Changing the design of a user profile isn't usually a terrible big deal, but when it comes to Facebook, there's a lot more at stake than just the rearrangement of a user photo and their basic information. Developers have begun to make a living on the ability for Facebook users to share more content on their profile pages, and the third-party developer economy has a lot riding on the way in which users interact within their Facebook profiles.
So Facebook has been keeping the developers, and the rest of the world, updated on their ongoing changes in regards to the user profile redesign. The latest--Facebook has opened up the beta sandbox for the new profile design. This gives developers an opportunity to test out their apps on the new profile layout before it's implemented across the site next month.
Some key points:
* New Feed story sizes and types – including the template bundles
* Adding application tabs, and how application tabs function
* Publisher integration
* Setting up the new “main profile section” and adding those to profiles
* Application info sections