Know Your Audience

You can’t effectively market your business without knowing who your target audience is. In your Facebook Timeline dashboard, you can use your Insights data to help you identify your audience and from there, begin to break your advertising down by the demographics. Then use the Facebook Targeting Tools to help you deliver the ads according to those demographics. If you have a physical location, you will want to use the Geo Targeting option to target the people in your local area for in store promotions. Demographic Targeting by Job Title, Age or Gender as well as Likes and Interests Targeting can help you create target specific ads for a better ROI.

If you want to use the targeting feature by Job Title or Interest, you would enter it into the “Precise Interest field”. When you begin typing your keywords, Facebook auto-populates a list of related keywords with that audience’s population so you know how many people that particular ad will reach.

Engage customers

Now that you know how to target your audience with an Ad, the next task is to decide where to display it. You have several options for this and it’s best to mix it up putting some in your news feeds, as a custom tab or in a message. You can even place them on a new fan’s page as a thank you response when they Like your page. Their friends now see it in their feed as well so it has a far reaching effect.

Nobody likes to be brow-beat by a sales pitch day in and day out, so don’t use your Facebook Page solely for that purpose. Keep your fans and customers engaged by posting informative articles about your product or how your product helped solve a problem. Display photos, videos and polls that keep the fans engaged with you and other fans of the page. Social Fresh is a good example of this method with varied posts of polls, articles and images. All are brightly colored and customers are always engaging in conversations and debates with each other and the brand here.

 Create An Ad

We have walked through all of the technical aspects of using the Facebook Targeting Tools to get the most ROI with your Ads so now we’ll put all of that together to actually create the Ad.

1. Design Your Ad

Navigate to the Facebook Ads Page and click “Create Ad”.  Decide on which Timeline it will go, where you want it displayed, then choose the image and text to be displayed. Make sure you use bold colors that will stand out from the blue and white background of Facebook.

2. Target Your Audience

Using any of the desired targeting tools, enter the demographics you want to target with this ad. Facebook will generate an Estimated Reach of your ad based on the information you selected so you’ll be able to see the demographic reach at a glance.

Set A Budget

It’s now time to set your budget for the ad but first you need to decide if you are optimizing for “Likes” or “Clicks”. The option to optimize by Likes isn’t available to everyone just yet so you may not have this option right away. Your budget can be set as lifetime of the ad or by the day. You set how long you want the ad to run by selecting the dates in the “Campaign Schedule” and Facebook will auto-populate the CPC based on your targeting and budget allotment.

Review Your Ad

The last step is to review your ad for accuracy. You will see a summary of your target audience, your CPC and the total budget along with the duration of the ad. If you need to make any changes to the ad, now is the time to do so by clicking “Edit” otherwise click “Place Order”.

Manage And Refresh Your Ads

You’ll want to monitor your ads to determine the effectiveness of them. Within the Ad Manager, you’ll be able to see which ones have the highest click through rates, lowest cost per click, etc. The Advertising Performance Report and Demographic Response Report can be accessed in your Ad Manager by going to the Reports tab. Tracking and adjusting your ad content and target may be necessary as you first start out and these reports can help you determine what’s working and what’s not. It’s also recommended to refresh your ads weekly to prevent your click through rate from dropping. That can be anything from changing text or simply changing the image of the ad.

Now it’s your turn to go create an ad for your business! Come back and share your experience of creating and using Facebook Ads with us! We’d love to hear how it has impacted your business and marketing strategy.

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App security

Did you know that even if you think you’re careful of what you view or allow, it’s not only what apps and websites you allow to access your Facebook account, it’s also what your friends allow on theirs that attach to your account and impact what information is shared about you. Malware is a piece of software that is automatically installed on your computer without your knowledge. Apps are a common place for Malware to hide and can be easily added to your computer when you visit sites while logged into your Facebook account. Managing and cleaning up this section of your account requires more vigilance than simply checking a security setting box. When you open this section, you may be surprised at how may apps are actually attached to your Facebook account.

To check your profile for a list of Facebook Applications, click on the “Edit Settings” in the Application Settings.

When you click on the “Edit Settings” link for one of the applications, you’ll see what the app has access to and you can edit those settings. If you no longer want that app on your Facebook account, click the “X” to delete the app. It will be deleted temporarily but you’ll eventually see it back in your list. The best way to avoid apps attaching Malware to your computer is to log out of Facebook before surfing the Internet.

You may not realize it, but the apps your friends use on Facebook can also access information about you, like your photos, hometown and current city. If that’s a concern for you, there are two ways to manage how your information is shared. The first and most extreme is to disable all platform apps to completely prohibit any third party Facebook apps from accessing your account. You can do this by clicking “Turn Off All Apps” in this section.

The second option is to deselect the boxes of information that you don’t want shared with the world. You can do this in the “This App Can” section of each app. As seen above, I allowed Pinterest to post on my behalf but I deleted the rest of the default sharing options.

Blocking People

If someone is contacting you or posting negative comments on your wall, you can block them from being able to access your account. Go to that person’s Timeline and hover over the “Friends” tab. You’ll see a drop down menu of options to choose from. You can simply click “Restrict” to block them from accessing your Facebook page or you can “Unfriend” them altogether.

Custom Privacy

In addition to each category setting above, you can customize your Facebook account further so that only specific people can see certain updates and the same can be done if you want to hide updates from certain people. Just change your “Privacy Setting” to “Custom” and the window will open where you can select who will see that information. Making lists of family, coworkers, or whoever you will send bulk email to will make this step much quicker.

Post Security

Facebook is a place where you share all of the big things and small things with your family and friends. Though we should always keep security in mind, it shouldn’t keep you from sharing pictures of your family or a vacation for fear of it being seen by the wrong people. When you write a status update, you can select who sees that update by clicking on the padlock icon next to the “Post” button. Then only those people you select will be able to see the post and comment on it.

If you follow all of the security steps in part 1 and part 2 of Putting Your Facebook On Lockdown, you shouldn’t have any trouble with a hacked or compromised account. I will be making some changes to my account and cleaning up some things that don’t need to be there. Will you join me in making Facebook more secure for you and your family?

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Set Yourself Up For Success

Having your Facebook account hacked or seeing a friends account spam your inbox with malicious emails is becoming more common. If your account is hacked, that means they have accessed your email account and if you use the same email account for your online banking or any other sensitive information, you could be in danger of identity theft and or hacked bank accounts. Here are a few things you can do to manage that.

