_As you likely know, Facebook Timeline has been greatly anticipated for months and among those drooling after it are mostly developers (who had early access) and social media gurus like myself. Yes, that's right. While gobs of users continue to leave complaints and are fighting tooth and nail, resenting Timeline to the extreme and wanting the "old Facebook" back, yours truly has been nearly jumping at the bit to get at it, but is among those still waiting, even after the widely broadcasted worldwide release. The irony! (*See bottom of the this post for more details regarding the glitch.)

That said, there are still some "rich" take-aways that even I can get while waiting.

Take-away 1.

Get your camera out and get your graphic design team ready. Your users' Timelines will look more like a magazine then a list of their activity. One user described it as looking like their own personal web page -- designed to showcase their style and online identity. The more they engage in your visual content, the more aesthetically pleasing their Timelines will be.

Take-away 2.

If you're in the publishing or media industry, consider yourself blessed. Well, that is if you have an app that 's integrated with Facebook. Now whenever a user reads, watches or listens to your content, you'll show up in that user's Timeline and "ticker", giving you an almost constant Facebook presence. Talk about viral. Don't have an app? Get one.

*(For those here looking for the solution to the problem, here's what I know so far. The green "Get It Now" button on the bottom right of the "about Timeline"page is missing. Some have suggested going to the "apps" link and trying that green button, but -- while that is visible to everyone -- it is not working for those like me who can't see the button on the Timeline page. I've been following the forum on Facebook and it appears to be a common glitch that Facebook has not addressed at all even five days after the launch. The best we can do now -- until we hear otherwise --- is to wait and see. )

UPDATE: The problem does seem to be resolved. If you are still having difficulties, be sure you are upgraded to the latest version of your browser