Tab applications for musicians look to innovate after Facebook removes default landing function

Companies that create tab applications for artists’ Facebook pages are employing new tactics like Open Graph integration to counter the loss of landing tabs.

Most page applications have experienced significant drops in daily and monthly active users now that Facebook removed the default landing tab option for pages with Timeline. Apps like BandPage, Band Profile, Vevo for Artists and BandRx — which allow artists to put songs, tour information and commerce functions on their pages — used to make frequent appearances on our weekly top Facebook apps lists.

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