• When setting up your Facebook account you should use an email address dedicated just to your Facebook activity. That way, if your account is ever jeopardized, your personal data is still safe. There are plenty of free email services like Gmail, Yahoo , and Hotmail that you could use for this purpose.
• Your password should be strong and secure. For heaven sake, don’t use “password” or something easy to guess! It should be complex with upper and lower case letters as well as numbers or symbols. Use this password STRICTLY for your Facebook account so if it were to be guessed, your other accounts are still safe.

Where Are My Security Settings?

1. At the top of your Timeline Toolbar, click on the arrow to open the drop down menu and then click Account Settings.

2. From the left sidebar click “Security”. You’ll now see several settings in this section you should look at and adjust accordingly. We’ll look at each of them and you can decide which settings you think should be enabled for your account.

Enable Secure Browsing

This feature encrypts your Facebook information making it hard for anyone to access it without your permission. Malware and virus attacks are limited when you browse on a secure network.

Login Notifications

Use this to be notified by text or email when your account is being accessed by a device that hasn’t been used before. This can foil someone’s attempt to log into your account as you.

Login Approvals

It’s great to be notified if someone tries to access your account but there are times when you’ll log in on someone else’s device and you still want to be able to use your account. Setting the Login Approvals will require you to enter a code each time your account is accessed from an unknown device. Only you receive the code by text message so if a hacker was trying to access your account, they wouldn’t be able to login.

App Passwords

If you have login approvals turned on, you may not be able to access some of your apps. You can instead create app passwords instead of your account password to securely log into apps. Click the “Generate App Passwords” to set up passwords for things like Xbox and Skype.

Recognized Devices

When you open this section you’ll see a list of devices that have accessed your account. If you see any that you don’t recognize, remove them from the list. Everything on the list will be allowed to access your account without having to prove identity.

Active Sessions

Here’s one that shocked me when I saw a few active sessions that weren’t me! Look over the active sessions and clear out any you don’t recognize as your own. If you had active sessions that weren’t you, you (and I!) need to setup the proper security settings we are going over in this section ASAP!

Privacy Settings

Now that we have discussed how your Facebook should be secure in the settings, let’s look at how to set privacy and security settings for posts and what is posted about you. From the main drop down menu, select “Privacy settings”.

You will now see what your current settings are for sharing on Facebook. You can choose one of the settings for who can see your updates and then you can further customize each of those sections.

How To Connect

Select how people can find and contact you by looking at each of the settings. Choose the ones that make sense for how you use Facebook and how you want to connect to others who use it too. You never know who’s looking at your wall or information so it’s best to limit the amount of specific information you share, like your address and phone number.

Tag Your It!

Protect your personal information and activities by choosing what can be posted to your timeline, who can see what’s posted, and who can see posts you’ve been tagged in. You can also enable the settings to review posts before they appear on your Timeline.

That’s a lot of information to digest, so take some time to adjust what needs adjusting and come back for part 2 of this series. In Part 2, we’ll discuss the importance of managing apps and what information they access as well as customizing posts that will show only to those selected. Don’t let the dark side of the Internet scare you away from taking part in the fun of social media, just be smart about what you share and how!

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Go to LeFeed and sign in with Facebook. As always, it will ask for some permissions. Choose what you want to approve and what not and lastly allows the application to connect with your Facebook account.

As you get into the service, you will land onto the Settings page where you can configure the way you wish to use LeFeed. I would recommend not to change anything as of now. Hit the Save button and move over to the Home screen. Once you figure out how it works, you can always fine tune the performance by going to the Settings menu.

Content Based Feeds

Now as you go to the home screen, there will be five feeds to choose from:

Overview – This is where you see all the updates including the activity (or notification) from your Facebook feed. Good thing is that there will be no app updates.

Recommendation – This is the feed that LeFeed curates for you based on your activity on the app. As time goes by, you will see things relevant or similar to what you have liked earlier on the feed overview.

Link – This one accumulates the links posted on Facebook by people you befriended (or subscribed) and pages you have liked.

Photo – It fetches the photos from your Facebook news feed, a good way to scan through them if you are particularly interested with photos.

Status – The plain text updates from your Facebook friends are shown here.

Video – The videos that were posted on Facebook by your contacts are listed here.

The Plus and Minus button:

This is something that makes the app better understand about what you like and what you detest. Use the “+” on anything you like and minus on anything you choose to avoid. With time, the app will learn and henceforth filter your feed and only show items you like. Based on your interests, the app will also recommend you newer items from Facebook that you would have not otherwise discover on Facebook.

Now if you choose to mute any of the above feeds, go to the Settings option and uncheck the option. You can also setup the app to Like items on Facebook on your behalf once you hit the + button for them.

I’m thankful to the lists in Twitter and with Facebook, I am more used to the Interest lists these days. It serves me great finding what people who share my interest shares. Lately it has helped me discover great stuff without the annoyance of the app updates. However, I had definitely missed out on some bland buddies (who mostly uses Facebook for apps) whom I adore otherwise. With LeFeed, I can now choose to see what they share other than those crappy app notes. Also it does help me find people who shares an interest or two with me. Although you will need to give the app some time until it starts understanding your taste and cater content you admire.

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Explore Pokki

Navigate to the Pokki website and sign up for an account. Once you log in, you are free to explore the options available for social shortcuts. Choose from “social sites”, “useful utilities”, “”productivity” (including the popular Pomodoro Timer) and more.

When you hover over any of the site icon, it will give you detailed information about the shortcut and the features it offers. The screenshots will help you see how efficient they will be compared to logging into the sites directly.

Choose Your Sites

Tweeki

This shortcut is a great mini version of Twitter. Since the shortcut is right in your taskbar, it’s easy to take a quick look at what’s going on in your Twitter feed or to post a Tweet yourself. Click the Tweeki Download button on the Pokki page and follow the prompts to access you twitter profile.

The icon automatically loads onto your taskbar for easy access. To open it, click on the Twitter bird icon and log into your account.

Upon logging in, you will see that it looks like a mobile version of Twitter with all of the necessary features of the full size site. The first tab is the Trends tab where you can see what the most popular topics are.

The feed is the next section, which will likely be the one you will keep open on your desktop. You have the full feed visible and have a place at the bottom to add your own tweet or re-tweet something of interest right from the shortcut.

The mentions, direct message, and search features are all there as well. Everything you know and love about Twitter right on your desktop! This Twitter shortcut is best for the simplicity that other social media managers don’t offer and with a 100% user rating, I’d say many others agree!

