Below is a showcase of some of the top football Facebook fan pages from around the world. These pages demonstrate top practices for fan page development, from creative profile images, to landing on a specific promotional page rather than the wall. Think I’ve missed any? Let me know

Barcelona – 1,740,242 Fans

Barcelona Facebook Fan Page

Real Madrid – 1,394,082 Fans

Real Madrid Facebook Fan Page

Nike Football – 441,608 Fans

Nike Facebook Fan Page

AC Milan – 556,217 Fans

AC Milan Facebook Fan Page

Chelsea – 675,511 Fans

Chelsea Facebook Fan Page

Liverpool – 1,296,491 Fans

Liverpool Facebook Fan Page

Galatasaray – 2,782,163 Fans

Galatasaray Facebook Fan Page

Adidas – 186,007 Fans

Adidas Facebook Fan Page

Olympique Lyonnais – 118,838 Fans

Olympique Facebook Fan Page

Melbourne Victory – 16,259 Fans

Melbourne Victory Facebook Fan Page

Want an easy way to monitor what’s being said about your brand, with minimum work required? Then check out Google Alerts.

Google AlertsIt’s simple to set up, go to the Google Alerts, enter your search term, determine what kind of search and how often you want to be told about it, and then decide whether you want it email to you or as an RSS feed for your RSS reader. A simple (not perfect) solution to monitoring what’s being said about your brand online.

How to get more out of your Facebook fan page

The best way to devalue your brand on Facebook, is to have a lack luster fan page. It isn’t sufficient to simply chuck up your company logo in the profile picture, get a few fans and then sit back, relax and wait for the millions of people on Facebook to become a fan of your [...]

Facebook Fan Pages and A-League teams

Facebook Fan Pages are nothing new in the social media landscape, being a vital part of any brands social media strategy to engage and grow their fan base. I decided to have a look at how the Australian A-League clubs were utilising such a tool and if it was working for them. For some clubs, [...]

Ann Mack, Director of Trendspotting, from JWT Intelligence has posted a presentation on 100 Things to Watch in 2010. Interesting to note that it’s not limited to just technology predictions, but also includes Hollywood stars and much more. A few favourites – the rise of the 3D television, Augmented Reality, Lifestreaming and the Playstation 3 [...]

Forrester Research have just updated their Social Technographics Ladder, which is a way to analyze your social technology behavior, according to the way they use the internet.

As you can see in the above illustration, they have added the Conversationalist profile second from the top. They have position this user as one who:
- Updates their status [...]