Comments on: Facebook Fan pages… the good, the bad and the ugly http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ How I'm using social networking tools like Twitter with my clients in and outside of Boston Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:48:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: michaelbrandt http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-5170 michaelbrandt Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:28:37 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-5170 I am in utter amazement that we can't bulk mail a fan page . One key note you missed is that with fans pages you can ad as many as you like when groups your are limited and friends .<br> check out my blog on Social Marketing Strategies to Make Facebook A Contact Cash Machine at <a href="http://mikeb360.com" rel="nofollow">http://mikeb360.com</a> I am in utter amazement that we can't bulk mail a fan page . One key note you missed is that with fans pages you can ad as many as you like when groups your are limited and friends .
check out my blog on Social Marketing Strategies to Make Facebook A Contact Cash Machine at http://mikeb360.com

]]> By: Kristie Wilder http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-5156 Kristie Wilder Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:16:26 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-5156 Hi Rachel,<br>I just came across your article while googling "update facebook fan page status"... LOL I'm not sure what triggers something ending up in the status? I posted to the wall, thinking it woudld update the status, but no. So I deleted the wall post, cleared the status and tried again... but no. I had something I really wanted to keep at the top of the page (it may be because I included a picture???). <br><br>But, anyway, I think you're right on. I think the fan page is an awesome advertising tool and we've done well with ours. <br><br>The only ugly that I'd add to your list is that we encourage users to post photos to our wall. But if we comment on them, it assumes our personal identification and not our fan page ID. So people may or may not recognize us under our real, versus business, name. It would be nice if it automatically defaulted to your business name for any interactions you do via your fan page.<br><br>Thanks again. Hi Rachel,
I just came across your article while googling “update facebook fan page status”… LOL I'm not sure what triggers something ending up in the status? I posted to the wall, thinking it woudld update the status, but no. So I deleted the wall post, cleared the status and tried again… but no. I had something I really wanted to keep at the top of the page (it may be because I included a picture???).

But, anyway, I think you're right on. I think the fan page is an awesome advertising tool and we've done well with ours.

The only ugly that I'd add to your list is that we encourage users to post photos to our wall. But if we comment on them, it assumes our personal identification and not our fan page ID. So people may or may not recognize us under our real, versus business, name. It would be nice if it automatically defaulted to your business name for any interactions you do via your fan page.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Kristie Wilder http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-5013 Kristie Wilder Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:16:26 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-5013 Hi Rachel,<br>I just came across your article while googling "update facebook fan page status"... LOL I'm not sure what triggers something ending up in the status? I posted to the wall, thinking it woudld update the status, but no. So I deleted the wall post, cleared the status and tried again... but no. I had something I really wanted to keep at the top of the page (it may be because I included a picture???). <br><br>But, anyway, I think you're right on. I think the fan page is an awesome advertising tool and we've done well with ours. <br><br>The only ugly that I'd add to your list is that we encourage users to post photos to our wall. But if we comment on them, it assumes our personal identification and not our fan page ID. So people may or may not recognize us under our real, versus business, name. It would be nice if it automatically defaulted to your business name for any interactions you do via your fan page.<br><br>Thanks again. Hi Rachel,
I just came across your article while googling “update facebook fan page status”… LOL I'm not sure what triggers something ending up in the status? I posted to the wall, thinking it woudld update the status, but no. So I deleted the wall post, cleared the status and tried again… but no. I had something I really wanted to keep at the top of the page (it may be because I included a picture???).

But, anyway, I think you're right on. I think the fan page is an awesome advertising tool and we've done well with ours.

The only ugly that I'd add to your list is that we encourage users to post photos to our wall. But if we comment on them, it assumes our personal identification and not our fan page ID. So people may or may not recognize us under our real, versus business, name. It would be nice if it automatically defaulted to your business name for any interactions you do via your fan page.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Rachel Levy http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4991 Rachel Levy Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:51:10 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4991 Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. Sorry I couldn't help you! Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. Sorry I couldn't help you!

