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Today, we turned on a very exciting feature, something we ourselves have been really eager to use.

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you would remember from our previous post how timelines for tags and places allow you to slice and dice your life on various axes. In addition, place and tag timelines are also a very powerful means of discovering new people and new pieces of information – read on to learn more.

When you add a tag or place to your post, your post also becomes a part of these tag/place timelines and implicitly establishes a connection between you, the tag and the place. If you look at tags as the representation of your interests ( like trekking, gardening ) and places as the locations you are associated with, you will notice that tags and place timelines are natural and powerful reserves of information centered around certain interests or certain places. So next time you are seeking trekking enthusiasts in Bangalore, you know what timelines to look at.

Coming back to the feature we launched, you will now see a list of top places and tags in the sidebar on your right. How does it help ?

• On your timeline, this makes it really easy to access tag/place timelines that interest you the most.
• On someone else’s timeline, this becomes a way to discover their interests and explore more about them.

Here is a screenshot of the new sidebar:

Note: Only tags and places from public posts are shown in the sidebar. This is done in order to protect the privacy of our users.