Facebook @tagging Is Good For Fan Pages!
The new tagging feature recently announced by Facebook looks pretty awesome! Here are a few things I learned by using it.
Does the new Facebook tagging feature work from a Fan Page or a Group?
It works from personal profiles AND fan pages. It does not appear to work from a group at this time.
How does it work?
You simply type the @ symbol in your status update and then select the item you want to tag from a drop-down menu that will appear. It’s fast & easy! You can tag friends, events, groups, fan pages, etc…
What happens if someone tags my Fan Page?:
If someone tags your fan page from their personal profile, a post will be created on your fan page wall that’s identical to what the person posted. You’ll also see a link that says “view post”. Clicking the link will take you to that person’s original post and you’ll be able to see any additional comments that were attached by other Facebook users. (The same scenario happens if someone tags your personal profile.)
How can I use this new tagging feature from a business stand-point?
A couple of ideas: 1) If you practice the “givers gain” attitude of helping others, use the tagging feature to tag your friend’s fan pages, groups or events. 2) A couple of times a month, post an invitation from your personal profile for readers to join your fan page (or group) and be sure to “tag” your fan page/group so they have easy access to it. 3) Tag your own events.
So what do you think of the new Facebook tagging feature? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks!
Kimberly Yow
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You mention that the tagging feature works from a Fan Page, but as administrator of a Fan Page I have found I cannot tag my page’s fans in a status update unless I am friends with that fan on my personal/individual Facebook page. Can you verify this and do you know if Facebook has plans to change that?
Hi Lindsey – You cannot tag Fans at this time. I’m sorry but I do not know if Facebook has plans for adding this feature. If they do add it, I will certainly write a blog post about it. Thanks for your question. – Kimberly
I have tried to tag a client’s fan page in a status I posted to my company’s fan page, and it works in my status, but does not show up on their wall. Are there privacy settings they may have selected that keep tags from showing up on their wall? (And yes, I am already a fan of their page.)
Hi Debra – I don’t know of any settings that control tagging unless there is something relatively new. But there is a setting that controls whether or not a fan can post on a fan page wall.
Does the fan page that you tagged, have their wall posts & posts by fans all integrated onto the same wall? Some fan pages don’t and if they don’t, the posts by fans show up in a separate place. Look above the wall posts…just before the Wall/Info/Photos tabs. Do you see a link with the fan page name and another that says “Just Fans”? If so, click “Just Fans” and see if your tag is visible. Let me know the outcome. – Kimberly
Debra – I just noticed in my home page news feed that someone had tagged my fan page. It was not posted on my fan page wall. It didn’t work for me when I tagged a fan page from my own page. And I followed a tag from a random fan page and that tag didn’t show up on the tagged fan page either. No, we aren’t crazy. Fan pages used to see who had tagged them on the fan page wall. I don’t know if this is a permanent Facebook change or just a fluke.
Hi Kim
I have the exact same problem !!!! Your right!! …. the tag does NOT appear on the fan page, not even in the Just Fans. This sucks BIG time. let me know if you found the solution to this, maybe its just a setting?
BLEH
I’m noticing the same thing. Tagged fan page posts don’t show up on the corresponding fan page any longer.