http://modernspecies.com/blog The Modern Species Studio Blog en jen@modernspecies.com Copyright 2012 2012-03-29T18:52:00+00:00 http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/tips-for-facebooks-new-timeline-for-pages http://modernspecies.com/blog/post/tips-for-facebooks-new-timeline-for-pages#18:28Z The Nerdery, which provided all sorts of great tools and tips. I recommend that you check out their presentation, but here are a few of the highlights:
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