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Interesting thread, although surely asking ~what you're trying to achieve~ as an institution on Facebook is the most important question. This in turn determines exactly how you approach the site. I'd suggest (I could be wrong) that a *lot* of the Facebook experience happens *inside Facebook* (certainly this is my experience of it). This is one of the reasons why the opening up of Facebook applications to developers is so powerful. Maybe museums would be better off developing some simple Facebook apps - for example to let users search (and use) their images. See Photobubbles as one simple idea (http://apps.facebook.com/photobubbles) - if you let users add captions and bubbles to a selection of images from your collection you'd be immediately capturing a young and viral audience. Just creating a group "Museum of ****" probably wouldn't cut it, except with the same old audience you already had, or people you already work with... cheers Mike _________________ Head of Web NMSI 07970 846 059 The members of the NMSI family include: > Science Museum > National Media Museum > National Railway Museum > Locomotion http://www.nmsi.ac.uk http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk http://www.nmem.org.uk http://www.nrm.org.uk -----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 ************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ 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. More than a museum, Inspired will be a hothouse of invention and innovation, making science serious fun for all. It's your future: be Inspired Visit www.voteinspired.org.uk or text 'SMS Inspired' to 88833 for more information. This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************