Luckies 30-Day Social Media Makeover.: The Social Path. The Social Path About Luckie Luckie & Company is a marketing agency packed with Southern charm and a freakish love of new ideas. About us David Griner is a social media strategist for Luckie & Company . Luckie's 30-Day Social Media Makeover. Throughout January, The Social Path is running daily tips on how to improve your social life — online, at least. Here's a quick recap of all the tips posted to date: Introduction. Comments Great Idea, guys. Posted by: Rebecca Caroe | January 02, 2010 at 02:51 PM This is a great idea! Posted by: Ginidietrich | January 04, 2010 at 04:51 PM Hey guys--this is great stuff... I came across it (a bit too late, as it's almost February) from StumbleUpon, and I've been going through the stuff that's new to me.
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HOW TO: Create Custom Twitter Backgrounds. Since the early days of Twitter, users have had the ability to upload their own background images. From photos of cute kittens to jaw-dropping mosaics, the Twitter background has been a key medium for self-expression, personal branding, and personal fulfillment. If you're new to Twitter, or just never took the time to create your own Twitter background, this HOW TO guide is for you. This guide goes step-by-step into the rationale for creating a personalized Twitter background, takes a look at some amazing Twitter designers, and provides a list of useful Twitter design tools and resources. Your artistic juices shall soon be flowing. Why create a custom Twitter background? Some of you might ask: is creating a custom Twitter background worth the effort?
Here are a couple reasons for why you might want to build your own: 1. Some great examples of custom Twitter background designs If you're looking for some inspiration for your Twitter background, look no further. Next, the actual dimensions. Etiquette Across Social Networks « Social Media Monitoring and Engagement – Radian6. Top 10 Facebook Apps for Building Custom Pages & Tabs. Are you looking for an easy way to create attractive pages on Facebook? Are you wondering how businesses are creating Welcome tabs? In this article I’ll reveal a number of applications that make it very easy to add functionality to your Facebook page. Custom Tabs: What You Need to Know You may have seen some Welcome pages on Facebook that encourage new visitors to Like the page. Tim Ferriss gives away a free chapter of his book to those who become fans. A brand may also be using a Facebook custom tab in many different ways, as Social Media Examiner covered in the post 8 Powerful Ways to Use Facebook Landing Tabs.
But how do you create these custom tabs? First, what are iFrames? iFrames are very powerful because anything you can create on a website, you can bring into your Facebook page, providing a unique and rich experience for your community. How to Use iFrames To use iFrames on Facebook pages, you have two different choices. Many of the third-party apps will “host” your content for you.
Twitter Statistics On Its 5th Anniversary. 35 Creative Facebook Fan Page Photo Strips. By Jason Keath on Apr 11, 2011 If Facebook were still in college, it would be that friend that could never settle on a major. Switching every semester. Facebook is consistently changing things up on us marketers, for better or worse.
I hesitate to say this, but it looks like Facebook may have finally found a page feature it could stick to. Last month Facebook pages went through big changes. Many of which were long requested from businesses and well received – definitely a change for the dominant social network. One change that caught many by surprise and has made a big visual impact on Facebook pages was the new photo strip. The current photo strip for the Social Fresh Facebook page looks like this: Not too many businesses are actively using the photo strip in any way.
We wanted to highlight some of the companies that are already taking advantage of this feature and let you in on the technical details for creating a branded photo strip on your own Facebook Page. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open Graph Like Buttons: Overview, Part 1. Menu Oracle Social Spotlight Subscribe to email updates Social Cloud In the Mix: Social Chatter for Live Events If you frequent business events, you've probably noticed an increase of digitally displayed social media chatter. Read more Share Oracle Social Life Oracle Social Cloud Gives Thanks Thanksgiving is a day for family, football and food comas. Read more Best Practices 3 Must-Haves for a Successful Digital Transformation Last week, I flew to Chicago for CMS Wire's DX Summit, but my digital experience immersion training began before the event even kicked off. Read more Collaboration: An 'Outside' Job From guest author and Product Strategy Manager Sandy Yu: developing a rapport across virtual teams requires thinking outside the cube.
Read more Product News It's Time to Connect Meaningfully with Your Social Audience We are thrilled to announce that as of November 9th, every Oracle Social Cloud customer with access to Engage will be able to leverage a brand new engagement... Read more Read more Contact. 9 Ways to Enhance Your Facebook Fan Page. Facebook fan pages number among the few social media channels that allow page customization for users. Instead of a mediocre interface, business owners and professionals can now apply HTML code to enhance their Facebook fan page presence to promote and build business branding.
Rich content creates a memorable interface that gets people talking, lets a special announcement or contest go viral, improves fans’ engagement and so much more. To create an important hub to reach out to millions of potential supporters, you need to up your game and optimize your fan page to meet its ultimate purpose. (Important Update: Facebook no longer supports FBML. . #1: Welcome Page The main purpose of a Welcome tab is to provide an overview of your page—what you can offer to people who like your page and why it should matter to them. Create a strong call to action with eye-catching graphics and clear instructions. #2: Social Profiles and Contact Information #3: Testimonial Page #4: Newsletter and Opt-In Form.
Email Marketing Blog for Small Business: Top 10 Reasons Why... How to hack your Facebook profile picture: a step-by-step guide to 'refacing' your profile. HOW TO: Design & Program a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business. Jonathan Goldford is a partner at Wired Impact, a web design company that builds websites for nonprofits. You can connect with Jonathan on Twitter and on the Wired Impact Facebook page. Right now Facebook Pages and custom landing pages are bigger than bottled water was on December 31, 1999. Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Starbucks, and the TV show House each have more than fifteen million "Likes" and are growing rapidly. While there are an enormous number of articles that talk vaguely about how to create a custom landing page, very few discuss the nuances of actually designing and programming one.
Here we will discuss the subtleties of designing a Facebook landing page and FBML programming. To make this discussion more concrete, we’ll use the creation of our own JG Visual landing page as an example. Designing Your Company’s Facebook Page Actually designing a Facebook Page is very similar to designing any website, except for a few considerations: Programming Your Company’s Facebook Page.