How to Send Updates to Facebook Fans based on their Location
Like all of us, I get a lot of emails. I try to answer them all even though general inquiries don’t get answered very fast.
Sometimes, however, an email question gives me an idea for a post – like this one.
I was asked if it was possible to send updates to Facebook fans based on their location. Since I am unable to store a lot of new information in my brain anymore, I tested it out and determined that, yes, it can be done.
So, here’s how to do it.
Vacation in Vermont 2010
As many of you know I was on vacation in Vermont the last couple of weeks. It really wasn’t all that different than my visit last year where I spent a lot of time at the lake and went to the county fair. I’ve been back for a couple of days and have been trying to get back to work and get caught up on emails but “real” life has been getting in the way.
When I first returned in was late in the evening. I organized our stuff, got Alex cleaned up and into bed and was then going to sort some email, take a shower and go to bed. I discovered, however, that my internet was out. And I had no idea if it had just happened or if it had been out for days. After having spotty internet access while away, I wasn’t mentally prepared to not have it at home. I spent way too much time on the phone with Verizon who ultimately determined they needed to send out a technician. Fortunately, they had an opening the next day but gave me the between 8am-6pm appointment. I was hoping it was on the early side because I really needed to buy food and do other errands.
WordPress Assistance – You Can Lean on Me
A big thank you to all of my online friends and awesome clients. My friends all insisted that I have a great vacation and that I relax. And my clients were more than patient waiting for me to return.
As my current clients know, you can lean on me. And for any potential clients, know that you can lean on me. I am usually faster than turtle but sometimes I take my time mulling over the best solution.
I have a client who always pays by check and sends awesome cards with her payments. It was so wonderful to return home and discover that my client thinks of me as her Wonder Woman that defeats her dinosaur WordPress problems. The card and the note meant more to me than the check.
So, thank you, thank you, thank you!
(Anti) Social Lists 8/29/10
Well, I am back from vacation physically but I think mentally I am still away. I intended to jump right back into things when I returned but I tend to forget how exhausted I am the first day back. I also had a number of problems to deal with such as my DSL not working because the cat chewed up a wire heading to a phone jack and the insurance company not processing things correctly.
The first day back was gorgeous but it’s really heating up again. Doesn’t the weather know that summer is supposed to be over once I return from Vermont? ;-)
I don’t have too many links this week but I wanted to get back to my posting schedule again.
Enjoy!
Vacation
I’m on vacation for the next 10 days and am traveling now. There will be posts but I’m not sure if I’ll be keeping up with my regular posting schedule.
Try not to miss me too much. ;-)
And someone IS housesitting.
I’ll leave you with this…
(Anti) Social Lists 8/15/10
I’m getting ready for my vacation and am so ready for it. My posting schedule may be off for the next two weeks – I’m not quite sure yet.
This week I have WordPress, cassettes, urban farms, popup forms and more.
Enjoy!
Facebook Removing Boxes and Reducing Width of Fan Page Custom Tabs Very Soon
If you have a facebook fan page or are an admin for fan pages, you have probably seen the message that says that boxes are being removed and the width of the page is being reduced to 520px on August 23, 2010.
I have received a number of emails regarding this issue. Some are questions and others are a little panicky.
I wrote about this issue last November. At the time Facebook said it was going to happen at the end of 2010. Well, here we are 9 months later and Facebook is keeping good on that promise. Periodically I would check the developer roadmap to see if anything had changed regarding this issue and all along it was still planned.
How to Use the Facebook Livestream Application for Static Content and Dynamic Comments
Facebook has a livestream application in which live events can occur and viewers can comment on the even in real time. Each viewer’s comment gets posted to their wall with a link back to the event, which increased the visibility of the event.
Setting up a live event on Facebook, however, is more than most of us need to do and will incur some costs setting up the event through Vimeo and other Facebook partners. We can, however, still take advantage of the Livestream application and use it with static content. The viewers can still comment on the content in real time and their wall postings will increase the visibility of your video or other materials.
Here’s how to set up the Livestream application with your static content.
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