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Friday, February 11, 2011

Social-Catalog

Facebook pages New Design :Things you need to know

Posted: 10 Feb 2011 09:52 PM PST

Social Media Facebook launches a major redesign and expansion of functionality of its Pages for businesses, brands, media, and public figures. The Page layout will now match the December user profile redesign, with a left-hand navigation panel replacing the tabs above the wall. Page admins will also be able to login as their Page, giving them access to Facebook and email notifications about activity on their Page, and other options.

Page admins will begin seeing a preview and tour of the new features today, and will have the choice to voluntarily upgrade until March 1st when all Pages will be automatically migrated to the redesign.

Relevant Posts Wall Filter

Page admins can select between an "Everyone" and a Page posts only default tab for the wall. Instead of showing a reverse chronological stream of posts, the Everyone tab showa users posts Facebook thinks will be the most relevant. Recent posts by friends, posts by other users in same language or country, and posts that have received a lot of Likes and comments will bubble to the top.

There is currently no way for redesigned Pages to use the old, unfiltered reverse-chronological stream of wall posts. Some admins are requesting it because it simplifies monitoring and moderation.

New Layout

Users now navigate between a Page's wall, info, and third-party tab applications using a panel of links on the left side of the Page beneath the profile picture. The panel permits longer tab names, though it still only shows six tabs above the fold. As tabs are no longer front-and-center, the redesign could reduce the frequency with which users visits tabs other than the default landing tab.

Similar to the redesigned user profile, Pages have a Photostrip above the wall that displays the latest photos the Page has tagged itself in. The profile picture is slightly reduced in size from 200 x 600 pixels to 180 x 540. The About blurb has moved from the wall tab to the info tab.

Admins Can "Use Facebook as Page"

Page admins can choose to "Use Facebook as Page" from the Account drop-down menu in the top right corner of Facebook. Admins will then see a special version of the site chrome where they can post and comment around the site under their Page's alias. Since Pages can now Like other Pages, admins see a news feed of updates from Liked Pages.

The notifications drop-down in the top navigation bar shows the latest user posts and comments to the Page the admin is using. The friend request drop-down shows how many Likes their Page has received since the admin last used the site as their Page.

In response to frequent requests, Facebook admins can now turn on email notifications to alert them to activity on their Page through the "Your Settings" tab of the Edit Page admin interface. These emails could be overwhelming for popular Pages that receive thousands of posts and comments a day, but will certainly help smaller Pages stay attentive to their fan community.

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