Facebook

The Facebook shortcut gives you a very streamlined look at your news feed and notifications in an easy to see and use interface. The icon in the taskbar will display a number if you have notifications so you can take a quick peek and also catch up on any current happenings in the news feed.

To install it, go to the social Pokki page and click on the Facebook Download to install the shortcut. It will now appear in your taskbar along with any other shortcuts you downloaded. Click on the icon to open and log in and you’re ready to roll!

Gmail

If you have one or more Gmail accounts, you will find this shortcut extremely useful! You can now access all of your Gmail accounts with the click of a button right from your desktop! Never wonder if you have email messages waiting in your inbox again- any waiting messages will be displayed next to the icon,

To get started, go to the Gmail page in Pokki and download the shortcut. When you sign in, click on the arrow next to your account name. A drop down menu will give you the option to sign into more accounts and sign out of individual or all accounts. You can also switch between accounts by clicking on the name of the account you want to access.

YouTube

If your business or hobby revolves around YouTube video’s, you may like this shortcut for keeping tabs on your competitor’s content or for finding future ideas. Just like the other shortcuts, navigate to the Pokki YouTube page and download the YouTube shortcut. The play button for the YouTube shortcut will be placed directly on your taskbar upon download for easy access.

All the features you need are available in the shortcut version so you can search and watch video’s from each category or by entering keywords in the search bar. The only thing I would like to see added to this shortcut is the ability to log into your own YouTube account to create and view your content as well as track the analytics. Hopefully that’s a feature that will come in the future.

I love having these shortcuts on my desktop for easy and quick viewing. The one click access means I can get in and get out without interfering with my productivity. Let us know which shortcuts you downloaded and how they are working out for you!

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Create A Site

Navigate to Google Sites and enter your Gmail account information to begin. Click Create to start a new web page leaving the tab on Blank Template. Name your site and the Site Location will auto-fill. The name will need to be unique so if you have trouble getting a name to be accepted, just add an ending title that is unique to your Tab and it will process.

For the theme, choose the Blank Slate template and click Create.

In your site settings, click Site Layout. To customize the way the page displays on Facebook, we want to change the layout. Click on the tab Change Site Layout.

In the Site Width column, un-check the default tab and set the width to 100%. This is so your content will occupy the entire width of the Facebook canvas. We don’t need the Sidebar, Header, or Footer features here either so you can un-check those boxes and click OK.

The next thing we can hide are the customized footer settings. In Systems Footer, click on Customize System Footer Links and check all of the boxes to hide those options. Click OK and save all your changes.

The last thing in this step is to enable Google Analytics for the site so you can track visits to your Facebook Page. You can do this by going to the General site settings and scroll down to the Statistics tab. Enable Google Analytics and enter your Web Property ID and Save.

Create A New Page

Go to the Home tab of your new Google Site and click on the page icon in the top right of the tool bar.

Name the page and press Create at the top of the screen.

Compose your new page in Google Sites by adding some content. If you know how to write code, switch to the HTML view and add the code directly to your page. If you prefer to use the standard view, simply use the built in editor to enter your text as you would in a Word document.

You can add anything from pictures to video, maps, or even spreadsheets and tables. Just click on the Insert tab to see your options.

To make a Tab with a map to your location, create a new page as you did above but this time click Insert and choose the Maps tab. Enter the Address or Name of the location and click on the search box to propagate the map. When you have it directed to your location, click Select to add it to the page.

App Settings

Now that you have created your app, it’s time to configure it to be displayed in your Facebook Page. Go to the Facebook Developer Site and choose Apps. If you’re using this site for the first time, you’ll have to give the app permission to access your page. Click on Go To App and then click on Create New App.

Give your Facebook App a name and click Continue.

You will need the URL from your Google Site Page for the next step so go back to your Google Site and right click on the page you want to display as a Tab in Facebook. Copy the URL and paste it in the box for Page Tab URL.

Scroll down to the Page Tab Options and give your Tab a name. For the Page Tab, you will need to remove the ( S ) from https:// Repeat this step for the Secure Page Tab URL but leave in the ( S ). You should also use a custom image here that will be displayed on your Facebook Page to make your Tab stand out. Click Change to browse your files and upload a new image.

Adding a custom image can be done for the default Tabs created by Facebook by following the steps to add a Page Tab Image.

Add Your Custom Tab To A Facebook Page

Enter the following URL into your clip board and replace the XYZ at the end with your App ID from the Developer Page you were just working in.

After you add your App ID to the URL, copy the entire URL and open it in your browser. It will open the Add Page Tab menu. Select your page from the drop down menu and click Add Page Tab. Now you will see your new Facebook Tab displayed under your Timeline cover photo.

Now that you see how easy it is to create your own custom Tabs for your Timeline Page, give it a try and make your Facebook page stand out from the crowd! come back and post some links to your custom tabs so we can see what cool designers we have out there!

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Create A Group In Timeline

If you have a regular Timeline Page, start by logging into your Facebook account and navigating to the Facebook Groups creation page and click “Create Group”. Create the type of group you want and add friends from your list to that group.

Pick a category icon and name the group. Next, select the privacy settings you want for the group. “Public” allows anyone to see the group information page, members of the group and the posts by the group members. The “Closed” option only allows members to see the posts but anyone can see the group page and the members of the group. The “Secret” option only allows members of the group to see any information about the page, group members and posts. When you have a security option selected, press “Create”.

Create A Group List In TimeLine Pages For Business

Click on the gear icon under your Timeline Cover to open a drop down menu. From the menu select the “Add To Interest Lists”. Click on New List and a window will pop up where you can select the people and pages to feature.

Name the Group List and select the security option you want to have for the page. The “Public” setting allows anyone to see your list and subscribe to it. The “Friends” option allows only friends to see your List and subscribe to it. The “Only Me” option wouldn’t be visible to anyone. It would only be seen by you.

The members in the List will be notified as a private message in their notifications when you make updates and posts in that group page. This means when they sign on to their Facebook page, your content will be waiting there for them, not lost in the feed of thousands of other updates and posts. This could be a very good marketing strategy for business if they take advantage of the feature and do a little leg work to get it going.

