I write this sentence with 653 Facebook friends, 183 subscribers, and 38 people to whom I subscribe. While my definition of a friend has changed since joining the social networking site in 2005, the core remains the same: Friends are people who I know in the flesh, share an interest or two, and consider socially compatible. Tamar Weinberg nailed these questions in a January 2010 blog post about her similar Facebook evolution : Facebook is about real relationships, and when I look at your name, I want be able to justify that friendship. Confused yet? What about you? MORE >>

Facebook have just launched a new redesign for profile pages. User experience is important in social media and Facebook are clearly hoping that this fairly radical overhaul of the profile area will improve the experience the many millions of Facebook members have. Alongside a general move towards more imagery, key changes in the new facebook profile page include: A new introduction – Facebook have put photos of you front and centre. This one could lead to fights (I seem to remember it being like that back in 2005). Here's looking at you. MORE >>

There are a few golden rules for converting newcomers into regular members of your community.     Golden Rule 1: The community concept must closely match the member’s interest. In studies undertaken by Lampe and Johnson (2005), Arguelloe et al.   You determine this when you’re conceptualizing your community. The more your community concept fits their interest, the more they will be interested in that community. Then you can approach people in that group to join the community and establish momentum. Growing An Online Community MORE >>

Looking for a very indepth Facebook class? Not just building “likes” and “shares” but also competitions, coupons, adding shopping baskets and tickets, analysing FBO (Facebook Optimisation and  so on? COMPUTER COURSE: Facebook has one billion members – are you ready? Your thinking of setting up a Facebook Business Page or have already got one but want to do more. Learn how to add Business Apps, Use marketing Intelligence tools, Advertising, and make sure your Facebook is Optimised (FBO) for your customers newsfeed. Course Agenda. MORE >>

The main online community Facebook – and other social networks such as Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and Livestreaming – have been appropriated for the Icelandic Government’s communications channels to it’s own people. In 2009 6 times as many people as in 2005 emigrated from Iceland. The new constitution is up for contribution on Facebook, although to be fair, the population of Iceland is less than a Masterchef Facebook Fan Page here in Australia. 2/3 are on Facebook. iceland metagovernment online community social network MORE >>