You can do a fair amount of customization for your Facebook fan page by installing apps on the page. For this morning's SEMLS workshop, Creating a Facebook Page for Your Library, I bookmarked a handful of Facebook apps that I recommend for a library fan page. Most of these apps pull in content created on other sites, like a blog, Twitter, or Flickr. I also included the FBML app, which allows you to add any information to your page using HTML code. I recommend using this app to embed your library catalog's search box on your Facebook page.
If you've never installed an app on your Fan Page, follow these steps:
- Click the "Edit Page" link under the photo/logo for your Fan Page.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and clicking "Browse More" under "More Applications.
- Search for the application you want to add using the search box in the upper left corner.
- Click on the title for the application you want to add.
- Under the logo for the application, click on the "Add to my Page" link.
- In the Popup Box, find your Page and click the "Add to Page" button.
- Go back to your page and click the "Edit Page" link again.
- The installed application should now appear among your list of apps.
- Click the "Edit" link under the app to customize the app with your information.
- Click the "Application Settings" link under the app to choose whether you want the app to display on your Wall/Boxes tab or whether it should display on its own separate tab.
What kind of apps have you installed on your Fan Page?
