Category Archives: Facebook

Are You Ready for the New Facebook Page Timeline?

March 27, 2012 - 

 

On March 30th, all Facebook business pages are going to switch to the timeline format.  This means big changes for pages that have custom landing tabs, “like gates” and other marketing add-ons.

The new timeline does not allow a custom landing tab.  This is disconcerting for many Facebook marketers, as many business pages rely heavily on “call to action” style applications to gather likes and drive engagement.

SocialMediaToday has a great post on tips for the new look business page.

Are you ready?  What do you think about these new changes?

Mind Your Social Profile

March 16, 2012 - 

 

I came across the interesting infographic below while cleaning out my Google Reader.  (If you do not know what a Google Reader is, check our calendar for our next Google workshop)  If you have children or grandchildren in high school or college, you may want to forward this to them.

Kaplan Test Prep prepared the report and it is an eye-opener.  It’s best to use this rule – Don’t post anything your mother wouldn’t approve or you wouldn’t want to see in the paper.

 

Facebook Timeline Screencast – Adding Events

February 29, 2012 - 

 

In our final screencast of this series, we examine adding events to your Timeline.  It is possible to add events as far back as the day you were born.  We can create our very own “online scrapbook” and control which friends can see which posts…

 

 

Facebook Timeline Screencast – Friends and Photo Privacy

February 28, 2012 - 

In part 4 of our series on the new Facebook Timeline, we look at some key privacy settings.  Specifically, we will discuss friends and photo privacy settings.  Many people do not understand how to use these features.  If you want to use Facebook as a relationship building tool, you must adjust these settings properly.  If you have any questions after viewing the screencast, leave a comment below for the quickest response.

 

 

Facebook Timeline Screencast – Status Updates

February 27, 2012 - 

 

Facebook’s new Timeline is replacing the wall.  Like the wall, the Timeline will display updates posted by you or mentioning you.  This basic premise of the wall (or profile) does not change.  In the screencast below, I point out a couple significant changes in the Timeline.  You can now find older updates, feature updates, or delete older updates.