The Good and Bad of Facebook Pages FBML / iFrame Changes

Just recently, on March 18th of 2011 (after a short delay), Facebook once again changed the way that page administrators can create content for their pages. Where once you could use Facebook’s custom version of HTML, called FBML (in combination with the Static FBML app), to author page tabs, you’re now forced to use iFrames (and to create an iFrame Application), which completely changes the way pages are built. Before, anyone with a bit of HTML knowledge could great a great looking Facebook page, where now, Facebook has introduced a new interface on the publishing side to further...

Blog to Facebook Syndication Sucks!

Keeping it brief; RSS feed to Facebook syndication can suck! And the new spiderhousepr website is a perfect example of what can happen when you forget to turn it off! We haven’t been blogging or being very social recently…we’ve had a lot of work on along with updating our own website to be more inline with our current services. So there hasn’t been much Facebook action. Our blog is sync’d to our Facebook Page to save time – it always has been and all is good when we’re blogging in a normal manner….but when we add lots of new posts...

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Facebook Image Resizing Problems Should Be Solved Shortly…

It seems today developers and pagemasters are having a bit of a Facebook nightmare as custom static fbml tabs look ugly as images are squashed, stretched and resized allover the place! Is this to do with the new 520px tab size? Is the facebook proxy resizing and caching short term? It seems the general consensus on the Facebook Developers forum is that it is….and will sort itself out within the next 24hours. Lets hope so!

Official : Facebook Page Tabs Reduce Size To 520px : 23rd August

After driving many of us crazy, Facebook have finally announced the official date that they will be reducing the size of Facebook page tabs from 760px to 520px. “Boxes” will also be discontinued. This means that static fbml pages not designed to 520px will look rather drab when the new spec kicks in….arghh! The date is Monday 23rd August – be sure to get yours fixed! If anyone needs a redesign please feel free to contact us for a very competitive quote! Source: Facebook Developers –...

The Smarter Shopper Card : WordPress / Facebook / Twitter Package

The Smarter Shopper Card – the discount card for the smarter shopper www.thesmartershoppercard.com facebook.com twitter.com/tsscard WORDPRESS / FACEBOOK / TWITTER Brief: to supply a directory style webiste with custom fields and search along with a flash image map, auto responder and advertising space. The Smarter Shopper Card website was developed using the WordPress platform and a commercial theme. The theme was modified and various plugins applied to provide search engine friendly website with social networking solutions for a new business budget. Although the client...

Deanes Restaurant

Belfast’s only Michelin star restaurant with branches throughout the city and beyond. www.facebook.com/deanesrestaurant FACEBOOK DESIGN Multi-tabbed navigation page; Facebook mini-site with 6 internal links, location map (separate tab), call to “like” and simple reservation telephone numbers on the side bar. Page was designed to promote the newly opened flagship restaurant yet allow space for expansion should each individual outlet eventually require its on page. Designed with Facebook’s new 520px width limitation in mind. This is an example of a...

Forde Hair : Custom Twitter Background

Gary Forde Forde hair Brighton – the nation’s favourite hairdresser 2010 www.twitter.com/fordehair TWITTER DESIGN Gary’s Twitter page was designed to go alongside his new Facebook Design. Facebook was setup to update Twitter so Gary had a profile which was remains active. A Little Bit about Forde Hair Forde Hair are a small salon based in Kemptown, Brighton. With a barbers at street level and an exclusive hairdressers on the first floor, Forde Hair have are one of the most in demand salons on the south coast. Owner Gary Forde very recently won the...