How many times do you scroll through your news feed on Facebook and just tune out all ads? I will admit there are very few side ads I even remember. Most of them are not relevant or are showing up previous things I searched for on Google or looked at on Amazon. A lot of […]
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Recap of f8 – What’s coming from Facebook
This week Facebook had the f8 conference. If you aren’t familiar with the conference. Its when Facebook announces new things to developers. In the past they have launched major changes to the service. These have included Timeline, new profile pages, and mail/messages. While many of those things are no longer still around. Now they tend have […]
Branded Content – New Facebook Rules
This post may not apply to too many small businesses. I am posting it because it’s an interesting change that Facebook is doing. Some things to know about Branded Content on Facebook. These Branded Content is just for verified pages. Rules must be followed by all Verified pages. There is a Branded content tool for […]
New Ways to Create, Share and Discover Live Video on Facebook
I just mentioned this the past week that Live Video on Facebook needs to be rolled out to more than just those who use Facebook Mentions. It was like the Facebook Gods were listening to me! They have rolled it out to Groups and Events. What did they release? “Going live” on Facebook feels special […]
Facebook Should Roll Out Live Video to More Pages
Video is one of the biggest things happening in the world of Facebook. Video content will continue to grow over the next few years. This is evident by Periscope and to some extent Meerkat. People are wanting to watch live video from people and brands they follow. It seems its a race to see who […]
Facebook Reactions and How they Affect your Business
While I was gone, Facebook rolled out the Reactions. Reactions are a way for you to do more than like a post. It has a set of six emojis. They represent Like, Love HaHa, Wow, Sad and Angry. Sometimes one of these is more appropriate for you or your fans to use. If someone posts they […]
Facebook Wants us to end Phone numbers
Facebook is going all in on Messenger. They want us to no longer be tethered to a phone number. Will this be the future? It’s too early to tell. But as more people get smart phones and make less calls this could be true. I know in my circle of friends the text or messenger […]
Facebook Releases Live Video and Collages to all
Facebook has released live video for verified pages earlier this year. Now they have released the service to the masses! Prior you had to be using the Facebook Mentions app. In their current roll out to a small percentage of iPhone users. You can now broadcast things that are important to you and your family/friends. “To […]
New Facebook Messenger and Event Integrations
Facebook is slowly adding more and more features. They are really banking on Facebook Messenger to be a key player in customer service. Previously they rolled out a new messenger on pages. Each page will be graded on how fast they respond to messages. This is aided by a new messenger app. Now Facebook is adding […]
Social Search 2.0 is happening at Facebook
We have been hearing about Social Search for years. No one has really implemented it well. I had high hopes when Facebook announced the Social Graph and the ability to search. This turned out to be a bit of a miss. You could search for friends who like a band, or pictures taken in a […]