Selective Tweets is an application that was initially developed to update Facebook status from Twitter. But now it also works with Fan Pages. Is there anyway to update my Facebook Fan page through my Twitter account? This is the question that made me to write this post. And now the answer is: Use the Selective Tweets application on Facebook to update your Fan Page via Twitter. Selective Tweets in one of the very few applications that can update both your Facebook status and also Fan page. Now let’s see more about the Selective Tweets application.

So why should you use Selective Tweets to update your Facebook Fan Page

Selective Tweets lets you:

• Update Facebook status from twitter by simply adding #fb to the end of the tweet.
• Keep your Facebook Fan Page up to date without having to login to that Fan Page. Lot of people tend to forget about their Facebook Fan Page because they have to login to their personal account and then access their Fan page which they feel little complicated.
• Saves you time so you don’t have to post in more places than one. The problem with Social Media is so much you have to update and you need to find ways to make it more efficient. Selective Tweets helps you with that.
• Gives you an easier way to add Status and Fan Page updates through your mobile device. It is very easy to tweet on your mobile device but it’s little bit more annoying to go onto Faceboook and get into your Fan Page and update things using a mobile device. So by using Selective tweets you are able to update that fan page a lot easier.

So let’s talk about how to setup the Selective tweets

Overview of the steps:

This is a general overview of steps and you can see it in detail below.

• Search for Selective Tweets on Facebook.
• Add the application and activate it.
• Configure it to hook into your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
• Every time you post to twitter with #fb at the end, you’re Tweet will show up on your Fan Page and Profile.

Detailed Steps on setting Selective Tweets

Step 1: First sign into your Facebook account and search for Selective Tweet Application and activate it. Now in the application enter your twitter user name and click on the Save button.

Step 2: The Application will ask confirmation from you to access your profile information. Now Click Allow.

Step 3: Click the Settings tab at the top of the Selective Twitter application. Tick the check box that says “Allow the #fb tag anywhere in the tweet?” and now click the Save Changes button.

Step 4: Now you can see the “Request for Special Permissions” window. Click on the Allow Publishing button.

Step 5: Now you have to sign in to your twitter account. Don’t forget to add #fb at the end of your tweet. Once finished writing the text click on the Tweet button. If you don’t enter #fb your tweet will be sent normally but it will not update your Facebook status or Fan page.

Step 6: Now you can see the status update with your latest tweet that had #fb.

Step 7: That’s it. You have successfully updated your  status and fan page. Now Follow me on Twitter to get more Twitter Tips and Tricks.

So Thumbs Up! Keep your Facebook status and Fan page more active and updated.