I recently read this article on Facebook pages making changes and getting rid of the Static FBML application. What does this mean for Fan Page designs?


http://www.hyperarts.com/blog/what-i...ebook-iframes/

Thank You!

Jeana

Jeana,

No one really know just yet and I believe FB did that for a reason. Like many other changes, there was a lot of backlash from the community. This too will become one of those. If they continue to take away what makes the media so appealing to the everyday Joe they will lose them.

I am watching with interest to see what exactly the changes are and will then decide is Facebook has made one too many adjustments for me.

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Lee Drozak
My Office Assistant

It seems just when you get use to working with something, they change it around!

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Amy
www.porterofficesolutions.com

It's so annoying.. they change things every other day. Even when regular users would get annoyed with the "new" facebook. Too much change is NOT a good thing! Especially if everyone has to do away with Static FBML Fan pages! Or excuse me, "Pages" that you can "like" not become a fan!

Umm ... I was affraid of this.. Now what happens if your client wants to add a 'box" example: lets say from 1sc where a reader can register to a newsletter?

Is there a way around this?

Thanks!

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Christiane Jechoux
Virtual Managing Associates

I am anxious to hear more about this as I was/am going to market this to some of my clients and teams. The question is do I start marketing or wait to see what is happening. If I create their landing page will I have to re-create it??? And how do you charge for that??

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Jenn B.
EveryBody Needs a JENN

Custom landing pages with opt in boxes for newsletters will still be be an option to add to to a Fan Page. You just won't be able to do it with the Static FMBL application. It will require a higher level of coding skills using iFrames. This means that not everyone with just basic HTML skills will probably not be able to create a custom tab. However, there will still some basic FBML codes that will still be supported and tabs already created will "supposedly" not be affected. They will still be supported in the way they are set up. It's just that after some point, you will no longer be able to create custom tabs using the Static FMBL application.

This isn't really a completely new announcement. Facebook alluded to some kind of change like this several months ago.

I think it's okay to continue creating custom tabs but I wouldn't make them too intricate and I would advise clients in advance that future platform changes may require you to go in and make adjustments or that it may be need to be updated by someone with those coding skills for iFrames and Javascript SDK.

But here's the thing, there are so many shops out there right now that are offering affordable options for creating custom tabs (who have those coding skills) that I think it makes more sense to just find someone who you think does good job and then develop relationship with them as someone that you can present to your client to do the custom tab for them and then you just manage the project.

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Kimberly
Facebook Marketing Magic!