What Timeline For Facebook Pages Means For Third-Party Developers And Brands

Since Facebook began converting personal profiles to timelines, people have speculated about when pages will follow suit. Whether or not this begins happening at the end of the month, changes are imminent that will affect everyone.

Since Facebook began converting personal profiles to timelines, people have speculated about when pages will follow suit. Whether or not this begins happening at the end of the month, changes are imminent that will affect everyone.

Facebook could have created a closed, static platform that gave every page the same basic features.

Instead, the Facebook platform is open to creations from third-party developers, and this says a lot about its approach to its relationships with developers and businesses.

Will Page Timelines Include Tabs?

Custom tab applications allow businesses to create applets that encourage fans to interact with each other, help increase a brand’s presence, provide content, offer contests, and do promotions.

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