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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Show Us Your Love: Become A MakeUseOf Fan on Facebook!!!




Become A MakeUseOf Fan on Facebook !!!
Do you love our website? Do you find MakeUseOf articles helpful? If you do then do us a favor and become a MakeUseOf fan on Facebook.

1. Become A Fan

One of the many inspirations to maintain MakeUseOf fan page on Facebook was to provide our readers with a really easy way to communicate with us and our writers, and to share with you some limited exclusive stuff that's not published on the blog.
 

 
The fan page was made for you! It's updated on a regular basis and we frequently share some exclusive stuff there: licenses to premium software, discount coupons, free credits to popular online services, free yearly membership to online services that would normally cost several hundreds of dollars, etc. That being said, by becoming a MakeUseOf fan on Facebook you're actually helping us to grow.
 
Becoming a fan is really easy.
 
Once you're logged into Facebook, go to http://facebook.com/makeuseof/. As soon as you arrive, click on the "Become a Fan" button at the top of the page.
 

Let me quickly introduce some of the stuff we post on our fan page:

Yesterday's Best -- In this series, we go through our website to look for the most popular articles from the day before which we think may be of interest to you.

Sneak Peek -- After our editors have scheduled articles for the next day, a secret MakeUseOf employee snoops about and chooses an exciting story to share with fans. He (or she) will inconspicuously ask a question to stir the community's interest in the subject; like, "What happens to your email and social network accounts when you die?" All of this before the article is even published!

 

MakeUseOf Asks -- We love reader interaction and "Asks" is a series specially dedicated to our fans for this very purpose.
 
 
Promotions & Giveaways -- In addition to that, we also occasionally post up promotions sent in by app developers, providing you with a chance to get a free copy of commercial software and some great deals. You will also have the scoop on anything that happens on MakeUseOf. Whether we're looking for new writers or announcing a competition, we'll look to Facebook and our fans first.
 

Ask Something -- Anyone can write on our wall! This is where you can ask us anything; whether you're having IT difficulties, need our opinion about a web service, recommendations on apps, or simply just show your love for MakeUseOf! The fan page is constantly monitored and no wall post goes unnoticed.

 

2. Suggest MakeUseOf to Friends

Like any new and exciting product, it's only fun if you have someone to share it with; and our fan page is no different. As soon as you are a fan, you have the opportunity to recommend MakeUseOf to your friends. Click on the "Suggest to Friends" link and select everyone you'd like to share with and click "Send Invitations".
 
 
This is really one of the best way you can help to us!
 

3. Once you're a fan

Now that you've joined the fan page, you'll be kept well informed because our wall posts will appear on your Home page.
In a glance, you'll conveniently view the posts that were all the rave the day before -- Yesterday's Best; and what's coming up the following day -- Sneak Peek; as well as everything else we post on our wall.
 
With every post on MakeUseOf wall, you may:
 

  • Read the full article (1)
  • Publish the post on your wall and share it with your friends (2)
  • Show other MakeUseOf fans that you enjoyed the post by "Liking" it (3)
  • Comment your heart out (4)
By "liking" a post and commenting, you're sharing the love with your friends (they're more likely to read it if they know that a friend already has) and promoting interaction -- which is what the fan page is all about.

4. Share MakeUseOf Articles With Your Facebook Friends

Sometimes, an article you enjoyed reading on MakeUseOf and found really useful may not be featured on our fan page (we don't want to spam our fans with every article) but you can actually share the article with your friends quite easily!
 
At the end of each article on MakeUseOf.com you'll see a "Share|f" button. It takes only two clicks.
 
 
Click on that button and you'll be forwarded to a special page where you can preview and customize a message for your Facebook friends.
 
 
When ready, cllick on "Share" to post the article to your Profile wall.
 
That's about it!
Please don't be shy to share what you think about MakeUseOf by jotting a comment or two on our wall. We're applaud suggestions and criticism from our fans. It won't be any fun if we don't receive feedback from you guys!
 
We hope to see you on our Facebook fan page and join the other fans who are already enjoying the benefits of following us.
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