Facebook's Like Button and the future of Sharing The future, or at least the very immediate future of social networking is going to take shape over the next few weeks. Massive change is upon us all, as we watch the development and trends within social networking the industry is abuzz with anticipation ( and a healthy dose of speculation!) You can’t deny the success of Facebook‘s Like button. Its pop...

HTTPS Making the Facebook Platform More Secure   As of Saturday, October 1, Facebook requires ALL apps & page tabs to support HTTPS secure hosting, to "ensure that users browsing Facebook over HTTPS will have a great experience over a secure connection." Facebook has not stated the consequence of non-compliance but it's possible that non-secure content won't be displayed to Facebook users, whether or ...

Facebook Fan Page for Meridian Realty Meridian Realty is a real estate company with offices in Stellenbosch in the Boland and Betty's Bay in the Overberg. Their property portfolio includes houses, apartments, vacant land, farms & small holdings located in two truly unique regions of South Africa: The Cape Winelands and the Whale Coast.   View fan page on Faceb...

Is Facebook getting too complicated?   This article below from mashable.com explains and echoes the sentiment of many users. Ever noticed how the remote for each new TV you check out seems to have more and more buttons? Or how that online game you used to enjoy is feeling less like fun as the options pile on? It’s not your fault. It’s a well-documented phenomenon, found in hardware, in software and o...

Social Media Best Practices There is a serious need right now to rethink your brand's value offering on Social Media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. The market is maturing, and as such is becoming more discerning, and rapidly at that. As a consumer, you are blasted with the same request over and over, “Follow Us on Twitter, Like Us on Facebook” As a consumer however it is more than natural to ask why...

Spur Steak Ranches Branding For over 40 years, Spur Steak Ranches have been part of the South African family. We produce, install and maintain large format digital branding for the Spur Corporation. We offer any form of branding, outdoor and indoor advertising. We have experience and expertise when it comes to printing, advert design and implementation of large format digital media. What makes us...

Facebook Timeline for Brand and Fan Pages   The time has come. Facebook has announced the roll-out of timelines for Facebook brand pages. This. Is. Awesome. The buzz and atmosphere around these announcements has been met (mostly) with positive responses and (as usual) some discontent... We see the changes as hugely positive as there are many new and exciting opportunities opened up by the changes...

Custom URLS for your Facebook Fan Page In case you were wondering, there has been a recent development on this front: Facebook has removed the limitation on its username service making it possible to get a vanity URL at any time. Previously a Facebook Page, fan page or Facebook profile needed 25 'likes' or more before you could choose your vanity URL. The vanity URL is basically a custom URL that you can pick ...

Send Money on Facebook with Paypal and the Send Money App! We called it at the beginning of 2011. We thought it would be named FaceBucks and be run entirely within the Facebook framework- like a brand new world currency. Alas, no. It turns out that the solution comes in the form of the new Send Money application from the leaders in online cash transfers and trusted payment gateway, Paypal.   “The Pa...

Realizing the Importance of Social Media According to the 2011 Small Business Social Media Survey, business owners are taking social media more seriously than in year past.   In a survey conducted from May 1, 2011 – July 1, 2011 we asked243 small business owners ( companies with less than 50 employees) who was creating content for their social media accounts. Owners are taking charge From the...

Huge Congratulations to Cape Town for being named World Design Capital 2014 !!   The long awaited announcement has been made, and this is huge and exciting news for Cape Town and for the whole of South Africa and it's design community!   World Design Capital 2014 - catch the fever! Watch this video screened at the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in Taipei during an electrifying...

Facebook to buy Instagram The immensely popular app has been sold to social media giant Facebook.   It’s a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your photos with friends and family. Snap a picture, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, then post to Instagram. Share to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr too – it's as easy as pie. It's photo sharing, reinvented. Oh yeah, did we mention it’s free? ...

Facebook Fan Page for International House Cape Town IH Cape Town is an English language school located in vibrant Sea point, from where you can see the ocean,take a stroll down main road past restaurants, boutiques, cafes and shops. IH Cape Town has a super promotion / competition running right now- check out https://www.facebook.com/IHCapeTown for more details and to enter. There's an Apple iPad2 up for ...