Author Archives: Laura Christianson
How to Delete a Facebook Page
Since this tutorial’s original publication in early 2011, it has been one of the most-read posts at Blogging Bistro, receiving an average of 2,400+ page views per month.
So when one of my readers suggested that I update the tutorial to include the page deletion instructions for Facebook’s Timeline, I listened.
Here is the new and improved version of “How to Delete a Facebook Fan/Business Page”:
1. Log in to your Facebook account.
2. Click the downward-facing arrow that’s located in the upper righthand area of your screen. Under “Use Facebook As,” click the name of the page you plan to delete. more >
30 Seconds to Better Facebook Privacy + 5 More Major Facebook Developments
Instagram Gets 10 Million New Users in 10 Days This has been a busy week in Facebook’s life. Photo sharing site Instagram launched its Android application, and over 1 million people downloaded the app in one day. Then Facebook acquired… more >
My Favorite QR Code Fails [Pinterest]
Lately I’ve been having fun on Pinterest, searching for creative ways people are using QR (Quick Response) codes, those 2-dimensional bar codes you scan with your smartphone to view videos, grab contact information, or get deals. During my QR Code… more >
Get a Free 1-year Subscription to Social Media Mags
For the past few months, I’ve been subscribing to four excellent social media magazines: Facebook, Twitter, Google, and LinkedIn. Today I received notice that effective immediately, they are now charging $7.95 per issue for each magazine. Ouch. The good news:… more >
Dinner with Tens of Thousands: What Social Media Did for One Author’s Career (Guest Post)
This is a guest post by Kathryn Jones. If you would like to submit a guest article, please check out our guest post guidelines. When I published my first book ten years ago, I had no idea how prolific social… more >
How to Customize the ‘About’ Tab on Your Facebook Fan Page’s Timeline
In Part 1 of this series you learned how to set up your Facebook page’s timeline cover photo.
In Part 2 you learned how to customize the apps boxes that display directly below the cover photo.
In today’s tutorial, we’ll focus on the third major element of what I call the “cover module”: the “About” area.
Let’s start with brand pages categorized as a “local business,” because the information that displays in the “About” area is different for local businesses than for other brands.
In this example from Texas Trash and Treasures, we learn that the business is an art gallery/gift shop located in Carmine, TX. Their phone number and business hours are also displayed. more >
Send Beer Over Twitter, and Other Creative Ways to Make Friends and Influence People
I didn’t believe it at first. But you can tweet a beer to a friend.
With the Tweet-A-Beer app for Twitter, you can become a “beer benefactor,” and buy a friend a beer, no matter where they are. The app links up your Twitter and PayPal accounts to a service called Chirpify, allowing you to send a cool $5 to anyone on Twitter, based on their @ handle. [from Alex Wilhelm, The Next Web]
I’ve come across all sorts of interesting Twitter articles lately — I’ve learned dozens of ways to lose friends, gain friends, and engage with my followers. more >
The Best Words to Describe Twitter [Infographic]
During my research for a Twitter workshop I’m teaching, I’ve read dozens of case studies and how-to articles. I noticed the same words cropping up again and again, so I generated this Wordle to give you a visual representation of… more >
How to Create Your Own Custom Twitter Infographic
Ever wondered how you’re doing on Twitter?
…Or how your tweets stack up someone else’s?
Twitterize yourself!
Go to Visual.ly/twitter and follow the instructions to create a custom, Twitter data-generated infographic.
- First, you must sign in to your Twitter account and allow the app access to your account (you can revoke access any time).
- Then select whether you want to generate a “solographic” or do a “faceoff” with another Twitter user, or with a random celebrity.
- If you choose “faceoff,” enter the usernames of the two accounts you want to include.
- Next, customize the character that will appear in your infographic.
How to Customize the Apps Boxes in Your Facebook Fan Page’s Timeline
In Part 1 of this series, you learned what you can and can’t do with Facebook’s timeline cover photo for brand pages. Today you’ll learn how to customize the images that display directly below the cover, called “apps boxes.”
What Apps Boxes Do
These clickable images link directly to various apps you’ve installed on your page. With the exception of the “Photos” tab (which displays your most recently uploaded image), you can customize the icon for most apps with a 111 by 74-pixel image and a short title.
I love the how the Livestrong brand coordinates the color scheme of their cover photo and apps boxes. more >
