The "New Facebook" Business Page Layout: How to Get Notified of Facebook Business Page Activity (Comments, Likes, Wall Posts, etc.) - A "Tutorial Thursday" Post

I happened to be on Facebook the evening of 12/16/2010 when the "New Facebook" (or #NewFacebook for us tweeters) was prematurely pushed LIVE for a short period of time (around 40 minutes).  The post below describes what I saw and includes a sneak peak of some (expected) new features.  According to Facebook (courtesy of Mashable.com), "Facebook accidentally went live with a handful of prototype features earlier today, including a site-wide yet short-lived overhaul of Pages. Roughly 45 minutes after the mistaken update, Facebook disabled the site, reverted back to its previous state and then tweeted apologetically about the downtime. But that brief span of time was enough for Facebook members and Page admins to get a sneak peak at new features in the works."

If you're curious about what I saw, the post is below.  Following the tutorial is still a bit premature...stay tuned for updates!

Original Post (12/16/2010):
Facebook Launches New Business Page Format to Include Business Page Activity Notifications

It’s an exciting day for those of us who manage Facebook business pages!  Did you know that Facebook has launched notifications within the Facebook business page environment?

In other words, you can now be notified of Facebook business page activity, comments, likes, wall posts, etc. without relying on third-party software or workarounds!  This is a "Tutorial Thursday" & Facebook Friday post all in one!  I hope you'll come back often for future tutorials and my other themed days (see horizontal navigation along the top of this blog). 

How to View Facebook Business Page Activity/Notifications:

  1. Login to Facebook
  2. Click on Account & Manage Pages on top right-hand side of your screen


  3. Select your business page (click “Go to Page”)
  4. Click on “Login as Page” at the top of your biz page
  5. Look to your “notifications” global icon at the top of your screen. Click on the notifications icon to expand.

  6. You’ll see your business page interactions! This is what many of us have been hoping and asking for…being able to clearly see all page interactions in one handy place.  What makes it even better is those of us who are personal facebook users are already comfortable with the notifications feature.
Other changes I noticed:
~ The "tabs" that typically display horizontally on a business page have been moved just below the profile photo (see below)



~ For those of us who installed the FBML app to allow for a "Welcome" screen with clickable graphics, the new default appears to be the old "information" tab. Stay tuned...


Laura Catherine Otero is a marketing professional and blogger in Charleston, SC who has been active in social media since 2005.  If you enjoyed this post, please consider subscribing to this blog via Email or  RSS. Laura can also be found on Twitter (@LauraCatherineO), Facebook, and LinkedIn. 

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