Design Rockstar

When I check my page this morning, I saw a notification from Facebook which reads:

Starting today people will be able to connect with your Page by clicking “Like” rather than “Become a Fan.” We hope this action will feel much more lightweight, and that it will increase the number of connections made across the site.

According to Facebook, they intended to improve users' experience and promote consistency across the site, so changed the language for Pages from 'Become a Fan' to 'Like'.

We believe this change offers you a more light-weight and standard way to connect with people, things and topics in which you are interested. When you click "Like" on a Page, you are making a connection to that Page. The Page will be displayed in your profile, and in turn, you will be displayed on the Page as a person who likes that Page. The Page will also be able to post content into your News Feed.

 There you go... So is calling the page a 'Fan Page' still relevant?

It's not just about the 'artistry' but also about how efficient you use that 290px space, left and right, to promote your website or blog. Here are 40 randomly picked Tweeple from the Philippines who implies a call-to-action strategy through their creative backgrounds:


@Naldzgraphics

One of many reasons why I love staying in the Philippines is that 'networking' is everywhere and is not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Youtube and other online media. In my 3 years in Dubai, I'm always hungry for a REAL-LIFE "social networking about social networks." Sadly, Dubai has got almost nothing about Internet-savvy professionals and social media enthusiasts (except Dubai Twestival).

So when I chanced upon Janette Toral's Plurk post, I visited the link to Fiera De Manila's page about this Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2010. Finally!