The Option To Choose

In addition to creating Groups and Lists for your business, users can take advantage of another neat feature in the new Timeline. The ability to go beyond the Like button is now possible. Users have more control over groups they belong to and what things they get subscribed to in their news feed.  In the old Facebook Pages, the Like button would disappear after a fan joins your page.  Now if a fan hovers over the Like button of your page, there’s an option to start an interest list to see special news feeds on related topics or create a new list customizing who is in the list and what pages the content comes from. Fans can also choose to subscribe to your lists (which will appear in the drop down menu) to have your general status updates displayed in their new feeds and unlike the page if it turns out to be something they no longer want to see updates for.

Get Discovered By Creating Specific Lists

Creating a topic specific list is an excellent way to get noticed by potential fans. By creating a list in a certain niche that’s relevant to your business or field, you will broaden your reach beyond the fans that already know about you. When a fan subscribes to one of your Lists, if it’s public or closed, it will be visible to all their friends. To do this, pick a category in the lists tab and then click on the people and pages you want that list to include.

Name your List and decide which security option you want for it. Click done and it will now be added to your drop down of Lists viewers can subscribe to.

Encourage Fans To Spread The Word

Once you have your Timeline setup the way you want and Lists created, it’s time to spread the word! Share it to your audience so that others are made aware of the lists and topics related to your product. Once they follow, their friends are notified and others may join them.  The more people who subscribe, the more authority that list has when users search for lists to follow.

In conclusion, it seems that the Groups and Lists features could be a great marketing strategy. I’m going to try some out for myself and see how many others are using this approach. Did you know about this feature and are you going to use it for your business Timeline? Leave a comment and let us know!

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The fact that we are almost nobody without a Facebook profile is yet again proved here. Why?? This very tool that offers to audit your offline life and does so by evaluating your Facebook activities. You need to have a Facebook account to use SLA. Your social rating depends on how circumstantially you share your real life on Facebook. The more the merrier. No wonder I failed miserably.

SLA is powered by the Face.com’s facial recognition API to analyze the photos related to you (uploaded, tagged or liked/commented). Once you are recognized, the game begins to roll in the more obvious direction. Your moods, the number of people you are with, the number of people from opposite sex you are seen with and even the mood of those people are considered as parameters. Based on the observations made, the algorithm estimates your score and comments on your social behavior.

The service serves a better purpose when it comes to evaluate location based services (or check-ins). Facebook check-ins are compared with the popular Black-book listings to find out whether you have been hanging out at the right place or hanging out at all. Well my result was even worse, my city was not even listed (and I was instructed to move to a city with improved social life, such a bummer, although it’s normal for any average town).

Apart from auditing your own social life, you can get a glimpse on your friends social engagement too. Search for a (Facebook) friend by typing in his name and you will get a comparative view of friends social rating matched to yours.

The observations made are not close enough (not because I failed) for those who uses Facebook as a promotion/marketing tool, or people who are strictly aware of the Facebook’s privacy concerns and refrain from sharing their real life in full detail. However for most of the Facebook generation, the results can be considered to be near perfect (for some I know personally, it does). The app seems to rely too much on Facebook. Images speak a thousand words, true, but if images were to be considered to evaluate somebody, there are other places/services where people love to share their life in pictures, such as Instagram or Flickr. It would be better if more location based social networks like Foursquare or interest based services like Path or Pinterest gets considered in the scoring system, as in current scenario people (and a notable smartphone population) tend to share their life here too. Overall, the app does a great job based on a unique idea but fails to seal the opportunity. So worry not if you fail here, better put your efforts on getting a life out of Facebook, that’s what the SLA is here to remind you.

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Tip 1. Get Familiar with the Timeline Layout

Before you panic about changing to the new Timeline format and not being able to change back, you should know that you can edit and design your new Timeline page in the Admin mode (not visible to the public) and launch it only when it is ready, or until March 30th. During this time, your current fan page will remain active until you publish your Timeline page.

To activate your Timeline preview and begin playing around with the new interface, go to the Timeline for Pages Preview Manager or use the Preview button in the header of your current Facebook Page. When you click the Preview button to start the upgrade, look for the Start Tourtab. It will take you step by step through the process of setting up your new Timeline.

Tip 2. Design Your Cover

The first, and most important step of the setup is creating your cover. The cover is something you want to put some time and thought into. The larger than life banner is the first thing visitors see when they open your brand page, so make sure it represents what your organization is all about. The banner spreads all the way across your page at a giant 851 pixels wide x 315 pixels tall, so choose images that are no smaller than 399 pixels wide. They should be visually stunning and high resolution for the best results. If you aren’t able to find the right image or don’t want to go through the process, there are many pre-made and customizable Facebook cover options like the one I used below.

Tip 3. Add Your Profile Pictures

The profile picture cube will now be 180 x 180 pixels and will appear in news feeds at 30 x 30 pixels. Check your image to be sure that it looks good in the Timeline cover as well as the smaller thumbnail in the news feed.

Tip 4. Cover Guidelines

There are certain guidelines to be taken into consideration as you start to put together your graphic display for your cover. ­­­

“Covers must not be false, deceptive or misleading, and must not infringe on third parties’ intellectual property. You may not encourage or incentivize people to upload your cover image to their personal timelines”

That means you aren’t allowed to display calls to action of any kind. Listing product pricing or promotions of a certain % off, directing visitors to your website for downloadable material, or listing contact info or website address in your cover are strictly prohibited.

Tip 5. Admin Panel

Some of the best features added to the new pages will be the Admin panel and the option to receive messages. For businesses that market to consumers, this feature will be particularly useful because it allows more personal communication with individual customers. It can help improve customer service by minimizing customers blasting your Facebook page with complaints and comments before they have given customer service a chance to fix it.

The Admin panel is now the dashboard for your Timeline. Similar to a blog dashboard, you can share something on your wall or communicate with fans from one convenient place. In the Messages section, you’ll see any message sent to you from page visitors and will be able to respond to them directly from the dashboard. If you prefer to respond privately to messages sent to you, that’s an option in the messages section as well. If you prefer not to allow messages, simply uncheck the message option box in your Admin settings. The bottom half of the Admin panel will show your site stats such as how many new likes your page has and insights to the demographics of the people who like your page.

Tip 6. Inserting Images and Feature Posts

Many brands use images and videos as ways of advertising or educating consumers about their product. They will now be displayed more prominently in the Timeline to highlight or emphasize your posts. Just like the Highlight feature in the personal Timeline, you can also feature or highlight a post in Facebook Pages.  Just click the Star icon in the top right corner of a post to make it the feature post. It will now display across the Timeline in prominent view.

Tip 7. Pin It!

