Dear Clients, Fans, Friends and Followers:

As you may have heard, Facebook is in the process of making some major changes to the site. The purpose of this post is to inform you about a few of these important changes. Namely, the ones that will have an impact on your Facebook Page(s):

· Boxes Tab - In early 2010, Facebook is removing all boxes and the Boxes tab from all profiles and pages. The Boxes tab will disappear, but any Static FBML boxes you have made will have the option to turn into individual tabs.

· Tab width - Facebook is changing the width of tabs from 760 pixels to 520 pixels. Any application or creative on your tabs that are more than 520 pixels wide will no longer fit.

We recommend moving any of your content on the Boxes tab into its own individual tab. This Facebook change has not been made live yet, but we want you to be prepared for when it does. If you’d like some guidance, that’s what we are here for. Brand Networks can design and code a tab to display the content you currently have displayed by boxes. We will work with you so your page can have a flawless transition into the new Facebook format.

We are really excited about one particular Facebook change – the Open Graph API, which will give websites the ability to have all of the features as a Facebook page. Read more about the Open Graph API here. Stay tuned for a future blog post about the Open Graph API and it’s implications for your social media presence.

We are constantly tracking and monitoring the changes that Facebook is releasing and will inform you of any other major changes that you should be aware of. Please get in touch with any questions or concerns!

Best,
The Brand Networks team