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Constant evolution; Facebook Pages

As Facebook continues to innovate at a rapid pace, it is the marketer's job to translate those innovations into an enhanced experience for their current and potential fans and customers. In the last few months, there have been several changes that affect the looks of Facebook Pages, how they can be promoted, how brands can communicate on Facebook, the impact of sharing, and much, much more. But don't worry. We know that there is a lot to keep up with, so we wanted to lay out all of the recent changes in one spot to serve as a helpful guide.

What's new with the Facebook platform? Read on.
 
Updated Pages
Some of Facebook's changes are minor, but the recent Facebook Pages update is one of the biggest recent changes Facebook's community has seen. The main difference? Pages now look and feel more like user profiles. Page administrators can "Login as Page" and interact with Facebook as they would from their personal profile -- with brands and fans alike. Page admins will even see a specialized news feed and will be able to comment and "like" things from the brand's perspective, making for a more cohesive experience.

The appearance of Facebook Page tabs has also changed. Which brings me to my next point...

 

Comments

Jim Nichols
Jim Nichols June 21, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Hi Jeff, thanks so much for this summary analysis!

Chris Marriott
Chris Marriott June 20, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Hey Rags! Great article! Couple of comments: First, I don't think it's realistic to expect people to tag brands in the photos they upload. That feature seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. Second, I think that using "likes" and wall posts on Brand pages in advertising directed to your other friends implies that a give hoot about what my friends like. Sure I may ask their opinion about which flat screen TV to buy, but I couldn't care less about which fast food brand they "like". Even I get a little creeped out when I see an ad for something and a friend's picture appears in it. On the other hand, love the ability to target ads based on updates. Nothing could be more relevant to a Facebook user! Chris