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Janine Shea

The 15 Best Facebook Pages You've Ever Seen - 0 views

  • Threadless also carries over important functionality from its core website, allowing users to vote for t-shirt designs and enter design contests. Threadless does a great job of creating a fantastic user experience that doesn't require the user to leave Facebook
  • The company also shares a ton of great images on its wall that generate a huge amount of engagement.
  • It uses social proof and data from Facebook to actually show why people like the Bing page
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  • They have a like gate with a very compelling call-to-action. They also have a customer photo generator application that allows users to customize their Facebook profile picture with their favorite NHL team.
  • Zappos has an amazing like gate that sits next to a featured photo submitted by one of its fans. Users can also easily join the company's VIP program from the page.
  • Beyond an awesome gift card app, Starbucks uses its page to run contests for seasonal products and also offers a slick store locator application.
  • The Burt's Bees Facebook Page uses a customer tab to aggregate the global online word-of-mouth buzz about its products in an interesting and unique way.
  • Sometimes the best way to build a community is through a shared cause.
  • interesting and engaging content. It shares a TON of great videos that are both educational and entertaining.
Janine Shea

My Beautiful City: An Architect in Austin: Places: Design Observer - 0 views

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    "Barton Springs. [Photo by Wally Gobetz]"
Janine Shea

Top 20 Great Facebook Fan Pages for Business - 0 views

  • The Facebook fan page of this company offers visitors a virtual tour that interactively explains how to use their product.
  • Specialized in calls to action, the company has adorned its Facebook fan page with mini games and a web TV program.
  • Through a clever photo contest, the company gets fans involved in the making of its Facebook fan page.
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  • trivia games, and stimulating discussions around coffee on its fan page.
  • weekly specials!
  • chic designs and great pictures
Janine Shea

Time to Try the 'Anti-Facebook'? | Entrepreneur.com - 0 views

  • While Facebook helps users connect with people they already know, At the Pool wants people to connect with strangers who have shared interests.
  • The new approach showcases bold photos, so if you want to buy a sponsored story for your own business, make sure you have an eye-catching image to go with it
Janine Shea

At the Pool snags $750K, launches redesign to create offline friendships - 0 views

  • According to the company, 55 percent of its users are female, with 85 percent under the age of 35, 55 percent under 25. Illustrating the healthy engagement levels, 30 percent of members return daily, 100 percent of members to date have added photos, and 25 percent filled profile out their profile completely.
  • “I’m continually impressed at how well they understand human nature and their ability to take existing behaviors and move them online.”
  • Meeting new people can be intimidating. Sites that offer a bit of intelligent matchmaking have the potential to simplify this process
Janine Shea

Since the interest graph is so hot, why not take a dip 'At The Pool' [invites] - The Ne... - 0 views

  • I realized the Internet does a great job at connecting us with our friends and family, but a terrible job at introducing us to new people and getting us offline.
  • It’s incredibly difficult and frustrating trying to find like-minded people nearby.
  • When you look at what people are searching for, they’re searching for people close by who share their interests.
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  • Through interests, pools, and activities on our site, we’re able to connect people in a very strong way, around the interests that actually matter to them.
  • The Facebook connection is important for a number of reasons. First, it allows us to validate a member’s age (must be over 18 to use the site). Second, it allows us to explore and map around mutual friends, which is important when fostering new relationships. And third, it makes the profile creation process easier by pulling photos and information.
  • The goal with At The Pool is to bridge the online-offline gap and get people meeting up in the real world.
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