What Facebook features do you use?
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
Christopher Duncan wrote:
What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
I'd post a note and add a notes tab to your profile page. A wall post will vanish pretty quickly for most people.
Jeremy Falcon
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
I haven't used the API, nor posted on Facebook other than directly. But typically, when you paste a link into the "Status" box, it attempts to parse the link for what it is, sometimes a YouTube video, news article etc. For the news article, it tends to automatically grab the headline, a portion of text from the article and photo (assuming there is one). It does that pretty quickly, just hit share.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
Christopher Duncan wrote:
What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
An entire article (like a blog post or a CP article) on FB? The mind boggles. Why? :~ You could just post the link on FB - it even creates a nice preview with a thumbnail image. You _could_ convert the original article text to an image and post it in their profile, but nobody with an IQ greater than a carrot's would want that. Personally, I post status updates to my wall, and look at my homepage to see my friends' updates. That's about it.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
FarmTown. ;P
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
An entire article (like a blog post or a CP article) on FB? The mind boggles. Why? :~ You could just post the link on FB - it even creates a nice preview with a thumbnail image. You _could_ convert the original article text to an image and post it in their profile, but nobody with an IQ greater than a carrot's would want that. Personally, I post status updates to my wall, and look at my homepage to see my friends' updates. That's about it.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
an IQ greater than a carrot's
Vikram, You know I've been traumatized by bunnies. Let's not have any carrot jokes, shall we?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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FarmTown. ;P
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
amen, FarmVille
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FarmTown. ;P
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Don't you have work to do, cows to herd, or something?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
Somebody would have to pay me before I use FaceBook. Marc
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Somebody would have to pay me before I use FaceBook. Marc
Someone is paying me. :)
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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Someone is paying me. :)
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
Christopher Duncan wrote:
Someone is paying me.
:cool: That's the way to go! Marc
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
Gave up on Orkut then? For some reason Orkut is popular in just India/Brazil, it's not very popular in the US except among Indian and Brazilian Americans. So it's not that useful for you as an advertising medium.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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Somebody would have to pay me before I use FaceBook. Marc
Long time, no see man. Glad to see you're not dead yet. :-D
Jeremy Falcon
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Gave up on Orkut then? For some reason Orkut is popular in just India/Brazil, it's not very popular in the US except among Indian and Brazilian Americans. So it's not that useful for you as an advertising medium.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
Funny name, Orkut. That name means it can never be popular in Dutch speaking countries, no one will take it seriously due to the "kut" in the name
harold aptroot wrote:
Funny name, Orkut. That name means it can never be popular in Dutch speaking countries, no one will take it seriously due to the "kut" in the name
It's the founder's first name (he's a Google employee). Orkut Büyükkökten [wikipedia][^]
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
harold aptroot wrote:
Funny name, Orkut. That name means it can never be popular in Dutch speaking countries, no one will take it seriously due to the "kut" in the name
It's the founder's first name (he's a Google employee). Orkut Büyükkökten [wikipedia][^]
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
Long time, no see man. Glad to see you're not dead yet. :-D
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Glad to see you're not dead yet.
Hopefully that's a long way off. What have you been up to? Marc
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Gave up on Orkut then? For some reason Orkut is popular in just India/Brazil, it's not very popular in the US except among Indian and Brazilian Americans. So it's not that useful for you as an advertising medium.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkI was on Orkut ages ago because people were talking about my second book, Unite the Tribes, and I somehow found the conversation. That kinda surprised me, actually.
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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I haven't spent much time on Facebook for my own purposes, but now I have a client requirement to automate posts of their articles onto their profile via Facebook's API. So, I brought up the site & have been browsing the RTFM Help section with either embarrassing ignorance or admirable zen-like beginner's mind, depending on your point of view. So, it appears that you can update your status on the Wall. Groovy I suppose, but doesn't seem to really be the best vehicle for posting an article on a Facebook profile. Events look useful, but not every article is an event. Of course, you can link to an article on your own site, but my current understanding is they want to post full articles on Fb. And then there are videos, photos, etc. What Facebook features do you guys use for presenting article sized text blocks?
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
modified on Monday, January 25, 2010 10:28 AM
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Gave up on Orkut then? For some reason Orkut is popular in just India/Brazil, it's not very popular in the US except among Indian and Brazilian Americans. So it's not that useful for you as an advertising medium.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkOrkut is rubbish. The crowd is extremely puerile, and most (OK, many) people I know have the picture of whichever hero or heroine is ruling the roost of Tamil cinema on their profiles. Don't even get me started on sprinkling Unicode symbols all over their display names or changing them to "Sneezing in New Jersey". I don't know why I haven't deleted my Orkut profile yet.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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Orkut is rubbish. The crowd is extremely puerile, and most (OK, many) people I know have the picture of whichever hero or heroine is ruling the roost of Tamil cinema on their profiles. Don't even get me started on sprinkling Unicode symbols all over their display names or changing them to "Sneezing in New Jersey". I don't know why I haven't deleted my Orkut profile yet.
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Orkut is rubbish. The crowd is extremely puerile, and most (OK, many) people I know have the picture of whichever hero or heroine is ruling the roost of Tamil cinema on their profiles. Don't even get me started on sprinkling Unicode symbols all over their display names or changing them to "Sneezing in New Jersey".
Yeah, I hear you there. It's not just their profile pictures, their albums are often full of movie stars too :-)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
I don't know why I haven't deleted my Orkut profile yet.
I own a major community and I am trying to get that transferred to someone else. Once I do that I intend to delete my profile.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link