Facebook Social Media One-Stop Shop for Small Businesses

Hello Everyone,

We are pleased to announce that we have just launched the Social Media One-Stop Shop on Facebook. The One-Stop Shop is specially designed to cater for the needs of small businesses for the new social media.

Small businesses, in particular, have found it difficult to catch up with what social media and social networks can offer. Many of whom are lagging behind and have failed to engage their current and potential customers online.

Social Revitalizer, the developer of Social RSS app, has developed a complete range of services, enabling small businesses to have a unique presence on Facebook and other social media channels. We also integrate these channels into the Facebook fan page of the business. In addition, we provide up-to-date advice to small businesses as to how to go about to engage and entertain their customers and potential clients.

More details to follow:

http://on.fb.me/f8qMOc

Social RSS

Facebook FBML Tabs will Stop

Hello everyone,

We blogged a couple of weeks ago saying that Facebook will be stopping all new FBML tabs. This will now happen later this week between 10 March and 12 March. After this, businesses won't be able to create any new FBML tabs any more.

The good old FBML tabs was a quick-and-easy way for the more IT savvy people to create their own custom tabs. FBML is very similar to HTML. Most people won't know a bit HTML can just copy and paste the code. It was a relatively easy way to have your own custom tabs.

However, after this week, this function will be taken away from you all. The only way to have your own custom tab is to create a full blown app! We are hoping to provide you with more details in due course.

In the meantime, if you do want your own custom tabs after this week, you can contact us at socialrss@hotmail.com. We would be pleased to help.

Look forward to helping you all back on track soon.

Custom Facebook Tab for Real Estate Market

Introduce "Social" into your Real Estate Facebook Fan Page

Hello Everyone,

We have been approached by so many Real Estate agencies that they would like to have their own unique identity on Facebook. Our response is the requirement for a Custom Landing Tab for your Facebook Fan Page.

A Custom Landing Tab can be set as the default landing place for non-fans. As such, all those Facebook users who are not yet "liked" your Fan Page will hit this Custom Landing Tab first.

Another very useful tool is to list out the properties you want to sell/to let on the Custom Tab. Social Revitalizer have developed many examples of Custom Tabs. Feel free to check out the gallery of example tabs. The cost starts from $12/Month. Check it out at:

http://on.fb.me/gvaC9k

No More Custom Facebook FBML Tabs!

Hello All,

It's confirmed!!! There will be no more FBML tabs on Facebook from 11 March 2011!!!

Facebook has announced today this would be the case. this also apply to all the new FBML apps on the platform. However, it doesn't affect the old FBML apps.

We think this has a BIG impact on small businesses. As you know, the more tech savvy people will just hack in and produce their own FMBL tabs. The plus side is that you can have any tabs you want with whatever tab name.

As from 11 March 2011, you are kind of stuck with full development of web pages and to bring them in to Facebook as iframe. Again, it can be done if you know what you are doing. But then if you are busy running a small business, where do you find the time.

Enough said,

do check out our new gallery of Custom Facebook Tabs. The cost is as low as $12/Month, so it’s a lot for your money. Check it out at:

http://on.fb.me/gvaC9k

Facebook Custom Tab Helps to Promote Business Fan Pages

Hello everyone,

Do you know Custom Tab can help to promote your Facebook Fan Page? If you know how Facebook works, you can create your own Custom Tab. However, most people don’t!!! This is where we come in.

Social RSS has been working with businesses and developing apps for some time. We acknowledge the needs for your Fan Page to stand out of the others. We are launching a new service enabling businesses to have their own very lost-cost Custom Tab. Check out the examples here:

http://on.fb.me/gvaC9k

If you are interested, please email socialrss (at) hotmail.com

Social RSS Guide to the New Facebook Home Page Design 2010

Hello Everyone,

You will know by now that Facebook has started rolling out the new home page design for users.
Many of you have asked for an illustrated guide. So here we are.

Please reference to the attached diagram of the new Facebook home page.

1. The Facebook logo!!!

2. This shows you how many friend requests are waiting for you. Click the link to show the current friend requests. You can confirm or ignore individual friend requests. You stay on the page.

3. This shows you how many new messages you have. Click the link to see the latest 5 messages in your inbox. You stay on the page.

4. This shows you how many notifications are waiting for you. At the time of writing, apps can send notifications to users at will. However, Facebook will be removing this function from apps in the near future. Please watch this space for further information. You also stay on the page.

5. This is the search box provided by Facebook. You can find things on Facebook here. If you type the name of a friend here, Facebook will give you a list of friends matching your typed words. You can also search for apps and fan pages here.

6. This is the space where Facebook would broadcast their important messages from time to time. For example, the diagram is trying to explain the new features of the new home page design.

7. This takes you back to your home page. Please note that only you can see your own home page. Your friends can only see your profile page.

8. This takes you to your profile page. This is how your profile would appear to your friends!!!

9. This links gives you access to your accounts. It includes the following: Edit Friends, Account Settings, Privacy Settings, Application Settings, Credits Balance, Help Center and Logout. Perhaps the most important of all is the Application Settings. Application Settings control what permissions you have granted to apps. For example, if you are using Social RSS and would like to grant additional special permissions to the app to send newsfeeds automatically to your wall, you should select this link.

10. This link is similar to link (2), with the exception that the link will actually take you to a new page, rather than staying where you are.

11. These are the suggestions made by Facebook. There are call-to-actions linking to your friends. They could be someone you haven't spoken to for a while. Facebook made suggesions as to what you might want to do.

12. This is the link for Facebook IM (Instant Messaging). It shows how many of your friends are available. This links back to items (14) and (15) to be discussed below.

13. This is a newsfeed from Social RSS app. Newsfeeds perhaps is one of the most important items on your wall. You can either update it using the interactive panel, or you can chose to receive newsfeeds from your fav apps. For example, Social RSS can send newsfeeds containing photos, images, videos and even MP3 playable music!!! Please note that there are major changes afoot in the near future. Facebook will be removing all profile boxes on the front wall as well as the Boxes tab. Newsfeeds will be an important way to interact with your fav apps. More details to follow so please watch this space. You can chose if you want to display the "Top News" or the "Most Recent". The "Edit Options" enables you to control how often you want to see new posts.

14. This indicates your friends are NOT available for Facebook IM.

15. This indicates your friends are available for Facebook IM (with a solid green dot against their profile picture).

16. This is the new Facebook game dashboard. You can browse through all the games apps available on Facebook here.

17. This is the new Facebook application dashboard. You can browse through all the apps available on Facebook here. The link takes you to a new page. You will see some of the apps used by both yourself and your friends. There are also six categories for apps: Business, Education, Entertainment, Friends & Family, Games and Just for Fun. You can select any of these links and search for your fav apps. For example, type in "rss" to serach for the RSS reader apps available.
The top app is Social RSS with about 400,000 users.

18. Last but not the least, this is a newsfeeds control as well. This enables you to browse through different categories of newsfeeds, messages, events, etc.

As we said, there will be more changes afoot within the next few weeks. For example, the removal of profile boxes, Boxes tab, changes to application tabs and application canvas pages, no more notifications from apps. Please bookmark this page and come back later for further details!!!

That's all for now. Thanks for reading!!!

Paul P
Social Revitalizer/Social RSS