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Facebook Offers now available to partners through API; no date for wide release

Facebook added support for creating and managing offers through the API this week, but a spokesperson tells us that this is only available to select partners who already have access to the self-serve version of the feature. Offers are a … Continue reading

Facebook platform supports more than 42 million pages and 9 million apps

There are now more than 42 million Facebook pages and 9 million Facebook apps, according to a recent amendment to the social network’s filing for an initial public offering. The number of pages on Facebook with 10 or more Likes … Continue reading

Facebook updates Locations app, but feature still only available to select pages

Facebook recently relaunched its “Locations” app that allows users to search directly from a company’s page to find business locations near them. The feature, which helps organize corporate and local pages, had to be redesigned to fit the new Timeline … Continue reading

Facebook to increase profile picture size for pages

Facebook will increase the size of profile pictures on all business and fan pages on Thursday, according to an email the company sent to page owners. The new profile picture will appear as 160×160 pixels and will sit 23 pixels … Continue reading

Mobile, Converse, Snoop Dogg, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook pages

  Facebook’s mobile application for feature phones topped our list of the fastest growing Facebook pages by Likes this week. There were plenty of movie and music pages, as well as Converse, “The Simpsons” and others. Pages on our list … Continue reading

Facebook pages for artists now include ‘listen’ button

Facebook has implemented a “listen” button on artists’ fan pages that lets users instantly stream songs from an artist’s catalog. The button, which sits between options to Like and message the page below an artist’s cover photo, plays music using … Continue reading

Converse, ‘Titanic,’ LMFAO, ‘The Simpsons,’ Target, Samsung, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook pages

Converse shoe company topped our list of the fastest-growing Facebook pages this week. There were several movies, musicians, brands such a Target and Walmart, a few games, and a few sports–related pages comprised the rest of the list. Pages on … Continue reading

Videos, events now featured in publisher tool for pages; Questions demoted to drop-down menu

Facebook appears to be testing a consolidated content publisher on pages, giving new prominence to videos and events while hiding the Questions feature behind a drop-down menu. The publisher is the area from which page owners make posts to their … Continue reading

‘The Simpsons,’ LMFAO, Target, Nutella, movies, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook pages

Our list of the fastest growing Facebook pages by number of Likes this week was a mixed bag of pages related to TV, movies, tech companies, games, sports and brands. It appears some brands, Walmart and Target in particular, got a … Continue reading

Facebook updates page insights to reflect impressions from shared posts

Facebook page insights will now more accurately count the number of impressions gained through fans sharing posts, according to a post on the Facebook Studio Blog. Previously, impressions gained from initial shares were included in page’s total and viral impressions, … Continue reading