This is a fascinating thread....
Facebook is about individuals networking not organisations masquerading as
individuals. So I would see groups as being the ideal way of interacting
with people.
The potential for discussion and raising awareness of your museum is huge -
and exciting so I'm all for getting stuck in.
However, would a museum group - administered by a museum person - be the
best approach? Or would Facebook users be put off if they thought the group
was being 'controlled' by the institution?
Jenny
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On 2/7/07 16:30, "David Salmon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Matthew,
>
> I agree, and that is one of the reasons why I no longer use MySpace. Do you
> think that one of the benefits of Facebook groups is that you can choose to
> leave or join a group depending on your own personal preferences? This
> surely goes someway in avoiding being sold stuff or being spammed on your
> own homepage/profile.
>
> However, I am going to contradict myself yet again (as I seem to have done
> in every reply so far!) and say that I am already beginning to get annoyed
> with the amount of new 'application invites' on Facebook, so perhaps you are
> right and this proves your point.
>
>> From: Matthew Cock <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Facebook
>> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:21:44 +0100
>>
>> All,
>>
>> To play devil's advocate here, surely Facebook is about 'faces', i.e.
>> people, and once they start allowing organisations, however nice and
>> personable we may think we are, to act as 'faces', then it starts the
>> downward slide towards another place where people are sold stuff, rather
>> than where people interact with other people, and the early adopters
>> will leave for the next 'unspoilt' site, and it will cease to be
>> fashionable...
>>
>> Matthew
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> David Salmon
>> Sent: 02 July 2007 16:13
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Facebook
>>
>> Kurt,
>>
>> Thats extremely useful! It seems a shame that non-profit organisations
>> cannot setup accounts as it would be extremely beneficial to the
>> cultural sector, but of huge interest to people already on sites such as
>> Facebook etc.
>>
>> Do you think sites such as Facebook would be coming round to the idea of
>> letting non-profits use the sites? I think Flikr is one such example.
>>
>>> From: hvd2 <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Facebook
>>> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 10:50:37 -0400
>>>
>>> Hello David,
>>> I will pass on some information about FaceBook based on my recent
>>> experiences.
>>> Facebook is not intended for use by organizations. If they find you
>>> have made and account for an organization they will delete your
>>> account. I speak from experience because Facebook deleted an
>>> organization account I setup about a month ago and about 30 other
>>> museum related accounts thereafter. I talked with someone at FaceBook
>>> and they explained it is not intended for use by organizations.
>>> Just thought you would like to know.
>>> Regards,
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Salmon"
>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 10:38 AM
>>> Subject: Facebook
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> This morning I was asked to set up a Facebook account for our
>>>> organisation, the Public Catalgoue Foundation. I have a personal
>>>> account with Facebook, but I would like to know if anyone has setup or
>>
>>>> thought about creating a similar account for their organisation and
>>>> what your own experiences/concerns/problems/successes etc. were.
>>>>
>>>> In case you are unaware of the project, we are publishing a series of
>>>> county-by-county catalogues that feature reproductions of oil
>>>> paintings in publicly-owned collections across the UK. In the
>>>> not-too-distant future we will be publishing all the catalogue
>>>> paintings on a free website
>>>>
>>>> I believe that my superiors wish to use Facebook to attract a younger
>>>> audience and raise our profile with more web-savvy people as a step
>>>> towards the online PCF in a few years time.
>>>>
>>>> There are obviously hundreds of issues that this raises, but I would
>>>> like to know if anyone has setup or thought about creating a similar
>>>> account for their organisation and what your own
>>>> experiences/concerns/problems/successes etc. were before I create an
>>>> Facebook account for our organisation.
>>>>
>>>> Please feel free to email me off-list, or at
>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> David.
>>>>
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