If you haven't heard about the new update to Pages, you're missing out! Also, if you've heard and are avoiding changing the Pages you admin to the new format. Quit. This is seriously one of the greatest and most surreal changes I have experienced to date.
You know in Avatar how the people lay in their coffins and go to sleep but wake up as Avatars? Well you can do that on Facebook. It is so cool!
Okay, assuming you have an updated Page, go there now. Look along the right and find "Use Facebook as PAGE." Okay, now click it. Congratulations! You are now an Avatar. Start speaking Na'vi. Oorrrr, go to a Page that your Page has liked and interact AS THE PAGE! It is so neat! The only complaint I have is that I cannot act as a Page and write on the walls of those who have Liked me. Perhaps that update will come soon? No. I seriously doubt that. People would have issues with the privacy of it all. But think about the power you gain by this update. If Blue Connection wants fans of Pipe Dreams to Like its Page, Blue Connection need only write on Pipe Dreams' wall to get their attention. Hello! Genius!
Okay, climb in your Facebook coffin and welcome to Pandora!
Not really, though. You need to actually go to Pandora's website for music. ;-)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Twitter is Where I Read My News
I am absolutely serious.
"MSNBC is liberal garbage!"
"Fox News is conservative propaganda."
"You mean Jon Stewart isn't considered a news corespondent?"
The news is a tiresome business. But man does it sell. I know, print newspapers are dying. And trust me, I know we can't trust it all. But praise the internet and all that's holy! We have options at our fingertips. But who really spends time searching stories at every reputable news outlet to find the truth amongst the agenda-setters? Not me. But Hashtags kind of kick ass.
Who didn't hear about the minor civil war that occurred in Egypt last week? Well if you didn't, you probably don't have a Twitter account. Trending Topics are what people talk about. I knew hours before my parents because I check Twitter on my phone. My dad watches the news all morning and night. He listens on the radio while driving. He reads the paper and yells at it whenever he has the chance. But against his authority, he loses contact when he works. I don't lose contact ever. Someone will be talking on Twitter. Then it will Trend. Then I find out about it. Then I know. Take that Dad!
What's better is that I will find links to every major news source when I check the Trend. Thanks, Tweeters! Twitter is so handy!
"MSNBC is liberal garbage!"
"Fox News is conservative propaganda."
"You mean Jon Stewart isn't considered a news corespondent?"
The news is a tiresome business. But man does it sell. I know, print newspapers are dying. And trust me, I know we can't trust it all. But praise the internet and all that's holy! We have options at our fingertips. But who really spends time searching stories at every reputable news outlet to find the truth amongst the agenda-setters? Not me. But Hashtags kind of kick ass.
Who didn't hear about the minor civil war that occurred in Egypt last week? Well if you didn't, you probably don't have a Twitter account. Trending Topics are what people talk about. I knew hours before my parents because I check Twitter on my phone. My dad watches the news all morning and night. He listens on the radio while driving. He reads the paper and yells at it whenever he has the chance. But against his authority, he loses contact when he works. I don't lose contact ever. Someone will be talking on Twitter. Then it will Trend. Then I find out about it. Then I know. Take that Dad!
What's better is that I will find links to every major news source when I check the Trend. Thanks, Tweeters! Twitter is so handy!
Groups vs. Pages: The Final Showdown
No, it's not a personal preference. No matter what anyone tells you, there are the right times to make pages and the right times to make groups. Let's look at specifics:
Groups:
Group Chat
Notifications every time someone writes on the wall
Whole Group messages (related to chat)
Act as own "person" while serving group admin functions
Ability to make Group private
Pages:
Everything a "person" can do without creating a whole personal account
Hard to keep private
Okay. So if my friend Patty want to create an Event for the Intramural Tennis championship, which platform would serve her best? As a Group, Patty would create an Event by "Patty Mayonnaise" and could invite all Group members. Cool! Now everyone in the Group is invited. But if they don't personally know Patty Mayonnaise, the request is going to be trashed the second they see her name. Alright, what if Patty had a Page for Intramural Tennis? Well Patty could create an Event by "Intramural Tennis," invite her friends and publish the Event to the feed of everyone who Liked "Intramural Tennis." The downside is she could send something specifically to everyone who Liked the page. The good news is, nobody felt spammed and the Event had a professional appearance. Large, public messages should be delivered via Pages.
But what if Patty's executive board for The Beets Fanclub wants to have a place to discuss organization specifics? A Page would be very hard to keep private. People will know about it when their friends Like it. Also, no one will know when Doug writes on the wall that Pickled Beet- the tribute band set to play Veggistock- had to back out last second. If Patty made a Group, notifications would go out to all members of the Group that Doug wrote on the wall. Also, the rest of Bluffington won't have to read about the terrible news when they go online. Small, feedback-heavy, private groups should use Groups.
Make sense? Just trust me. People will appreciate this method and your organization will prosper as a result. Check back to find out more ways Groups and Pages can make communication easier.
Groups:
Group Chat
Notifications every time someone writes on the wall
Whole Group messages (related to chat)
Act as own "person" while serving group admin functions
Ability to make Group private
Pages:
Everything a "person" can do without creating a whole personal account
Hard to keep private
Okay. So if my friend Patty want to create an Event for the Intramural Tennis championship, which platform would serve her best? As a Group, Patty would create an Event by "Patty Mayonnaise" and could invite all Group members. Cool! Now everyone in the Group is invited. But if they don't personally know Patty Mayonnaise, the request is going to be trashed the second they see her name. Alright, what if Patty had a Page for Intramural Tennis? Well Patty could create an Event by "Intramural Tennis," invite her friends and publish the Event to the feed of everyone who Liked "Intramural Tennis." The downside is she could send something specifically to everyone who Liked the page. The good news is, nobody felt spammed and the Event had a professional appearance. Large, public messages should be delivered via Pages.
But what if Patty's executive board for The Beets Fanclub wants to have a place to discuss organization specifics? A Page would be very hard to keep private. People will know about it when their friends Like it. Also, no one will know when Doug writes on the wall that Pickled Beet- the tribute band set to play Veggistock- had to back out last second. If Patty made a Group, notifications would go out to all members of the Group that Doug wrote on the wall. Also, the rest of Bluffington won't have to read about the terrible news when they go online. Small, feedback-heavy, private groups should use Groups.
Make sense? Just trust me. People will appreciate this method and your organization will prosper as a result. Check back to find out more ways Groups and Pages can make communication easier.
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