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Posts Tagged ‘FaceBook’

April 9, 2010

How to change your Facebook Vanity URL for a second time!

In 2009, when Facebook introduced custom URLs (also known as vanity URLs) for your profile and fan pages, Facebook claimed that the custom URL you choose can be only set once. Once the custom URL (example http://facebook.com/techthinker) has been set, it cannot be changed to another URL. But it looks like Facebook is giving a [...]

March 20, 2010

TechThinker Facebook Fan Page

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I have been using Twitter as the primary social media platform to promote my blog. Awhile ago I wrote a post titled 5 Social Media Tips and in that post I indicated the importance of using more than one social media network to promote your website. It is important not to put all of our [...]

March 11, 2010

Tips for Making the Best Profile Picture

In my last post, I provided some tips for selecting a good username on Twitter. In this post I will give you some tips to get your profile picture right. The tips in this post not only apply to Twitter but also for other Social Networks.
Your profile picture is the first point of contact for [...]

March 2, 2010

No Social Media Saturdays

The following is a guest post by Zack Shapiro.
Zack Shapiro is an entrepreneur, tech blogger, journalist and world traveler. You can find him on Twitter @ZackShapiro and on his blog at ZackShapiro.com.
Over to you Zack:
Humankind has never been more linked together than we are today. And tomorrow, we’ll be even more connected.
With the [...]

October 9, 2009

5 Social Media Tips

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In recent years Social Media services such as Twitter and FaceBook have seen unprecedented growth. Everyone is jumping on the Social Media bandwagon to make use of this new and powerful medium of communication. In this quick post, I look at some very basic Social Media principles that you have to follow in order [...]

June 16, 2009

10 Things to know about FaceBook’s Vanity URLs

The name you choose has to be at least 5 characters in length.
The name can contain periods (.) or numbers.
The name cannot be changed once it is set.
You own the URL for life.
The URL cannot be transferred to another user.
Cannot contain generic keywords like “pizza”, “flower” etc
Anyone who registered on FaceBook after May 31, 2009 [...]