Video of Today’s Facebook Pages and Homepage Announcement

Earlier today I recorded the Facebook webcast to post later. I’ve embedded the full feed below. It cuts in about a minute after it started and you’ll also notice that my inbox pops up a couple times. It was because I just learned how to use my new screen recording tool but the full audio is there up until they begin taking questions from the audience.

Also, below are links to a number of the current pages that have switched to the new design:

American Red Cross: http://www.facebook.com/redcross
Anderson Cooper 360: http://www.facebook.com/andersoncooper360
Ashton Kutcher: http://www.facebook.com/ashtonkutcher
Baron Davis: http://www.facebook.com/barondavis
Britney Spears: http://www.facebook.com/britneyspears
CNN: http://www.facebook.com/cnn
Demi Moore: http://www.facebook.com/demimoore
Dwyane Wade: http://www.facebook.com/dwyanewade
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger: http://www.facebook.com/joinarnold
Governor Sarah Palin: http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin
Lance Armstrong: http://www.facebook.com/lancearmstrong
LIVESTRONG: http://www.facebook.com/livestrong
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: http://www.facebook.com/latenightwithjimmyfallon
Michael Phelps: http://www.facebook.com/michaelphelps
National Basketball Association (NBA): http://www.facebook.com/nba
NBA Development League: http://www.facebook.com/nbadleague
Paul Pierce: http://www.facebook.com/paulpierce
President Barack Obama: http://www.facebook.com/barackobama
President Nicolas Sarkozy: http://www.facebook.com/nicolassarkozy
ServiceNation: http://www.facebook.com/servicenation
Stanford University: http://www.facebook.com/stanford
The Colbert Report: http://www.facebook.com/thecolbertreport
The New York Times: http://www.facebook.com/nytimes
The Oprah Winfrey Show: http://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfreyshow
The Today Show: http://www.facebook.com/kathieleeandhoda
WNBA: http://www.facebook.com/wnba
U2: http://www.facebook.com/U2

Comments (10 Responses)

mojaam - March 4th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

Pretty cool! Looks like you went with Vimeo. Good choice.

Debi - March 4th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Thank you!! This video is AWESOME! Appreciate you sharing!!

Christos Winter - March 5th, 2009 at 3:21 am

I also saw a few more that the Van Wilder page has changed:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Van-Wilder/21837828799

Brad Kleinman - March 5th, 2009 at 9:08 am

Hi Nick,

As much as I like the updates to the newly designed Facebook pages, but I’m very unhappy with the removal of FBML and the ability to incorporate customized graphics (and video via FLV). Isn’t this a big concern??

Companies like Apple, Dell, (the list goes on and on) have spent a significant amount of time building out their facebook pages, leveraging FBML by using customized images, swfs, and even the ability to integrate forms with external PHP scripts. Once Facebook pages all migrate to their new system, these companies will automatically lose all that content? Won’t that cause an uproar?

Maybe I’m missing something here. Thoughts?

-Brad Kleinman

Paul - March 5th, 2009 at 9:13 am

Any idea when the “vanity” url feature will be available to everyone beyond the launch partners listed above?

Ty - March 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am

I work at a University as a Web Admin and recieved the message below when coming into work this morning and updating our University Facebook Fan Page. Now, instead of having a nice “one-pager” of info about our University, visitors will have to “click-around” for info. If fan pages are just going to be profiles, then why would you provide fan pages in the first place? The least you guys could do is provide an option for how organizations want their fan pages to render. Heck, at least sync the content between pages and profiles if you are going to make them look and act exactly alike. I still think this a bad, redundant idea, which will just negate the uniqueness of Fan Pages and turn off visitors. We only have a small window of opportunity to connect with prospective students, alumni, etc. And now you’ve made that window into a bunch of even smaller, separate windows. It really seems like Facebook is contiuously having trouble “leaving well-enough alone.” Careful, or else Myspace demise awaits thee.

“Pages are now more like profiles. Update your Page now.
Pages now look and behave more like user profiles. You can more easily publish content to your Page’s Wall and gain distribution through News Feed. Learn about how to take advantage of the new features.

Right now, your fans are still seeing the old version of your Page. Take advantage of this opportunity to edit your Page before it gets automatically republished, which will happen soon. As soon as your Page is edited and ready, republish it.”

Roger Erik Tinch - March 5th, 2009 at 11:49 am

Our page has also switched over to the new design:

http://www.facebook.com/cinevegas

Tom - March 5th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

My page is totally hosed up in IE7 after doing the “republish” thing. Any idea why?

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tampa-FL/Girl-Scouts-of-West-Central-Florida/61659680010

Thanks!

Stoppin by - March 5th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

Ty -

You can change the way the new pages render. Select the “settings” button just above your new wall, and you can select which tab users see first. Select “boxes” if want users to see the videos and FBML you placed on your page before.

Tom - March 8th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

Ty:

I tried your advice to no avail. This is what I’m seeing when I view my fan page in IE7:

http://www.gswcf.com/images/facebook.jpg

Seems to display fine in Mozilla and Google Chrome.