Facebook is still the Grandaddy of social networks, but it is no longer a purely organic channel where you can build a community and expect that they will be engaged with your brand. Not without paying for ads anyway. For the public relations professional, this can be a really bitter pill to swallow, but the truth is that if you don’t pay for at least some of your posts on Facebook, people won’t see it. The good news is that you don’t have to put a huge budget against it to get fairly good results, especially for smaller Facebook pages. There are currently three types of Facebook ads which smaller pages and organizations should consider read more...
More Changes for Facebook Admins: Text Updates Won’t Work as Well Anymore
Facebook has two goals:
- To make more money from companies and organizations who maintain Facebook Pages by selling advertising
- To drive more use of the platform by those who use it in order to do more of #1
Unraveling the Mystery of Edgerank on Facebook
via Wildfire’s Edgerank and Your Brand Just as PageRank was used by Google to help people find the most relevant search, Facebook developed Edgerank to read more...