Reinventing Your Facebook

With all of the craze & hoopla which has been surrounding Twitter lately , it seems that Facebook has been sort of lagging far behind on the social ratings . It seems that Twitter is slowly eliminating the competition where the socio-game is concerned and it looks as if the Big Twitter is pulling out all the stops in order to get more followers .

Of course , Twitter is somewhat an entirely new diff ballgame and Facebook can be more adequately compared to a ” Social Network ” , pretty much like Myspace , but without the drama & all the dizzy layouts & nude photos of it’s members parading their wares before cyberspace . Facebook seemed as if they were fizzling out there for a while with Twitters emergence , but I believe the boys over at Facebook are pulling all the stops in attempting to catch up with their nemesis [ Twitter ].

Albeit , Facebook has in no way revolutionized the ‘ tweetme ‘ & ‘ retweet ‘ API buttons in any way , however : if any of you have looked closely , Facebook has a big ” F ” button as well where Bloggers can now place alongside their ‘tweetme’ & ‘retweet ‘ buttons – therfore : the race is getting close neck & neck between our two rivals here .

Twitter at the moment seems to be ahead in the race where everything Twitter related is concerned . You have twitter lifestreams ( for your pages/blogs/websites ) , gadgets , buttons, badges , search engines and of course : your very own personal Twitter Background where you can personalize upload and apply to your profile , giving your page view a unique look to it . Twitter has thousands of such sites where you can just go and find about 10 million diff backgrounds by which to skin your profile , so you can just keep switching up your backgrounds as soon as you get bored or simply tired of them , with so many options to choose from it’s no wonder .

Enter Facebook now , back into the spotlight once again – and a ‘ New ‘ [ Old ] solution by which to finally be able to ‘ Skin Facebook ‘ as you would the ‘ Mighty Twitter ‘ ……well….almost like Twitter , but not quite yet . It seems that Facebook is not quite ready yet to make stellar strides in the cybersphere , however : even these tiny baby steps are quite a refreshing change from the ol’ boring pristine chalk white background and that blue line ! ( which I hate since I love COLOR ! ) The funny thing about Facebooks beginning was that an individuals profile was then ‘ Customizable ‘ – and then I one day suddenly logged in to my account and all of the customization features were gone – POOF ! like a cloud of smoke -

However , there is somewhat of a new ‘ Technology ‘ which Facebook has recently incorporated and now using as an ‘ Application ‘ for all of your Facebook profiles , oh Happy Day ! I skinned my own Profile , and I must say : I am happier now that I dont have to look upon that stark white background making me feel as if I have just entered a Hospital ward waiting for Nurse Wretched to appear with something lethal

If you would like to finally be able to skin your Facebook profile and get rid of the old boring white & blue , then what you will need to do is take one simple step : First , you will have to go to Yontoo and install the Plug In for your toolbar . Once you have installed the Yontoo Plug In , you will be asked to RESTART your Browser . Once your Browser has restarted , you will be redirected back to Yontoo Layers , where you will see the 2 Ads to your right : ” Invite a Friend ” & ” Layer Apps ” . Click on the Layer Apps , and in particular – you will want to go to Page Rage , where all Things Facebook are .

There is for the time being an ample list & samples of Backgrounds for your Facebook profile from where you can choose from , and if you’re not fully satisfied w/ your chosen background , don’t fret : YOU can CHANGE it ! . Now , here is what you should know prior to anything concerning the big ‘ F ‘ : Unless someone on Facbook also has the Yontoo Application installed on their browser -THEY CANNOT SEE your new layout/ Background ! Yep , thats the almost-down side of it at the moment it seems . However , if you do invite everyone you know on Facebook ( circle of Friends ) and recommend they get ‘ Skinned ‘ , then you will have won half of the battle and end up with a pretty decent / o.k , background for your Mighty Facebook profile – unless of course : Youre happily content basking in your pristine white background with that blue boring line

However , if you like all things Art-related , and you want something snazzy or colorful ( there are many themes/ categories to choose from @ Page Rank ) and Im certain that you will all find something suitable or close to what you may like . Take a look at what’s available for the time being , as I’m sure that more & more such sites will be springing up all over the cybersphere and there will be more supply in demand as users will be scouting for bigger , better & more artistic or customizable Facebook Skins in the months to come , so this is just the beginning & the tip of the iceberg as far as Facebook becoming finally [ somewhat ] customizably skinnable !
I recall having stumbled upon another such site , but I cannot remember precisely . I will look into other such sites as I am certain that there must be something more than just Page Rank at the moment . I will update any new info right here , so check back in a few . Till then : Smile & Go Skin your Facebook !

** The Yontoo Application will install what is called a SANITY SWITCH . Once the Yontoo installation is complete and you have restarted , once you land on any Myspace page and you dont like the Layout , the music is blasting in your ear-drum and you suddenly feel sick by that individuals page – then you will now have the power to TURN IT OFF ! Yes, you will see a small little button at the top right corner of any Myspace page you surf through . If that layout is just too much for your eyes – then all you have to do is simply hit the OFF switch and voila ! Generic Myspace page – just like Facebook : Blue & stark White page !
The SANITY SWITCH is not intrusive on your page view , and it only applies to Myspace – no other social site other than Myspace NEEDS the switch ! ( have you ever seen some of those layouts ? SWITCH them off ? I would like to Zap them into oblivion ! ) . Well, I hope you have found this article useful – may it help you get properly Skinned !