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  • Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram down

    Facebook, WhatsApp & Instagram down

    The three apps – which are all owned by Facebook, and run on shared infrastructure – stopped working shortly before 5pm. Other related products, such as Facebook Messenger and Workplace, have also stopped working. https://www.independent.co.uk This reminds me of this post I shared a while back. . .https://deniseloris.com/facebook-closing-today/ Think about where you would be tomorrow…

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  • Important Announcement: Facebook is Closing Today!

    Important Announcement: Facebook is Closing Today!

    Okay, this is not really true but. . .did that catch your attention? Did it scare you a little? Are you doing most of your business on Social Media? My office mate, Cindy, knows that this is my tagline question. Why? Well, because I am so passionate about you succeeding and I know that if…

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  • Facebook Groups Approval System changed

    Facebook Groups Approval System changed

    At the end of last year, if you manage a Facebook group, you may have noticed a change to the approval system. If your group is set up in such a way that you have to approve posts, previously there was an option to approve all future posts of certain individuals. This was helpful (in…

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  • Tips for Messaging on your Facebook Business Page

    Tips for Messaging on your Facebook Business Page

    There have been many changes made to the Facebook Pages messaging system and Facebook has shared some smart tips: What do you love/dislike about the new Facebook Pages messaging system? Have you used it to help your business? Share your experience in the comments below.

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  • New Tools available for managing communication on your Facebook Page

    New Tools available for managing communication on your Facebook Page

    Facebook has now made it even easier to communicate with your client as well as with other Admins through notes for individual customers. Pages can set the average time it takes for them to reply to messages. Admins can choose to show that they respond either “within minutes,” “within an hour,” “within hours” or “within…

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  • The New “Save” function on Facebook

    On July 21, 2014 Facebook introduced the new “save” function whereby users of Facebook could save links, places, music, movies and TV items that they could view at a later stage. We can, perhaps, relate to the wish of saving something for later in a place that we could find it after reading something on…

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  • Facebook Spam Cleanup

    On the 10 April 2014, the Facebook Newsroom announced that they will be cleaning up and getting rid of all spammy posts. The goal of News Feed is to deliver the right content to the right people at the right time so they don’t miss the stories that are important and relevant to them. Today…

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  • What are #hashtags?

    Once you’ve started using Social Media sites, it won’t take long before you come across what’s known as a hashtag. A “hashtag” is a word or an unspaced phrase prefixed with the hash symbol (“#“). They were first used on Twitter but now you can use hashtags on other social platforms such as Instagram, Facebook,…

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  • 10 Ways to improve your Small Business Facebook page

    Here are 10 tips to help your improve your online presence on Facebook: Create a Content Strategy. You’ve probably heard this before, but what really matters in the end is the content. Your fans don’t share a post just because they see it the news feed. They share it because it’s useful/interesting to them. Mix…

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  • Facebook competition rules relaxed

    In case you have not heard already, there have been some great changes at Facebook headquarters with regards to the promotion rules and regulations. Facebook has always had pretty strict rules regarding how you can (and cannot) run promotions/contests on its platform. One of the main rules was that you could NOT use “likes” or…

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  • New Facebook Business Pages

    This week, Facebook will begin rolling out a new streamlined look for Pages on desktop that will make it easier for people to find the information they want and help Page admins find the tools they use most. Here are the key features of the update: The right-side column of your timeline will now display all your…

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  • Facebook Interest Lists

    Although Facebook “Interests” was rolled out onto the Facebook platform back in March, many people are still unaware of them or many people still don’t understand what purpose Facebook Interests have for Facebook users. With Facebook “Interests” you are able to create your own Interest Lists and add your selected title along with pages that match…

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  • Why you still need a Website and not just a Facebook Page

    Why you still need a Website and not just a Facebook Page

    During these tough economic times, I often hear people say that they have a Facebook page (with a lot of fans). They then ask if they still need a Website? The answer is a big YES! You may think that having a website is an unnecessary business expense . You may think that if you build…

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  • Facebook Page Roles

    Facebook now allows Page admins to have different roles. There are five roles. Each role has a different ability.

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  • Facebook Promote Option

    You may have seen this status update: “Due to Facebook’s new policy, only about 10% of people that ‘like’ a fan page will see the status updates. In order to see all posts and notifications just click over the ‘Liked’ button (beneath the cover photo) & activate the ‘show in news feed’ option.” So the…

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  • 10 Tips to a Successful Facebook Business Page

    Be personal and authentic. People relate better to genuine and conversational messages. Make it interesting. Make sure your content isn’t always purely commercial. Be active and update often. Keep it short and succinct. Only Part of your online Presence. Facebook should only part of your online presence. Keep it clean and neat. Engage with your…

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  • Socially Networked

    I went to a business network meeting this week. After I came home, I really felt motivated about my business. Nothing like fresh ideas to reignite the passion you have for what you do. This reminded me of the importance of Social Networking when it comes to your business. People want to hear from you.…

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