If there’s a certain event or feature article you want to keep at the top of your feed, you can Pin It to the top of your Timeline for up to a week. Simply hover over the top right corner of your post and click on the Pencilicon. When the drop down menu opens, select Pin To Top.

Tip 8. Preview Your Post Before Making It Live

In the same drop-down menu, there’s also an option to preview your post before making it live. Simply write your post and select the Hide From Page tab. The ability to edit your post in preview mode can be handy for catching anything that needs to be changed before it reaches the public or for creating posts for a future launch or promotion. The post will display on your Timeline, but only you will be able to see it. You can change it at any time by clicking it again and choosing another viewing option.

Tip 9. Page Popularity

Under your Timeline cover will be a row of tiles for the apps where you will find the Likes box. Clicking on the Likes box will display how many likes your brand page has, the demographics of the viewers, and the trending topics chart. A controversial part about this feature is that you can go to a competitor’s page and see their stats in their Likes box tile because it’s visible on all Timeline pages, not just your own. Companies may be able to hide that by moving it beyond the top 12 apps that can be viewed by the public. The downside of doing that is you’re also hiding the popularity of your page.

Tip 10. Creating a History-rich Timeline

Since there’s no longer an app landing page option, you will want to make your Timeline history-rich with as much information about your brand as possible. Using the Milestones feature would be a great way to display your founding date, reaching a target number of customers, or big accomplishments like acquisitions. In the Status box, click on the Milestone tab. Enter in the event information and upload a photo that represents the event. Click save, and it’s preserved in your Facebook history.

 Conclusion

I hope you feel more equipped to begin your Timeline Pages journey with all you have learned! Keep the cover guidelines in mind and use the features we highlighted to make your timeline something you are proud of. Stay tuned for an article on Facebook Offers, the next feature set to roll out of the Facebook production room. Let us know what you want to learn more about by leaving a comment!

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GrabInbox is not the first in the industry to provide such unifying service. Hootsuite and TweetDeck are two popular services that allows you to access different accounts at one place. What I like about GrabInbox is its simple user-interface and the ability to queue and schedule your messages.

1. To get started with GrabInbox, first go to GrabInbox.com and create a new account. This is what you will see after you login.

2. Start by adding an account. Once it is verified, it will bring you through a 3-steps configuration wizard. The first step involve setting your timezone.

3. The second step is setting the notification option. You can configure the type of update (notification, update, messages, mention etc) to appear in your dashboard.

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4. The last step is an interesting one. It analyses your account and come up with a set of timing that is most appropriate to publish your tweets/message. You can change the timing and the max. no of update though. When you queued your tweets/messages, it will based on these settings.

5. At any point of time, you can click on your account on the left pane and see the update on the right pane. This saves you plenty of time switching between different networks.

6. To compose a tweet/message, simply click the “Share your status message” input field and popup box will appear to let you write your message. You have the option of uploading a text file with longer sentences if you plan to tweet more than 140 characters. Once done, you can either Post immediately or add to the Queue where it will publish for you based on the queue setting you have configured earlier.

7. Alternatively, you can schedule your message to publish at a particular time in the future.

8. If you have to visit GrabInbox everytime you want to send/schedule a message, then it is not user-friendly at all. Luckily it also comes with a Chrome extension and a bookmarklets (for all other browsers) where you can compose a message quickly.

This is how it looks like in Chrome browser:

Last, but not least, GrabInbox allows you to view your scheduled and queued messages and there is an Analytics option (seems to only work for Twitter account) where you can view the number of retweets your tweets have generated.

Conclusion

GrabInbox is a useful and easy to use web services to manage your social accounts. It currently supports only Facebook, Facebook Pages, Twitter and LinkedIn. It would be great if there is mobile apps for Android and iOS, but now, we have to live with the Chrome extension or the bookmarklets which you can only post a message/tweet and not to manage your accounts. It is currently free to register and use and there is no limit of the accounts that you can add. There is also no mentions of pricing and/or whether the product is still in beta or is already a stable release. Nevertheless, use and enjoy it while it is still free, though I think it won’t be long before they start charging a fee for the usage.

GrabInbox

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Some of the hints being dropped by the Angry Birds, are the pigs playing a more prominent role in the game. Right now the role of the pigs, is to sit in the structure as the birds crash it down on top of them. Points are awarded for knocking the structure down and eliminating the pigs. Bonus points are also awarded for doing it before using the allotted number of birds.

Another new feature made just for the Facebook platform, will be leader boards. Players can compete against each other for the high score, trying to outdo each other with “Power-Ups” to earn bragging rights. Competitors will battle it out for new prizes like Gold, Silver, and Bronze crowns for the top three scores in any level. Power-ups will use one of four super charged features to help you take the lead position.

Power-Ups

Earn Power-Ups by playing the game, receiving them as a “Mystery Gift” from a friend, or purchasing them. Rovio will use the reach of  Facebook’s 800 million users to monetize it’s franchise, so all of the Power-Ups will be available to purchase in-game for $0.99 each, and will be available in limited quantities.

1. The Sling King

Sometimes just using your finger to pull the sling shot back can cause a misfire. Using the “King Sling” feature to catapult your bird at maximum speed and power, is sure to get those pesky pigs.

 2. The Sling Scope

If your aim isn’t always on target, you are going to love the “Sling Scope!” This Power-Up gives you  laser pointer accuracy to ensure you hit your target. Just line up your laser dot with your intended target and shoot.

3.  Super Seeds

Little birds can only knock down so much. With this Power-Up, you catch a “Super Seed” that feeds your bird and makes him super-sized!

4. Bird Quake

Rattle the battle! Shake the pig’s foundation, and bring them and their structure crashing to the ground.

With such buzz and excitement around the release of the Facebook Angry Birds on Valentine’s Day, I wonder if there will be more Angry Birds, or angry valentines! If you haven’t gotten your sweetheart something yet, RSVP that special someone a spot to play in the invitation only game launch.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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I started a search in the App Store to find an app to help me out with this process. The first two apps failed to deliver the results I needed. I then tried iLoader for Facebook HD and finally found a way to add those photos in one simple step, even when adding them in a batch.

It just couldn’t get much simpler and easier than this. There are other apps that are this simple, but again, this is the one that delivers. Upon opening the app, it has the dial buttons in the upper left where you can add, organize, and upload photos. But before doing anything with that, I knew I had to sign in to my Facebook account using the link in the upper right.

