Facebook Timeline Map Feature

10.28.2011 // Web Development // No Comments

I was tooling around on my Facebook Timeline recently because I wanted to update my cover photo when I noticed a feature called “Map” underneath my cover photo, next to my basic information, just above the timeline entries (see aside image).
I could see that it’s thumbnail image was a map with a waypoint for “The Sagamore Hotel” the location I tagged my latest Facebook photo album with. Upon clicking this feature to see more, It launched a Bing-powered map containing waypoint representing stories from my timeline. Locations containing more than one story were larger and had a relevant number.
I could also choose a type of story to view from just underneath the map. Choices included: Stories (the default view which shows everything), Life Events, Photos, Public Places, and Restaurants. In addition, I could also sort by time period as well via the timeline scale in the upper-right-hand side of the page. By using a combination of these filters, I could look at all the restaurants I checked into in 2010, or just the photos I added locations to in August. I think this is a great feature and finally adds some long-term value to adding locations to photos and to checking into places with Facebook.