As of March 11, 2011, Facebook says they will no longer the FBML app for Pages. This is what is used by many practices and businesses to create a “welcome” page or other customized tab for their Facebook Page. It allowed HTML, CSS and special tags to be used to [...]
Facebook To Replace FBML with iframe Tabs for Pages
Update on Facebook Page Notifications
Today Facebook previewed it’s changes to the look and functionality of Pages. Among those changes is notifying page admins when users comment on page walls. I have not received any notifications from my pages yet, but this will be a great new feature. Also among the changes is the ability [...]
Get Notified of Facebook Page Comments
If you have a Facebook page for your practice, that’s great. If you know that it’s important to respond to patient comments on your page in a timely manner, then you are right on track. But then you have noticed that Facebook does not have a method do notify you when someone writes on your page wall or comments on your wall post. They do a great job of that for your personal account. They just don’t do it for pages.
Notes on Practice Promotions on Facebook
The official Facebook guidelines for promotions can be found here. These are apparently not widely known guidelines as many small businesses are currently in violation. Facebook defines “promotions” as “any sweepstakes, contest, competition or other similar offering”. These are very strict guidelines and abiding by them makes it nearly impossible for an orthodontic practice to use Facebook for contests or even mention contests that are available for patients under 18.
So What Is This Jelly?
I’ve been working from a home-office for over a year now. It’s been great. Few distractions. No office politics. More flexible work setting. All good. Except for the one thing a home-office does not provide– real-life, human interaction. In some cities, there are co-working centers where home-office or freelance workers [...]