Once you click the link to connect you to Facebook, it opens up the Settings, which are also available at any time in the menu bar at the bottom. Along with the sign-in information and normal settings, it also includes a listing of the latest updates to the app, which is always useful to know. This is a nice little plus.

Moving back into the main window, you can start the process of adding your photos. Once you click the dial to choose the photos, it allows you to add as many as you want from your Photo Album. Before you upload them you can organize them in the order you want, as well as add captions and tag people right from this screen. This is where I was hooked.

Uploading the photo or photos gives you the choice of whether you want it to add the photos to your main account or one of your groups or pages. It offers you that complete control. Once they are fully uploaded, the app gives you options to alert your Facebook friends that you have added photos or share them on Twitter.

Videos can be added this same way. Simply choose the video you would like to add, title it, and add a description. With videos, you can also choose who sees them, whether it’s just yourself, a certain group of friends, everyone, etc. You can also view your own videos, as well as all those of your friends within this app by choosing the appropriate option in the menu bar at the bottom.

iLoader for Facebook HD allows you the full control of adding media to your Facebook account. Reading the reviews, it mentioned a recent update causing the app to crash, but in all I did here, it never crashed on me once, proving its dependability. The app is available on iTunes for $2.99. A free Lite version is also available, and versions for the iPhone and iPod Touch are available as well.

iLoader for Facebook HD

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The short explanation of the Facebook Cover Art is this: when you are out someplace and you take a really great picture, you can create a new Cover picture and upload it right to your Facebook Timeline. Below is the specifics of how it works.

Using Facebook Cover Art for Android

When you open the application, you will be prompted to grant access to your Facebook account. This is important to do because if you don’t grant access, you can’t upload the new Cover art.

Once you have granted access, you are ready to get to making your first Cover picture. To start, you will want to find a picture you have taken. There are a few places you can look for a picture. You can choose from images on your phone, in your Facebook news feed or pictures you have already uploaded in your Facebook albums. These choices are listed across the top of the application’s main screen.

When you have found a picture on your phone that you want to use, press Use Photo in the bottom right of that screen. You will be asked to choose what you want to do with the picture: use it as a profile picture, as cover art or seamless mode.

Using pinch to zoom, you will need to resize and move the picture so it fills the area and looks the way you’d like it to.

When you have the picture the way you want it to be, you will have a preview of how it should look. If all is well, then click on Upload and Share. You should see a popup telling you to head over to m.Facebook.com and select the new picture as your new Cover art.

Other options for Cover art

There is a bunch of pre-made Cover art packaged into Facebook Cover Art for Android. If you don’t have any interesting pictures to use, try one of these.

What works well and what didn’t

The process was pretty easy to figure out and complete but there were a couple things I couldn’t get to work. These issues may have been related to my device specifically so do not let these hinder you from trying out Facebook Cover Art for Android.

When choosing pictures from my device, there were a few pictures that didn’t want to work. I believe they were pictures from a home screen wallpaper application I previously used. The other problem I had was, the end result of the Cover I created was not 100% the same as the end result. It took a little playing around to get the picture in the preview (before uploading) to be centered and look the same as the end result on Facebook.

Conclusion

I really like this application. It makes using your pictures for a Cover really easy. For people who are on the go more than at a computer, this is a great way to change up your profile on the fly.

Share your tips for using Facebook while mobile in the comments below.

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Some may see this as adding clutter, others may see it as way to add more personalization. Others yet will see it as another reason to make Facebook their main social hub. Whatever the reason, here is how to add Apps to your Facebook Timeline.

What Timeline apps are available?

For starters, there are about 80 apps at the time of this writing. You can check them out at the about apps page. Many of these you may already be using, either on your smart phone or a web app. Some examples of available apps are UrbanSpoon, Pinterest, TripAdvisor and Rhapsody.

How to add an app to your Timeline

You may already have some apps posting to your timeline. To see if you do, you can follow these steps:

At the top right corner of your Facebook admin page (the page where you can see the feed with all of your friend’s updates), click on the tiny arrow. Now Select Account Settings.

Select the Apps tab from the left sidebar.

These are the apps you have already granted access to post on your Timeline. This is also a good time to clear out any apps you do not want to have access to your Facebook account.

Add new apps to your Timeline

To add new apps, you can go to this page and click on services you already use or would like to use. When you click on the links you will be taken to that site and asked to sign in with your Facebook credentials.

Then you will be asked to grant access to post to your Timeline.

That’s about all there is to it. From that point on, when you use an app like Snooth, it will post to your timeline what wine you are tasting.

Timeline app settings

You can adjust the settings of the applications. If you don’t want the applications posting things on your Public Timeline, you can make the adjustments or even eliminate the app from posting to your Timeline. Here’s how:

In the apps tab, the one where you can see all of the applications you have granted access to, you can click on the application you want to limit. In this tab, you will see an drop down box to set the privacy limitations.

If you look just above the privacy drop down, you will see the option to remove the ability for the application to post to your Timeline.

Conclusion

There are certain things I would want on my Timeline. There are times when it is fun to go back and see what you were saying and interested in a year ago. There are also applications I would not want every single activity or song posted and etched into Facebook history.

Overall, I like how easy it is to add an application and how easy it is to limit who sees the updates from these 3rd party applications. Just remember to go back every so often and clean out unused applications.

Do you like the idea of applications posting to your Timeline or do you think it will cause clutter?

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Activating Facebook Timeline

You can activate your Timeline by heading here:

Activate Facebook Timeline

You will need to click on the link in the bottom left of the page.

Once you activate the Timeline, your page will refresh. You will need to click on your profile to see the major changes.

Where to start

You may want to take the tour. It will give you a good run-through on the newest features. You will get an idea of how to add new pictures like a Cover.

What is a Cover?

Think of a Cover like a background on Twitter or Myspace. The difference is, the Cover is the header for your page. Your profile picture will appear in the bottom left corner. There are some people who are already crafting some really creative Covers. Here are a couple sites you may want to look at to get you started.

• Facebook Profile Covers
• FB Cover Pix

Here is what a cover looks like pre-download.

Adding a Cover

Depending on if you are using a Cover from a site or your own picture, there may be different steps. In the end, you will just need to click on the Add a Cover link in the top right of your profile header.

You will just need to select a picture, either by uploading one from your computer or your already uploaded photo library.

Once you have the picture ready and selected, you will need to drag it into the correct location. If you are doing something a little more creative, this will make it a bit easier to make a fun Cover.

