by Diana Urban on March 4, 2012
If you’ve ever tried to change your Facebook profile picture before, whether for your personal profile or fan page, you know how frustrating it can be. On top of Facebook’s technical glitches, which leave you wonder if you’re permanently stuck with that question mark of doom, the thumbnail never seems to look right.
On your personal profile thumbnail, you’re either a tiny speck in the distance or you’re showing off your left eyebrow. On your fan page, your brand’s logo is cut off. Here are some fan pages that still haven’t gotten it quite right:
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by Diana Urban on January 1, 2012
New Years resolutions have to be the most frequently broken promises people make to themselves. Can you remember the last time you kept your new year’s resolution until the following December? If so… you’re pretty awesome. Just think: it’s always impossible to get a treadmill at the gym in January. Then it gets a little easier in February, and then is back to normal by March. So many gym memberships go to waste by spring.
Resolutions are often broken because they weren’t realistic to begin with, or were too drastic a change to adhere to. But new years are such a great opportunity to get a fresh start, especially after wrapping up big projects before the holidays in December. So if you can set realistic goals for yourself, now is the time to do so.
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by Diana Urban on October 20, 2011
Facebook fan pages allow businesses to engage with fans in a two-way conversational format. In order to continue this conversation beyond a single fan page visit, businesses need to find ways to get people to “like” their fan pages. This way, their fan page updates will appear in their fans’ newsfeeds, offering an opportunity for fans to interact.
Facebook reveal tabs, a.k.a. like gates, are an excellent way encourage people to like your fan page. They’re default landing pages the user sees the first time they visit your Facebook page, which encourage them to “like” the page in order to see some sort of exclusive content. It’s proven to be an effective way to generate a fan base more quickly.
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by Diana Urban on October 19, 2011
Are you planning on changing your name when you tie the knot? If so, you’ll have a lot of forms to fill out, from updating your driver’s license to updating your utility bills. Fortunately, Facebook makes it much easier to change your name than the Social Security Administration.
Here’s how to update your name on Facebook in three simple steps.
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