Social Media and Marketing

Facebook Terms and Conditions – Fan pages

Facebook Terms and Conditions – Fan pages

By dean, 7.09.11

For those who know how, Facebook certainly is very easy to use and user friendly. However it can be confusing and a bit tricky knowing that they continuously make updates and changes to the site. Facebook Fan pages are great. They can be regularly updated and clear for those who…

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The New Social Network Site - Google Plus - Has Been Launched

The New Social Network Site - Google Plus - Has Been Launched

By dean, 29.06.11

Google has unveiled a new social networking service. Although it is still in its early stages Google have explained that it is an add-on feature that works with existing Google features.As of June 2011 this is Google's biggest attempt to rival Facebook and gets its foot firmly planted in the…

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Are you making the most of social media?

Are you making the most of social media?

By lisa, 22.06.11

Social media isn't for every business - and if you're going to bother, then you've got to do it consistently - but there are lots of reasons why it's good to find the time for it.With over 600,000,000 people using Facebook, it's quite likely that some of them are also…

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Facebook face tagging - and how to turn it off

Facebook face tagging - and how to turn it off

By lisa, 8.06.11

Facebook have done it again - rolled out a feature and angered people who didn't want it turned on by default. And this latest feature, is more than a little bit creepy!Now, when you upload photos, Facebook will try to recognise if your friends are in any of them, and then…

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Facebook Like Box not showing faces?!

Facebook Like Box not showing faces?!

By dean, 23.05.11

Have you found that your Facebook Like Box doesn’t appear properly on your website? You get the title but it doesn't seem to pull through any faces?Well the problem is so much simpler than I had imagined!The default height of the box given by Facebook is too short. The code by…

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The Facebook Smear Campaign Against Google

The Facebook Smear Campaign Against Google

By lisa, 13.05.11

I read on the BBC website today that Facebook have admitted to paying a PR company to run a smear campaign against Google.Imagine taking the tactic of rather than paying a PR company to promote you, you pay them to bad mouth your competition? Not an approach I like, or…

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Choosing which page your Facebook fan page opens on - Tips for your Facebook fan page

Choosing which page your Facebook fan page opens on - Tips for your Facebook fan page

By dean, 8.04.11

Thinking about having a Facebook fan page?Well you also need to thing about which page your fan page opens on. If you don't have a lot of discussion or updates on your wall, or you have a competition or promotion to push, you may wish to create a custom page…

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Customising your Facebook fan page banner - tips for your Facebook fan page

Customising your Facebook fan page banner - tips for your Facebook fan page

By dean, 7.04.11

Last week I wrote an article about fun customisation of your photos on your Facebook page.I just wanted to update that post with an image our 18aProductions business fan page, showing other businesses how they can have fun with their own pages. We have gone with the simple, festive images of…

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Adding a Share page on Facebook - tips for your Facebook fan page

Adding a Share page on Facebook - tips for your Facebook fan page

By lisa, 6.04.11

So once you've got people liking your Facebook fan page, how do you get them to spread the word?Well one way is to create a Share page, as shown below. A very good adoption of this page is to send people there as soon as they've liked your page. So…

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