Dayn W Creative

These are my links for March 4th through March 8th:

• Digital Lift Off – Digital media spending officially passes print.
• The New News – Where are we really getting our news? Stats from Pew Internet -
• Advertising on Facebook Strikes Some as Off-Key – NYTimes.com – Ad quality on Facebook is getting noticably spammy. I often “delete” ads for “irrelevance” so that Facebook will take the hint, but I’m realizing that what I really want is a way to mark an ad as “low quality” or “spam”. Facebook might investigate these ads differently than the ones I mark irrelevant. I’d be flagging them as detrimental to the whole FB ad platform, not just irrelevant to my interests.
• How to Add / Embed YouTube Videos & Flash in Facebook Static FBML pages – A very clear tutorial on how to show a YouTube video on a Facebook Fan Page. Make sure you install the Static FBML app, then use the FBML markup here.
• 8 Essential Apps for Your Brand’s Facebook Page – Thanks to Allison Driscoll’s for this Mashable article recommending possibly the 8 best apps for Facebook Fan Pages. The second half of this article goes into Facebook Fan pages that are utilizing these Facebook Apps well. The article is 9 months old, but she’s provided a nice little Facebook Fan Page best practices guide here.

These are my links for February 24th through February 25th:

• 5 Fantastic Facebook Fan Page Ideas to Learn From – This article shows a few examples of what to use a business Facebook Fan Page for: a landing page with a simple call to action (which eventually utilizes FB photo sharing to host user photos), full functionality micro sites, and coupons.
• Why Do People Always Order Ginger Ale When They Fly? : We allow some flight attendants to speculate wildly – CHOW – I clicked this just because I am definitely more likely to drink ginger ale on a flight vs real life. I think it has something to do with having something crisp and refreshing whilst being packed in with all those humid humans. 7up doesn’t cut it. Too sweet.
• Before & After magazine e-list – How to find the perfect color for your next design. As seen on Lifehacker. This is a PDF with some basic color theory and a tutorial on using colors in an image to build the perfect palette.