Using the Timeline

You have probably peeked at your profile page to see what the timeline looks like. It looks different, huh? Well you or your friends can skip through your past updates. Off to the right, you will see a little timeline. You can use this to skip through your Facebook past.

When you click on a month or year, you can see the highlights for that time.

You can also see all of the posts from your past by clicking the Highlights drop-down.

Promoting or hiding old posts

There are always pictures or things in your updates that you don’t want to relive or show off. If you want to hide these posts from the timeline, there is a pencil icon next to each post in your timeline. If you click it, you are given the option to hide it or even change the date.

If you would like to promote an update you are proud of, you can click the star. This will stretch the post across the full length of the timeline. If you click the star again, you will minimize again.

Privacy settings

There is an option in the privacy setting tab to limit what the public and friends of friends can see. You can change this if you are not comfortable with people Facebook stalking you.

Conclusion

Even though the cosmetics greatly changed with the addition of the timeline, the change also brings more usability and room for future improvements. I have to say I like looking back and see what kind of nonsense I posted in the past. Some of the past updates bring back some funny memories. I also thing I am going to have some fun with the Covers.

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While Facebook is addictive, it can be annoying as well. Some of its feature like the news ticker, chat box etc. can be a great distraction and many important news are buried deep in the feed while junk message and spam keep finding their ways to your stream. Luckily, we don’t have to suffer in silence. Here are several browser extensions that you can use to tweak the behavior and theme of Facebook.

1. Social Fixer

Social Fixer is a is a free browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera (sorry, IE is not supported) that improves the Facebook site by eliminating annoyances and adding lots of great enhancements and functionality.

Once installed, Social Fixer will run you through a series of configuration options. You can get it to show a Post Action toolbar at the top of each news feed, a “Control Panel” at the top of the Facebook page, force the news feed to appear in chronological order and hide the “Top stories” entry.

You can sort the news feed into their own tabs, depending on the application that your friends use to update their Facebook status.

It even allows you to fix the chat behavior, by turning off the chat sidebar on the far right and restore the popup chat list, or if you prefer, hide the chat dock completely.

The best thing about Social Fixer is that you can change the theme of your Facebook page so it looks different from others.

Social Fixer

2. FB Purity

FB Purity is available for both Chrome and Firefox browser and it helps you remove application spam and clutter from your Facebook homepage.

Unlike Social Fixer that runs you through a tutorial to configure the options, FB Purity options window is hidden inside Facebook and you will likely miss it unless you make conscious effort to find it.

Once you have installed FB Purity, go to Facebook and click on the “FB Purity” link at the top of the page. This will open up the option window.

From here, you can select which application, messages, notification, stories, event etc. to appear in your news feed. You can also set the font size and create a list of filter to block spam messages from showing up.

In addition, you can hide any of the boxes on the right sidebar. Under the “More Application” section, you can select which boxes can show up in your screen.

If you are capable of whipping up CSS code, FB Purity also allows you to define your own CSS rules to determine the look and feel of your Facebook page. I would appreciate if the developer can provide a set of pre-defined CSS rules so we just need to modify the value rather than having to code from scratch.

FB Purity (Firefox extensions)
FB Purity (Chrome extensions)

3. FaceTweak

Facetweak is a Firefox only extension that have a rather different set of configuration options from Social Fixer and FBPurity. Once installed, you will be able to configure whether to auto-login to Facebook when you visit the site, to make the header fixed so that it doesn’t move when you scroll down the page, to enable bigger photos, better album, Google Calendar integration etc.

Under the Social tab, you can configure whether to auto confirm friends requests (which I strongly discourage you to do), add a reply button to comments, highlight friends birthday on your home page and many more.

Lastly, FaceTweak comes with a number of themes that you can apply to your Facebook page.

FaceTweak

Conclusion

While the above mentioned three extensions allow you to modify the layout and behavior of Facebook, their functionalities are quite different from each other. Personally, I prefer the FaceTweak extension because it comes with auto-login and the fixed header feature which I need it most. Since I am using Firefox most of the time, it doesn’t really bother me of a lack of Chrome extension. However, if you are a die-hard Chrome fan, you probably want to go with Social Fixer or FBPurity. Let us know which one is your favorite, or if you are using any other way to tweak Facebook.

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Introduction

Feedcal is currently in Public Beta and only works with Facebook and Twitter. The salient features of this web service is that you can simply set it and leave it, as it runs automatically in the background.

Using FeedCal

To start using this service, you just need to sign up on their web site. However, unlike many other web services, the sign up process is not so easy. You will need to fill many fields to get Feedcal working for you. In the very first stage, Feedcal integrates itself with your Google calendar and then it will ask you to authorize it with your social networks, either Facebook, Twitter or both. After connecting your accounts with Feedcal, just click on Sign Up button.

In the last step, it will need some of your basic information such as user name and E-mail address. After successfully integrating it with both calendar and social networks, you’re done. Feedcal will take care of the rest for you. Well, as this service in beta stage, you will not see a user-interface or anything like that but it will automatically filter all the events and sync them with your Google calendar. The service will check for updates on selected social networks after every 5-10 minutes. Just tweet about any event or if any of your friend has tweeted about a social gathering on Twitter or Facebook.

After testing it for a while, we found that the service works as described. Events were added to your existing calendar rather than a new one. It will also automatically update calendar after certain time period and pick up the status update or tweets which mention events. The best part is that we can even update those events just like the normal events created in the Google calendar.

Pricing

There are three plans designed by this web service which varies by social networking services you choose and the duration for checking the updates. Each plan comes with a different price, but the first 1000 users will get any of the account for free. Grab it while it lasts.

Conclusion

After using this web service, we came to a point that it is fairly innovative service to save the time. Because by using this engine, we don’t need to even open our Facebook or Twitter accounts to see the upcoming events. All we need to open the Google calendar and we will have an idea about upcoming or ongoing events. So, what do you think that this web service? Do let us know in the comments below?

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Set Up For Twitter

To begin, You must sign into your Twitter account. After you are signed in, point your browser to http://www.twitter.com/devices. Once on the website, enter the required information and click start.

After verification and once your Twitter account is linked with your phone number, create a contact using 40404. When creating the contact, for the full integrated effect, name the contact “Twitter”.

All tweets sent from your iPhone associated with the phone number linked with your Twitter account to 40404 will automatically update your Twitter page.

