Facebook Freebies Demystified

And so you say you're still a bit iffy about investing in Facebook's panoply of paid brand offerings (virtual gifts, banner ads, homepage takeovers)? Not to worry: we've done some legwork for you, and turned up some freebies at the site that could actually serve your marketing plan to a "T." Here are a few free Facebook features you may want to give a try:

Fan Pages. Just start one, so that lovers of your brand can keep track of your latest campaigns and updates. Updates appear on the newsfeeds of users, so keep your page well-populated with timely and interesting material. These pages are visible to unregistered Facebook users, too, and—best of all—they're indexed by search engines. Score!

Groups. The best thing about Groups is the function's ability to mass-message all members, making it ideal for exclusive discounts/giveaways or event promotions.

Apps. These take a little developer time to build, but here's a good rule-of-thumb when creating an app: be useful. Ask yourself one question: "Would I want to download it?"

The Point: Bargain-hunt. You don't need to spend a million to lure that many eyes to your label. Find out what free social-media features like these can do for you first.

Facebook Connect. Using this is one awesome way to integrate Facebook's social features into your own website. Best of all, you can make it so that user interactions that take place at your URL appear on their friends' newsfeeds. And it's still close to free!

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Sep

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2008-09-15

List Price: $14.95Amazon Best of the Month, September 2008: Once you start The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, there's no turning back. This debut thriller--the first in a trilogy from the late Stieg Larsson--is a serious page-turner rivaling the best of Charlie Huston and Michael Connelly. Mikael Blomkvist, a once-respected financial journalist, watches his professional life rapidly crumble around him. Prospects appear bleak until an unexpected (and unsettling) offer to resurrect his name(read more)

May

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

2010-05-24

List Price: $27.95Amazon Best Books of the Month, May 2010 As the finale to Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest is not content to merely match the adrenaline-charged pace that made international bestsellers out of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. Instead, it roars with an explosive storyline that blows the doors off the series and announces that the very best has been saved for last. A familiar evil (read more)

Jul

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009-07-27

List Price: $15.95Amazon Best of the Month, July 2009: The girl with the dragon tattoo is back. Stieg Larsson's seething heroine, Lisbeth Salander, once again finds herself paired with journalist Mikael Blomkvist on the trail of a sinister criminal enterprise. Only this time, Lisbeth must return to the darkness of her own past (more specifically, an event coldly known as "All the Evil") if she is to stay one step ahead--and alive. The Girl Who Played with Fire is a break-out-in-a-cold-swea(read more)

Aug

Freedom: A Novel

2010-08-30

List Price: $27.99Amazon Best of the Month, August 2010: "The awful thing about life is this:" says Octave to the Marquis in Renoir's Rules of the Game. "Everyone has his reasons." That could be a motto for novelists as well, few more so than Jonathan Franzen, who seems less concerned with creating merely likeable characters than ones who are fully alive, in all their self-justifying complexity. Freedom is his fourth novel, and, yes, his first in nine years since The Correct(read more)

Aug

Freedom: A Novel

2010-08-30

List Price: $28.00Price: $15.12You Save: $12.88 (46%)26 used & new from $14.45Amazon Best of the Month, August 2010: "The awful thing about life is this:" says Octave to the Marquis in Renoir's Rules of the Game. "Everyone has his reasons." That could be a motto for novelists as well, few more so than Jonathan Franzen, who seems less concerned with creating merely likeable characters than ones who are fully alive, in all their self-justifying complexity. Freedom is his fourth novel, and, yes, his first in nine years since The Correct(read more)

Sep

For The Fans: Eric and Marcus Workout Tips for abs, arms, and ...

2010-09-09

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110+ Fresh Community Articles for Web Designers and Developers

2010-01-22

Best of Web #14 Inspiration, Tutorials, Freebies. Continueing a fresh weekly portion of the best graphic resources, inspiration and tutorials from around the web. Clever Logo Ideas, Implemented by Josiah Jost ...

Mar

19 Freebies for Smart Web Browsing, Social Networking

2010-03-08

19 Freebies for Smart Web Browsing, Social Networking Make more use of your browser with MyBrainshark, MailBrowser, and more. Tame Facebook and Twitter with PhotoGrabber, TwInbox, and other services. ...

Mar

The Ultimate Entrepreneur & Small Business Toolbox

2010-03-05

The topics covered are as follows: Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Web Design, SEO, Social Media, Advertising, Analytics, WordPress, Data Visualization, Videos, Negotiation, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pitching, iPhone Development, ...

Aug

Discussion: Social media and scrapbooking

2010-08-19

Back in the “dark ages” we had Flickr, then came Facebook profiles and Twitter accounts and now every scrapbook business you can fathom has a Fan page. And you can even make them all talk to each other! ...

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