Facebook "Like" button

rt2photort2photo Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
edited October 22, 2010 in SmugMug Pro Sales Support
I had this turned off, initially, but I do like the Twitter option right under each image.

I guess I just don't see the point in the Facebook "Like" button ... am I missing something critical here? Is there anywhere I can see who has (based on their FB name), or how many people have "Liked" a photo in my galleries?

To my mind, it makes MUCH more sense to have a "Post to wall" button next to the Twitter button - same functionality, separate networks ...

Am I the only one?
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    We are adding a post to wall, stay tuned. The like button can't possibly hurt, and only help - to have more people liking you and having links to your site show up on their wall thumb.gif
    Andy

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  • rt2photort2photo Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Andy wrote: »
    We are adding a post to wall, stay tuned. The like button can't possibly hurt, and only help - to have more people liking you and having links to your site show up on their wall thumb.gif

    Nice - I know there is the "Be Social" drop down, and they can then click on Facebook. Then they can log in. But none of my users find it.


    Can we track / run stats on the Liked photos? Ideally based on the FB user who liked it ...
    http://www.rt2photo.com
    http://www.facebook.com/rt2photo
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    rt2photo wrote: »

    Can we track / run stats on the Liked photos? Ideally based on the FB user who liked it ...

    FB doesn't give us that data, sorry :(
    Andy

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  • sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Andy wrote: »
    FB doesn't give us that data, sorry :(

    If someone "likes" you photo, it goes to that person's FB page? Does it have your name on it, or is it connected to the original gallery, or, how does this work?
    Sara

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2010
    Sara it look like this on their wall:

    20101018-crtk629rrbnah6fak9jn2yttxe.jpg

    Try it thumb.gif
    Andy

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  • SamirDSamirD Registered Users Posts: 3,474 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Wow, I never realized how ugly the posted link looks. :( It's functional, which is great, but in comparison to the rest of the wall posts, it almost looks like some sort of spam.

    It's important to note I'm not on facebook (yet), so I don't know if the 'prettiness' of the link makes a difference to people.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    SamirD wrote: »
    Wow, I never realized how ugly the posted link looks. :( It's functional, which is great, but in comparison to the rest of the wall posts, it almost looks like some sort of spam.

    It's important to note I'm not on facebook (yet), so I don't know if the 'prettiness' of the link makes a difference to people.

    Sorry, what's ugly about this?

    20101018-crtk629rrbnah6fak9jn2yttxe.jpg
    Andy

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  • rt2photort2photo Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    While I wouldn't say it's ugly, it's certainly not the same as a thumbnail posted to a wall. I *never* see these on my News feed, but when people post links, with thumbnails, I see those.
    http://www.rt2photo.com
    http://www.facebook.com/rt2photo
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    rt2photo wrote: »
    While I wouldn't say it's ugly, it's certainly not the same as a thumbnail posted to a wall. I *never* see these on my News feed, but when people post links, with thumbnails, I see those.

    Yup, it's a different concept as far as Facebook is concerned. Likes are different than posting a link in your status, where you get the thumbnail thumb.gif
    Andy

    Portfolio • Workshops • Facebook • Twitter
  • rt2photort2photo Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Andy wrote: »
    Yup, it's a different concept as far as Facebook is concerned. Likes are different than posting a link in your status, where you get the thumbnail thumb.gif

    Yep - *thats* what I want in a single click underneath the photos. Being such a visual format, it doesn't make sense for people to "like" a bunch of text - I want them to share the photos quickly and simply.
    http://www.rt2photo.com
    http://www.facebook.com/rt2photo
  • SamirDSamirD Registered Users Posts: 3,474 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Andy wrote: »
    Sorry, what's ugly about this?

    20101018-crtk629rrbnah6fak9jn2yttxe.jpg
    No, that one looks fine. I guess I saw another post that wasn't from the button. thumb.gif
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  • ADMIT PhotographyADMIT Photography Registered Users Posts: 431 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    Does the "like" button always disappear in a password protected gallery? I have it turned on in my control panel but I didn't see the button below the photos in the gallery.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    FarnsworthPhotography wrote: »
    Does the "like" button always disappear in a password protected gallery?

    Yes http://www.smugmug.com/help/quick-share
    Andy

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  • DiRentisDiRentis Registered Users Posts: 20 Big grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    not sure if i'm missing the thread for this.... but... is there a way to put the Facebook 'Like Box' in your smugmug galleries....?
    in particular I was thinking of adding the facebook 'like box' to just my 'contact' or 'about' galleries on smugmug...
    but only in those places.... I was looking at this thread on FB... the code is a bit over my head and of course i did try it but it did not work...http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box

    thank you!
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2010
    DiRentis wrote: »
    not sure if i'm missing the thread for this.... but... is there a way to put the Facebook 'Like Box' in your smugmug galleries....?
    in particular I was thinking of adding the facebook 'like box' to just my 'contact' or 'about' galleries on smugmug...
    but only in those places.... I was looking at this thread on FB... the code is a bit over my head and of course i did try it but it did not work...http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box

    thank you!
    Sure is - post in Customizing Forum for help - it's pretty easy :) Thanks!
    Andy

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