I'm one of the editors at Nature Network, and am happy to answer any
questions you might have about it.
First of all, it is still relatively new, and still very much a 'beta'
site. We have regular releases, and can adapt and change depending on
feedback, so any gripes you might have are actually very welcome. To
save back-and-forths over email, the best place for feedback would be in
the "what's wrong" or "what's next" forums, here:
http://network.nature.com/forums
In response to the comments below, I agree that the nav can be a bit
clunky till you get used to it. This is definitely something we'll
improve. I'm curious to hear what the Firefox issues are - it's
developed in Firefox, and it always seems to be IE that throws up the
bugs.
All the best,
Matt
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-----Original Message-----
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Kenward
Sent: 12 November 2007 23:19
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Facebook - National Science week
This message sort of conforms what I had thought about Facebook.
The comment that "I am and use it to keep in touch with friends across
the UK and abroad - not work related at all and I use my home email...
It's esp good for sharing and commenting on photos." hints that Facebook
is best kept to your nearest and dearest.
I reappear here only because the same issue cropped up on the ABSW
mailing list. There the idea came up that it would be more sensible to
go for a professional social network. Peter Green, of AlphaGalileo fame,
pointed us at the Nature network.
Whatever you think of Nature as a commercial venture, it sure ain't
Microsoft or the Dirty Digger.
Start here:
http://network.nature.com/
but be warned that several people have found the navigation to be
clunky. It also appears to be Firefox hostile, which is dumb. It is,
though, firmly scientific and unlikely to suffer from the ad avalanche
that Facebook and MySpace seem to be dead set on unleashing.
____________________________
Michael Kenward
ABSW e-minder
http://www.absw.org.uk
http://absw.blogspot.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rebecca Jones
Sent: 12 November 2007 14:36
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PSCI-COM] Facebook - National Science week
Hi
Regarding facebook - I suspect plenty of people on this list are
members...
I am and use it to keep in touch with friends across the UK and abroad -
not work related at all and I use my home email... It's esp good for
sharing and commenting on photos. I suspect people would be reluctant
to mix work and home life though. That said I hope the National science
week group goes well.. I don't have anything do with Science week in my
current role.
Re Facebook generally - If anyone is considering joining facebook and
worried about privacy you just change the settings to 'only my friends'
see and either have a non-recognisable photo or something representing
you (one of my pals has dolphins as her picture)...and don't join a
regional network.
And if someone wants to be your friend that you don't know - just ignore
it... I'm lucky as I have such a common name I am pretty hard to find.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Rebecca Jones
Co-ordinator Institute of Health Sciences www.manchester.ac.uk/ihs
Tel: 0161 275 7657
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