Want to get more likes and more comments on your Facebook status updates? OF COURSE YOU DO. Everyone does. So I’ve teamed up with Shortstack to come up with ten handy tips for better status updates, and we’ve even put it in a lovely nice infographic for you!!! Because we also know you like looking at pretty pictures more than reading boring text. HAPPY MONDAY! (unless it’s not Monday when you’re reading this, in which case, don’t be happy).

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Want to create awesome Facebook applications, contests, competitions, tabs or whatever else you want to call them? Join the club. The easiest way to do it if you’re not a developer is to use a third-party service that allows you to simply drag and drop widgets to create your very own app. There are some awesome ones out there, and here’s a few for you to check out. I recommend going with the Overlord + Pancake Guy, but at the end of the day it’s going to be your decision. Unless you want me to make it for you, in which case read on.

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Feel like pimping out your Facebook Page but unsure what you should be doing? Consider adding some key apps to the mix to allow for better fan engagement and customer service. What apps should you include? The king of Facebook apps himself, Jim Belosic, weighs in on his top nine must-have apps for your Page.

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Ever thought about developing (or paying someone to develop) a Facebook game as part of your social media strategy? It might just be something to start thinking about, as Carlo Pandian outlines in this guest post about the Facebook game market. It’s a big one, and if you manage to get your concept right you could be looking at not just some impressive ROI, but some serious branding exposure too.

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Not only did the team at Click Frenzy manage to piss off an entire nation by failing to ensure their 24 hour deals site could handle more than a couple of visitors at once, but their efforts on social media managed to further provoke, enrage and disrespect their would-be customers. Some of the shit they came up with (or didn’t come up with) over the course of the debacle was truly just astounding. Here’s a lesson in what NOT to do during a social media crisis.

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You know what I really hate? People that cannot drive at the speed limit, the fact I will get fat if I eat ten loaves of bread every day, peas and Facebook viral brand bullying posts showing up in my newsfeed. I’ve written this particular Social Skinny rant about one of the above topics, and because I’m certain you cannot figure out which one it may be, you’ll just have to click through to find out. Be prepared because this time I’m not going after Zuckers OR big brands. This time I’m coming after YOU and your like-happy annoyingness. And no, it’s not hypocritical at ALL (except for the pet mention…). Yeah you have no idea what I’m talking about, and neither really do I.

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