We're almost there! Come Sunday morning we will all be using then new Facebook Fan page format. Like it or not, there are some big changes. Personally, I like the new Cover Photo concepts. Instead of the little 2" X 6" sidebar image available in the original page format, we have a full 850 X 315 pixel canvas we can use to paint our billboard. As always, Facebook has rules about how you should use this space. But it seems these are more guidelines than hard and fast rules since many of the business covers I see have contact info included. Still, you should be familiar with these guidelines and be prepared to modify your cover if required.
Aside from the Cover Photo, the tabs/links to your photos page and other Facebook content such as events and blog posts are no longer on the left side side of the page. Now they are large (111 x 74 pixel) image buttons. The images are, for the most part, customizable.
Another cool feature I like the admin panel. This shows up at the top of your page when you visit (it doesn't appear to non-admin visitors). You can check out you page's activity at a glance or hide it if you don't want to see it.
It's also easy to keep an important post at the top of your feed by "pinning" it. To do this simply hover your mouse over your post and click the edit button that appears.
I think overall you'll like the change. But, in typical Facebook fashion, no one asked us. We'll just have to learn to love it.
Here's a short video overview. Here's a longer one with a lot more detail.
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