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An intresting point, a group would be very useful and avoid the 'fudge' as you put it. I think you highlight one of my personal problems with MySpace. I expect that Facebook wouldn't delete such a Group as it would an account. I think this would be the way to do it if I do decide to create a PCF space on Facebook. Do you know if your colleague had to use his own personal account to create the group? >From: Roberto Frankie <[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 15:57:58 +0100 > >I agree, creating a personal account for an organisation is a bit of a >fudge - and goes against the Facebook culture of only adding real-life >humans to your friends list (unlike on Myspace). > >However, you can still engage with users on Facebook. One of my >colleages has set up a group, for example >(http://uclac.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2982780206), which seems a lot >more appropriate (especially for an organisation which holds events). > >Frankie Roberto >Science Museum > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of hvd2 > > Sent: 02 July 2007 15:51 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Facebook > > > > 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. > > > > > > ************************************************** > > > For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the > > list, visit the > > > website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk > > > ************************************************** > > > > > > > ************************************************** > > For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the > > list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk > > ************************************************** > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > __________ > > This email has been scanned on behalf of NMSI for all viruses > > by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > > > >If you want to help inspire the next generation of scientists, creators and >inventors back NMSI's transformational new project, Inspired. 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