Some Facebook users have the new timeline profile, and some don’t. Some want it, while others want no part of it, as you can tell from comments all over the Internet, including on timeline-related stories here.
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Facebook continues to tweak its sponsored story ad format, testing out units that included an adjacent related post, along with the inclusion of comments and questions.

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Facebook developer GroSocial will release Viral Vote today, described as a Facebook poll tab that pits two choices against each other, like Hot or Not, or Facemash.

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Posting complaints about every change the site makes dates back to the original launch of the news feed five years ago; but has the latest round of kvetching set a new record for Facebook?

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Did you know that reporting bugs to Facebook can make you money?

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Expert, influencer, thought leader, guru — regardless of which of these terms you identify with, Facebook can help to show off your expertise and share useful content with your friends.
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We’ve heard from several readers this week about signs that Facebook might be testing yet another redesign of the home page and possibly the photo viewer.

Facebook routinely updates various features of the site on an ongoing basis, so any limited beta tests of new layouts or designs is simply business as usual for the social network.

Just as routinely, however, users of the site tend to get uppity about profile redesigns in particular, which makes the whole process of redsigning an interesting dance for Facebook.

So we’re curious to know, dear readers, whether you’re seeing any of the signs of a possible redesign on your home page or other features on the site — and do you even want to be seeing them in the first place?

Please share your opinions by participating in our poll below. Plus, we’d love to see the rationale for your vote in the comments section.

You can add your own replies if the choices already listed don’t suit you. While the poll blocks repeat votes, you can select more than one option. Don’t forget to check back to see how everyone else is voting.

Facebookers haven’t taken kindly to advertisements on the site, despite all the best efforts to that effect. But what if the ads got more interesting?
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When the new Facebook Questions launched in March, the assumption was that individuals would mostly use the new tool, for things like restaurant recommendations and favorite movies — two examples given on the social media giant’s site.
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