The "Also on" feature as seen on a Facebook business page
Did you notice a new feature on your Facebook fan page called “Also on?” It has been called the “around the web” feature because it shows where your company is also listed on other websites — well, those websites that have partnered with Facebook, anyway. They’re listings of your company on websites like Yelp, where customers can comment on or review your services.
If you haven’t noticed it, you should check the left column of your page just below the “Likes” section. Not all pages will have them, usually only those with a physical location although that may not always be the case.
Businesses might not want to display these “Also on” links on their fan page for a variety of reasons. For example:
- you don’t want to promote another website
- you don’t like the reviews of your company there
- you prefer to have all of your customer reviews in one place, and that place happens to be something other than the partner website shown
- you don’t control the profile or the branding of your company within it
Fortunately you can easily remove this “Also on” feature from your Facebook fan page. Here’s how to do it:
- Click “Edit Page” in the upper right of the screen, below the “Account” menu
- Click “Basic Information” menu on the left of the page
- In the Widgets section, unselect the box labeled “Links to other places on the web“
- Save changes and view the page to confirm it has been removed
What do you think of this “Also on” feature? Is it useful to you?
