Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Just for the record, we finished the book last night. I think there were about 5 or 6 rounds of formal editing. And there were about 6 or 8 proofs of the cover/jacket.
And I know we'll get e-mails telling us about errors. But that's okay, we are ...
Posted in I'm On Facebook -- Now What??? | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Facebook Notes Tagging from Jesse Stay on Vimeo.
In this video, I go over a little trick you can use to gain exposure for your blog, or other content by using the tagging feature within Facebook notes. I've seen a few other bloggers do this, and I think it's a ...
Posted in Facebook Notes, Howtos | 11 Comments »
Friday, January 25th, 2008
I've always wondered why services like Facebook don't allow you to get away from ugly URLs... like our Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6816644117
It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, right?
And your profile URL... the one where you would say, "find me on Facebook. " It's just as ugly. Instead of ...
Posted in Applications, Facebook Stuff | 1 Comment »
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
On my blog, I recently posted on Facebook making their URLs search engine friendly. As Facebook Pages are viewable by non-Facebook users, this is a great move by Facebook, and will make your Facebook Pages appear much higher in search engine rankings. Read more here:
http://www.jessestay.com/articles/2008/01/20/facebook-makes-their-urls-search-engine-friendly/
Posted in Facebook Pages, SEO, SNO | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Jason and I are excited to announce that HappyAbout has launched their Pre-order page for "I'm On Facebook -- Now What???". You can order it here:
http://happyabout.info/facebook.php
The Paperback edition will sell for $19.95, but all those who order now get a 15% discount, making the book just $16.96. ...
Posted in I'm On Facebook -- Now What??? | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 14th, 2008
Last night I got to see the short feature about Facebook on 60 Minutes. I wonder how many "older" people created accounts just because of the interview. I found a few things to be very interesting, even though a lot of people are apparently saying they haven't learned ...
Posted in Facebook Stuff | 3 Comments »
Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Some of you may notice on the "I'm on Facebook -- Now What???" Facebook Page (add yourself as a fan!) that we have a "Notes" section, of which includes every blog entry on this blog thus far. No, we're not manually copying and pasting those in there, either (you ...
Posted in Facebook Pages | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Robert Scoble, it appears, has been hit by the same types of restrictions on Facebook as Harry Joiner and Jon Swift. In the book, we mention two examples of previous bloggers who had their accounts banned because of normal activity performed within Facebook. Jon Swift was removed because ...
Posted in Facebook "No-No's", I'm On Facebook -- Now What??? | 2 Comments »
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
CM Russell, career expert and industry watchdog, has two great finds for anyone that things Facebook might help them in their career or professional life:
My Resume is a Facebook application that lets you post your Linkedin profile or your resume on Facebook. You can use this tool to request resumes ...
Posted in Applications | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
One item we feature in the book is the ability that was just added to group your friends. To group your friends on Facebook, click on the Friends link at the top, then on the right, click "Make a New List". Choose the name for the group you want to ...
Posted in Facebook Friends, I'm On Facebook -- Now What??? | 2 Comments »
