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Hi David, I know of a medical charity that has started Facebook accounts, and will email someone there to ask about their experiences. My first question is whether you've thought about the sustainability issues, both in terms of preservation of content, and in particular the highly trend-driven nature of these sites. Will you still maintain an account with Facebook when the next social networking site becomes the most popular? If anyone started a MySpace account for their organisation I'd be interested to see how their usage/interaction figures have changed over time. A better way to engage with users in the Facebook demographic might be making catalogue paintings available via a Facebook application now that they've opened up their Facebook Platform. More information about the Facebook Platform is available at http://developers.facebook.com/. cheers, Mia > Mia Ridge Database Developer, Museum Systems Team Museum of London Group 46 Eagle Wharf Road London. N1 7ED Tel: 020 7410 2205 Fax: 020 7600 1058 Email: [log in to unmask] www.museumoflondon.org.uk Museum of London is changing; our lower galleries will be closed while they undergo a major new development. Visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk to find out more. London's Burning - explore how the Great Fire of London shaped the city we see today www.museumoflondon.org.uk/londonsburning -----Original Message----- > From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > David Salmon > Sent: 02 July 2007 15:39 > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 **************************************************