Facebook has been going through a lot of changes over the past 6 months. Some have been welcome but many have not. When people talk about not liking the changes, what they ate really talking about is not liking the change in usability. Ever heard the phrase "If it's not broke don't fix it." Well … [Read more...]
Jobs Loss for Social Media
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The recent death of Steve Jobs reminds us that, while he didn’t have a direct impact on current social media, Jobs did help create the environment for social media to flourish. With products like iTunes and the rise of podcasts in the early 2000’s, Apple put an emphasis on sharing and creating … [Read more...]
Why do I have to wait for Facebooks new features?
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This is an excellent question. Many people are getting the releases of the Facebook updates well in advance of the general public. So what makes us so special? Well not much really. If you want to be the first to get the new updates, use the new features, play with the new timeline profile, then you … [Read more...]
Will Fan Pages Get the Timeline Update?
October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Facebook has been rolling out the "timeline" update on the newsfeed and on profiles. Will fan pages be the next update? It is the logical progression. Since the fan page update at the beginning of 2011, Facebook has been updating the layout of the fan page in conjunction with the profiles. The main … [Read more...]
Facebook Gives you Ad Money!
October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If Facebook gives you money will you place an ad? Facebook ads have consistently under performed. For many businesses the ROI and click through rate have barely been worth the investment. Though as Facebook has improved their targeting features, the efficacy of the ads are starting to improve. Many … [Read more...]
Facebook Helping Fan Pages…No, Really!
October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There have been a lot of updates on Facebook fan pages over the past year. Some of these helped us out and some did not. One feature that was removed was the ability to suggest your page. But that is now changing, well kind of. Just like anything Facebook does, the update is not putting things … [Read more...]
Are You Ready to Subscribe to Your Friend Facebook?
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Facebook has made a big change in profiles. They have offered a solution to public figures, people using Facebook for business, and people who just don't like to friend people. They have released the subscribe button. At this moment you might be asking what this is. The subscribe button essentially … [Read more...]
Facebook Updates Become Nodates
September 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Though most of you won't ever notice, but Facebook is removing yet another feature from Fan Pages. You will no longer have the ability to update your fans via email. I am sure many of you are saying, wait! I had the ability to email my fans? Well, yes you did. It was possible to send an email … [Read more...]
