Category: Facebook Timeline

Are Personal Facebook Page Likes Spamming Your Notifications?

22/05/2012

Thanks to a good friend yesterday who let me know that they were getting "way too many" notifications of what I was commeting on with Facebook, using my Personal Profile. The types of notifications she has been getting were ones where I have commented on another Page, Liked a Comment, Photo or Post or had interaction with other friends that she is not friends with. I was rather horrified to think that My facebook useage (which I use daily for business) could have been annoying my lovely friends and family... so I went to work to figure out who it could be changed before my friends list decreases dramatically!

After checking all of my notifications and privacy settings I discovered that these notification changes can't be made through my page, but through my friend's pages (they have to make the changes themselves to limit what they see from my facebook interactions). Here is how you do it:

Here is a step-by step guide to limit what you want to see from Friend's Facebook Interaction on their Personal Pages:
1.    Go to the friend's Personal Timeline profile, eg mine (see screenshots below)
2.    Click on Friends (Located just below the bottom right of the timeline cover image)
3.    Go to Settings. (see below)

4. Then to all updates, then unclick all except for status updates etc or whatever your selections may be. I have chosen to select from my friend's lists, Status Updates, Photos and Life Events for the Friends Profiles that I have adjusted so far.

I hope this post can help other Facebook Users having the same problem with too many inapproriate notifications from friends Facebook Usage. I use Facebook a lot for business reasons and am often commenting on pages logged in as myself. I hope this blog post will help my friends to limit the unnecessary posts they see of my day to day workings with Facebook!

Any questions, just send me a quick Email...

Judi.

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What Your New Facebook Page Timeline Cover Picture Can and Cannot Include!

01/03/2012

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Our Client, Passion 4 Papercrafting has uploaded a gorgeous bright image to their new Business Page Timeline, it really catches the eye and looks fantastic.

The new Facebook Timeline for Pages was launched last night with many new changes concerning page owners. See my previous article about the changes HERE. One of the fantastic new features is the Cover Photo Option. This photo is like a prime piece of realestate and can be used in a variety of ways to display your business. But as with everything on facebook, there are rules and consequences for those who do not obey. The following rules relate to the new Timeline Page Cover Photos and should be followed. These rules are according to Facebook's Help Centre

Use a unique image that represents your Page. This might be a photo of a popular menu item, album artwork or a picture of people using your product. Be creative and experiment with images your audience responds well to.

Cover images must be at least 399 pixels wide and may not contain:
-    Price or purchase information, such as "40% off" or "Download it at our website"
-    Contact information, such as web address, email, mailing address or other information intended for your Page's About Section.
-     References to user interface elements, such as Like or Share, or any other Facebook site features
-     Calls to action, such as "Get it now" or "Tell your friends"

All cover images are public, which means anyone visiting your Page will be able to see the image you choose. Covers must not be false, deceptive or misleading, and must not infringe on third parties' intellectual property. You
may not encourage or incentivize people to upload your cover image to their personal timelines.

I am sure over the next month we will see some amazing cover images. If you would like to book a design with Blue Bird Internet Marketing, please Contact Us for further information and prices. Existing Clients will receive a discount on new Cover Photo Designs.

Until next time

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Personal Profile Timeline on Facebook - Adjust Your Privacy Settings

01/02/2012

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I recently changed my personal Facebook Profile over to the new Timeline feature, and while I love the appearance of this new format, I decided to check on my Privacy settings. I have always have custom settings for my personal privacy, and while checking on this, I discovered that some previous posts that I had made back in 2007 & 2008 were now viewable to anyone who happenned to click on my profile. After going through and deleting these posts, I discovered this new option which eliminates making these changes individually.

Under Privacy Settings, click on Custom, then go down the page to "Limit the audience for past posts". By clicking on this setting, it will manage your past post visibility and limit unwanted lookers to your page.
I also note that the new cover image that you can upload for your new timeline, will also be on show and unable to be hidden from prying eyes. I strongly suggest making this picture neutral, not one of your children/family or any pictures you wouldn't want strangers viewing. I have seen some gorgeous beach cover backdrops, the options are endless!