As expected Facebook reached the 500 million users mark this week so we thought it would be fitting to focus on the social media site today.

2010 is really the year that everyone tells the world what they like…… and guess what…..Google cares what people like too.

So if you’re really still sitting on the fence when it comes Facebook ask yourself this question…

If you were to open a studio tomorrow morning, would you prefer a busy high street shop with free rent or an out of the way side street studio with a difficult to find entrance and high maintenance in terms of both time and money?

I not saying that you should replace your wonderful website with a Facebook page but think about what a Facebook page actually does that your website doesn’t.

Maybe that’s a post for another day…………for now let’s look at what we really care about as photographers…. photos….

What are the terms and conditions?

The Facebook T&C’s have changed quite a bit…. thanks very much in part to it’s users…
You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook and if you post it privately then it will remain private.
If you remove an image from your Facebook page or profile then any agreement for usage ends.

“you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (“IP License”). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.”

Read the full terms and conditions

Watermarking and Personalised templates

It’s good to have  bit of watermarking and we have a couple of tutorials already for you to look at …

Day 114 – Watermarking images in Aperture

Day 85 – Create your own watermark brush in Photoshop

How about creating custom watermark templates for each event?

What size?

If you are providing images on DVD specifically for web use then 720 x480 (full frame) is perfect for Facebook.. if it’s an 8×10 aspect radio then 720 x 575

Couple of other thing you might like

HOW TO: Put Facebook’s “Like” Button on Any Website

10 Fascinating Facebook Facts