]]> By: robertjmiller http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 robertjmiller Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:43:14 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4986 My web site <a href="http://www.twoknobbytires.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.twoknobbytires.com/</a> has a Facebook fan/business page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Knobby-Tires/20772747849" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Knobby-Tires/...</a> . I added a Facebook fan box to the home page but want to add a Facebook comments box too. However, it seems like the only way to add a comments box is to create a Facebook application that is separate from the fan/business page: <a href="http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Comments_Box" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/C...</a> . It does not make sense that a business has to have two Facebook pages: one for the fans and one for Facebook Connect. I have added a disqus comment box to the home page but can't connect that to the fan/business page and would prefer not to create a separate Facebook application. My web site http://www.twoknobbytires.com/ has a Facebook fan/business page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Knobby-Tires/... . I added a Facebook fan box to the home page but want to add a Facebook comments box too. However, it seems like the only way to add a comments box is to create a Facebook application that is separate from the fan/business page: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/C... . It does not make sense that a business has to have two Facebook pages: one for the fans and one for Facebook Connect. I have added a disqus comment box to the home page but can't connect that to the fan/business page and would prefer not to create a separate Facebook application.

]]> By: Rachel Levy http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4985 Rachel Levy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:26:18 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4985 I'm not sure I understand your question. Sorry, try again? Feel free to<br>email me at rachel (at) rachel-levy (dot) com I'm not sure I understand your question. Sorry, try again? Feel free to
email me at rachel (at) rachel-levy (dot) com

]]> By: robertjmiller http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4980 robertjmiller Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:36:14 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4980 How do you add a comments box to web site that has a fan page: <a href="http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Comments_Box" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/C...</a> ? In other words, if I have a fan page I can add a fan box but I can't figure out how to add a comments box without creating a separate Facebook application? How do you add a comments box to web site that has a fan page: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/C... ? In other words, if I have a fan page I can add a fan box but I can't figure out how to add a comments box without creating a separate Facebook application?

]]> By: Aaron Pastor http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4977 Aaron Pastor Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:07:14 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4977 I think you can create a new FB user, then make that user an admin, then remove yourself from being the admin. I think you can create a new FB user, then make that user an admin, then remove yourself from being the admin.

]]> By: Matthieu Bonin http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 Matthieu Bonin Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:27:58 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4942 "Applications - There are a lot of applications that Facebook developers have created to make your fan page more dynamic and interesting."<br><br>Well, I'm creating a fan page right now, and I can't find any good app available for fan pages. No way to get Picasa photos or Dailymotion videos on a fan pages, for example, as you can only add those apps to a FB profile... :/<br>I'm also looking for a list of all fanpages-friendly apps on FB, but can't find one.<br><br>To respond to earlier comments, you can create an anonymous account to manage only pages (the link is on the FB homepage when you're not logged in, below the sign-in form, but it's pretty tiny). And you can add admin rights to other accounts (such as your personnal one) later. “Applications – There are a lot of applications that Facebook developers have created to make your fan page more dynamic and interesting.”

Well, I'm creating a fan page right now, and I can't find any good app available for fan pages. No way to get Picasa photos or Dailymotion videos on a fan pages, for example, as you can only add those apps to a FB profile… :/
I'm also looking for a list of all fanpages-friendly apps on FB, but can't find one.

To respond to earlier comments, you can create an anonymous account to manage only pages (the link is on the FB homepage when you're not logged in, below the sign-in form, but it's pretty tiny). And you can add admin rights to other accounts (such as your personnal one) later.

]]> By: synergysurfco http://www.rachel-levy.com/facebook-fan-pages-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/comment-page-1/#comment-4920 synergysurfco Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:19:13 +0000 http://www.rachel-levy.com/?p=1263#comment-4920 The event limitation is insanely frustrating...thanks for the content:) Nice to know I'm not the only one with these concerns.<br>Cheers,<br>Greg The event limitation is insanely frustrating…thanks for the content:) Nice to know I'm not the only one with these concerns.
Cheers,
Greg

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