EDITOR'S NOTE: The Facebook Timeline is now available for all, and it's remarkably easy to enable it for your account. This old method doesn't work any more, so follow this link for the easy new way to make it happen!

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You've been hearing about all the wonderful new Facebook features, and like us, you're probably super-eager to get started with them.

If you're willing to go through a series of eight steps, you can get into the brand-new Facebook Timeline right now. Will it be worth the effort? Well, here's why I love the Facebook Timeline.

Simply follow the instructions in our gallery below, and suddenly you'll be basking in a new world of Facebook goodness, just like the developers are. Follow the instructions carefully, and good luck.

Please note: If you haven't already verified your Facebook account with either a mobile phone number or credit card number, you'll be asked to do so before you can try the new features. If you need more help with that, here's a helpful link.

First, you'll need to go to the Facebook developer page, which is a part of your Facebook account. Make sure you're logged into your Facebook account, and then simply follow this link to get started.

Update: When will we be able to opt into the Timeline without the need for going through these developers' steps? Says Stefan Parker, Facebook UI Engineer on Quora, "We are aiming to start letting users opt into Timeline in the next two to four weeks. There is no set date though."

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