Alternate Option: At the office or away from your computer, but want to take advantage of this workaround? No problem, there is a computer free way to this “hack”. Simply text “Start” to 40404. You will then be asked a series of setup questions, including your username and password. When complete, add 40404 as a contact (with the name “Twitter” of course) and you’re set!

Set Up For Facebook

For setup on Facebook, go to https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=mobile&t .

Add your country and carrier associated with your iPhone 4S.

To activate the service, text the letter “F” to 32665. From there, you should receive a text message from Facebook containing a confirmation code.

Enter the confirmation code on the page “Activate Facebook Texts (Step 2 of 2)”. Check or deselect the other options available on the page accordingly. Then, click “next”.

Facebook will give you a code that can be used for updating your Facebook through text messaging. Enter this code as a contact and save. Again, saving the contact as Facebook will increase the feeling of integration.

Alternate Option: Same as with Twitter, there is a computer free option to this workaround for Facebook. Send the message “Hello” to 32665. You will then be given a mobile-friendly Facebook link that will allow you to finish the set up process in Safari. Then, add Facebook as a contact and you’re ready to go. Even though this process isn’t completely done in text messaging (you will be pointed to Safari), it is still a good alternate process.

Launch Siri and Update!

Updating Twitter and Facebook with Siri is seamless after this quick setup process. When you feel a creative message coming on, simply launch Siri by pressing your home button until she appears. From there, tell Siri “Send a text message to [Twitter, Facebook] [your message]”. You will then be asked to confirm the message. With your confirmation, the message is then updated on the respective social networking service.

Things to Remember

This is the best workaround yet for updating your social networking website with Siri. Despite this, there are still a couple of experiences that still remind you that it’s not official or integrated.

For example, not saying “text message” in the command “Send a text message to [Twitter, Facebook]” will either give you the error message of “Sorry, I can’t help you with [Twitter or Facebook]” or it will attempt to launch email. This is a minor inconvenience, but using Siri through this method of updating is a lot quicker than updating directly from the website or application.

We must also remember that Siri is currently in a beta phase, this means that all of the problems are still being worked out. In addition, this also means that Siri isn’t available to third party developers. Once Siri is out of this phase, we can assure you that the social networking websites will be the first in line to offer integration with Siri.

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Coinciding with the release of iOS 5, a native Facebook app has finally been released. It was worth the wait. It’s beautiful and does nearly everything it should. There are only a few minor things left out, and hopefully these will be eliminated in future revisions.

After signing in to your Facebook profile, it gives you a list in a sidebar with all of the different Facebook destinations. Listed there is your own Profile, News Feed, Messages, Friends, Pages, Groups, Apps, and access to your account.

Of special note here is the Friends list. While you get a quick listing in regular Facebook with a small profile picture next to the name, in the app you get large pictures, allowing you to find your friends by their face instead of their name. When you have an iPad that shows such beautiful graphics, it only makes sense to be able to view everything as large and beautiful as you can. Also of particular interest to many users is the ability to do chat, something not available through Safari on iPad, and only in a few third party apps.

The profile page for yourself, as well as each of the people on your Friends list, is simple and clean. Listed on the left, below the profile picture, is the Wall, Info, Photo, and Friends of the person listed. It’s concise. The wall includes all of the mentions, as well as all the status updates. Info includes most of the information that is in the info on regular Facebook. Missing is that short blurb that appears at the top of the Wall that includes work and education info. One option not included in this mobile app is the ability to remove items from your wall you don’t wish to be included. That has to be done through a browser still. Photo includes full page photos. Tagging, Comments, and Likes are included, but conspicuously missing are the captions for the photos. Along the top of the Wall are quick links to post an update, a photo, or check-in with a location update.

Viewing the Likes and Comments of a post brings up an attractive sidebar where you can add your own comment in as well. For users who use the iPad as a standalone, it’s all right there for them. However, for those who use a wireless keyboard, or combination keyboard/stand, the Enter key doesn’t work for posting a reply. The keyboard has to be shut off and the iOS keypad brought up in order to find the “Send” button. It’s not a difficult workaround at all, but just something to be added to a “wish list.”

Adding pictures is done easily through the app. You can do it one of two ways. The first is to use the option to add photos at the top of your wall. It allows you to take a photo at that point or choose one from your library. You may then add a caption and/or tags, or choose the appropriate audience. Additionally, you can navigate to the album you want the photo added to, then go through all the same options.

This is a beautiful app and seems to be meant for viewing and quick updates. It’s clean and beautiful, just like the other apps in iOS. That said, if they just tweaked a little, and added those few little items mentioned, it would be the perfect Facebook app instead of just the most perfect.

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1. Remove the Facebook Ticker

I was pretty excited about this extension. Most of the upgrades Facebook does, I could really care less about. However, needing to scroll down to get information about events and the ever popular poke? Not cool. This Facebook Chrome extension does away with the ticker that now appears in the top right corner of your screen.

Before

As you can see, there is a load of information that Facebook thinks we will find interesting. It is also repeated other places, so there isn’t really a need for it here, is there?

After

As you can see, there are just the event invites and the ad. All of the other information is gone. This makes for a cleaner look and removes the redundant information. Don’t you think?

2. Social Plus

Social Plus is a really neat Chrome extension you can use to customize the look of the page that you see when you are logged in. This is the most powerful extension I have tested for Chrome. There are a lot of settings you can change to see what you want to see.

Picture preview

This feature is great. The wall posted pictures are enlarged when you hover over the picture so you do not need to click on them. You can only enlarge the pictures in your feed, not the profile or grouped pictures.

You also can choose what you want to see and what you do not want to see on the page. By adjusting what shows up and what doesn’t you may help you enjoy your Facebooking experience again.

Filters

Filters are another great way to hide the things you don’t want to see. Using this feature will free up your wall from a lot of the clutter placed there by friends liking pages or joining groups or going to events. In addition to the premade filters, you can create your own. Adding your own filters will help get rid of even more need-not information in your feed.

Disliking

Many times people have mentioned the need to have a Dislike button. There is a lot of stuff people post that is just plain dumb. If there isn’t a way to let them know it’s not funny or boring, they will keep posting that kind of picture or video or saying.

Conclusion

Being able to remove the majority of things you do not want to see in your feed or admin page will help make Facebook more useful to you. The designers of these types of extensions feed off of what you like and dislike, so reach out to them with comments or suggestions. Who knows, maybe they will add in a feature or filter that you suggest.

What Google Chrome extensions do you use to help you with your Facebooking?

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