Until now Facebook’s Pages product had not been affected by the profile redesign. Apparently that all is about to change. According to a few brand managers , Facebook is working on converting the fan page design to mimic the the new profile design. What’s the result? Most significantly is that applications have now been relegated to a “Boxes” tab or a custom tab.

There is also a publisher just like on existing profiles except that there is no down arrow for publisher attachments (as pictured above). There has been an ongoing discussion about fan pages versus groups. For brands, fan pages often make a lot more sense for a couple reasons, one of which is the robust customization opportunities with integrated applications, and the second is that they tie directly into Facebook’s social ads. More at; http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/new-facebook-pages/