2014, Facebook expanded the gender setting, adding a custom input field that allows users to choose from a wide range of gender identities. Users can also set which set of gender-specific pronoun should be used in reference to them throughout the site.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Jordan|last1=Crook|first2=Josh|last2=Constine|title=Facebook Opens Up LGBTQ-Friendly Gender Identity And Pronoun Options|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/facebook-gender-identity/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129225712/https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/facebook-gender-identity/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook expands gender options: transgender activists hail 'big advance'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/13/transgender-facebook-expands-gender-options|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 14, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213081408/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/13/transgender-facebook-expands-gender-options|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Alexei|last=Oreskovic|title=In new profile feature, Facebook offers choices for gender identity|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-gender-idUSBREA1C1RU20140214|website=[[Reuters]]|publisher=[[Thomson Reuters]]|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124054546/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-gender-idUSBREA1C1RU20140214|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014, Facebook introduced a feature to allow users to ask for information not disclosed by other users on their profiles. If a user does not provide key information, such as location, hometown, or relationship status, other users can use a new "ask" button to send a message asking about that item to the user in a single click.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Machkovech|title=Facebook adds naggy "ask" button to profile pages|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/05/facebook-introduces-naggy-ask-function-into-profile-pages/|website=Ars Technica|publisher=Condé Nast|date=May 16, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=February 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224180048/https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/05/facebook-introduces-naggy-ask-function-into-profile-pages/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Laura|last=Stampler|title=Facebook's New 'Ask' Button Gives You a Whole New Way to Badger Friends About Their Relationship Status|url=http://time.com/104720/facebooks-new-ask-button-gives-you-a-whole-new-way-to-badger-friends-about-their-relationship-status/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126130949/https://time.com/104720/facebooks-new-ask-button-gives-you-a-whole-new-way-to-badger-friends-about-their-relationship-status/|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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