{"id":1237,"date":"2009-10-26T05:02:42","date_gmt":"2009-10-26T09:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2009-10-24T08:03:30","modified_gmt":"2009-10-24T12:03:30","slug":"how-to-schedule-facebook-status-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2009\/10\/26\/how-to-schedule-facebook-status-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Schedule Facebook Status Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you looking to schedule Facebook updates to keep your productivity in line and not have to be tied to a computer during the day and yet keep connected? Do you wish you could program your Facebook status updates when you have a really busy day so you don’t miss out on exposure. I’ve found out how to do this and wanted to share this great tip with you.<\/p>\n

Here’s the process:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Set up Selective Twitter application in Facebook<\/li>\n
  2. Log into your Facebook account first.
    \nb.\u00a0In a new browser screen add this URL: http:\/\/apps.facebookcom\/selectivetwitter\/<\/a>
    \nc.\u00a0You will be asked to enter your Twitter user name and approve access, please do so.
    \nd.\u00a0If you would like your Facebook updates to appear on your fan pages, please click the tabs in the application to go to pages and then install the application as well as grant access.<\/li>\n
  3. Set up an account at www.HootSuite.com<\/a>\u00a0Log in to HootSuite and write your Facebook status update. Schedule your micro post using the calendar function and then make sure to end your post with #fb.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That’s it, fast and simple your timed post gets sent to Facebook at the correct time.<\/p>\n

    Follow-up Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    This last week the Twitter API was very flaky and I had a lot of trouble getting Selective Twitter to work, so I have found another simpler alternative that you may want to consider instead, it is called Social Tomorrow<\/a>. With Social Tomorrow, you set up an account and then login to a web interface and type in and then schedule your Facebook Updates. It does not use the Twitter API and so is not subject to traffic overloads as your posts go right to Facebook. For our professional client needs this is actually a better fit for us than Selective Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Are you looking to schedule Facebook updates to keep your productivity in line and not have to be tied to a computer during the day and yet keep connected? Do you wish you could program your Facebook status updates when you have a really busy day so you don’t miss out on exposure. I’ve found out how to do this and wanted to share this great tip with you. Here’s the process: Set up Selective Twitter application in Facebook Log into your Facebook account first. b.\u00a0In a new browser screen add this URL: http:\/\/apps.facebookcom\/selectivetwitter\/ c.\u00a0You will be asked to enter your Twitter user name and approve access, please do so. d.\u00a0If you would like your Facebook updates to appear on your fan pages, please click the tabs in the application to go to pages and then install the application as well as grant access. Set up an account at www.HootSuite.com\u00a0Log in to HootSuite and write your Facebook status update. Schedule your micro post using the calendar function and then make sure to end your post with #fb. That’s it, fast and simple your timed post gets sent to Facebook at the correct time. Follow-up Note: This last week the Twitter API was very flaky and I had a lot of trouble getting Selective Twitter to work, so I have found another simpler alternative that you may want to consider instead, it is called Social Tomorrow. With Social Tomorrow, you set up an account and then login to a web interface and type in and then schedule your Facebook Updates. It does not use the Twitter API and so is not subject to traffic overloads as your posts go right to Facebook. For our professional client needs this is actually a better fit for us than Selective Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[219],"tags":[449],"class_list":["post-1237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facebook","tag-facebook"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Schedule Facebook Status Updates | The Web Authority<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2009\/10\/26\/how-to-schedule-facebook-status-updates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Schedule Facebook Status Updates | The Web Authority\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you looking to schedule Facebook updates to keep your productivity in line and not have to be tied to a computer during the day and yet keep connected? 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