The New Facebook Timeline: A Tool in Response to HIV
It’s estimated that 96% of Facebook users never revisit fan pages1 once they hit the “like” button. We at AIDS.gov hope this changes with the new features of the Facebook timeline for Facebook Pages.
Three months ago, Facebook
Some of the Facebook timeline features include:
- a cover photo, a larger photo spanning the top of the page
- right-hand timeline navigation
- milestones and events
- featured apps and customization
- highlighted posts
- more administrative options and direct messages
We started by looking at what other brands were doing with their timelines and planned what our options were for each new feature. We decided to utilize the timeline to feature not just a history of AIDS.gov, but of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S. since 1981. Using the new milestone feature, we repurposed content from our 30 Years of AIDS Timeline, and added new media milestones such as the launch of the AIDS.gov blog and our first tweet. Other timeline examples in the HIV community include Chat PDX
Since converting our Facebook page to the new timeline format at the end of March, users continue to engage on our page and our follower base continues to increase. We hope the new page offers a unique educational opportunity where users spend more time exploring and sharing feedback. We’re excited to continue engaging our audiences through highlighted/featured wall posts, especially around HIV/AIDS awareness days and AIDS 2012 this summer.
We encourage you to visit the AIDS.gov Facebook page
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