What's wrong with using Graduate Junction? This is a site catering
specially for creating links in the research community. We can set up
groups and this keeps the personal and professional separate, unlike
Facebook.
Regards
Rachel Mizsei Ward MPhil
Department of Film and Television
University of East Anglia
> Dear MeCCSA PGN subscribers,
> Thank you all for your recent comments regarding the use of facebook in
> enhancing our communication with you.
> Taking into consideration all that has been said, I will not be sending
> any
> correspondence via facebook this week so that I may research other
> options.
>
> If they are any more concerns regarding this, please feel free to share
> them; these are the kind of discussions we are trying to encourage for the
> Network.
> Any further suggestions would be warmly received.
>
> Kind Regards.
>
> Yemisi Ogunleye
> www.iq4news.com
>
> Head of Communications,
> MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network
> website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/
>
> Media & Communications Dept.,
> Birmingham City University,
> City North Campus,
> Birmingham
> B42 2SU
>
>
> 2008/9/8 EMMA-REETTA.KOIVUNEN <[log in to unmask]>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> just a quick note regarding Susan's comment Facebook and other
>> applications
>> - one suggestion for a more 'professional one' would be Linkedin (
>> http://www.linkedin.com/) which does also have the opportunity to create
>> groups.
>>
>> Personally I'm a member of Linkedin, but (at least this far) have been
>> seldomly using it - I'll be quite happy to join the facebook group as
>> well
>> if this is what the PGR group will continue using
>>
>> Thanks,
>> emma
>>
>>
>>
>> Original Message-----
>> From: Susan Ryland <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:13:35 +0100
>> Subject: Re: Facebook
>>
>> Hi Yemisi,
>>
>> Firstly - welcome! The work you (and your predecessors) do for us is
>> greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> With regards to Gerard's comments - I understand how he feels about
>> Facebook, when he says 'Let's use a social utility that isnt
>> commercially
>> owned, and doesnt sell nor ask for personal data of its users.'
>>
>> For me, Facebook is problematic because it is hard to separate the
>> professional from the personal - it feels invasive.
>>
>> In my opinion, we need a dedicated social networking system that is
>> tailor-made for the international research community - across all the
>> disciplines. Personally, I would have no problem with it providing
>> resource
>> information through 'integrated advertising'.
>>
>> Does such a thing currently exist? If not, I would be happy to work
>> with
>> others to develop it. Any thoughts?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Susan
>>
>> Susan Ryland
>> PhD candidate
>> Arts and Media
>> University for the Creative Arts
>>
>>
>>
>> 2008/9/7 Salvatore Scifo <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>> Dear Gerard,
>> > many thanks for the information about Facebook.
>> > As this list has among its members Media, Communications, Cultural and
>> Film
>> > Studies, and Media Practice, PhD Students and young researchers do you
>> > really think that no one of us is aware of Facebook's business model
>> and
>> its
>> > structure?
>> > Moreover, if you are so concerned why you have a public profile on
>> Facebook
>> > itself? (http://www.facebook.com/people/Gerard_Choo/631595703,
>> apologies
>> > in advance if I used Google, another 'privately held business that
>> makes
>> > profit for its shareholdrs by selling ads linked to information on its
>> > users' to search this...)
>> >
>> > I am sorry to use such a tone, but your message seems a bit too harsh
>> in
>> > replying to someone presenting herself and informing the members about
>> > current and new communication tools.(no 'Dear xxxx, or
>> signature....again
>> > Google tells me you are a Senior Lecturer in Public Relations at
>> LeedsMet, I
>> > wonder if you are postgrad student at all...).
>> > Yemisi, as Iain and myself before them were/are giving our time
>> voluntarily
>> > to facilitate communications among postgrad students and young
>> researchers
>> > in our area of study. The website, the mailing list, the facebook
>> group
>> and
>> > any other public/privately owned tool are used for this aim.
>> >
>> > If Facebook is not something you like, be propositive and suggest to
>> the
>> > list other solutions and their pros and cons. If a consistent number
>> of
>> the
>> > members would like the PGN to communicate also with another channel
>> then
>> I
>> > guess that this can be easily done. Let's bear in mind that the
>> Facebook
>> > group as already 70 members (including myself) and I am quite happy
>> (and
>> > aware) to use Facebook.
>> >
>> > If the discussion of this matter is felt not relevant to the list I am
>> > quite happy to discuss it privately (or on Facebook) with other
>> interested
>> > members of this list.
>> >
>> > Best Wishes,
>> >
>> > Salvatore Scifo
>> >
>> > Ph.D candidate
>> > Communication and Media Research Institute
>> > University of Westminster
>> > Profile: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-1457
>> >
>> > Former Communications Officer and Member of the MeCCSA PGN Executive
>> > Committee (2005-2008)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Yemisi Ogunleye wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Gerard,
>> >> Thank you for this interesting comment. Would you like to make any
>> >> suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> Yemisi
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Choo, Gerard <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Facebook calls itself a 'social utility' but it is a privately held
>> >>> business that makes profit for its shareholdrs by selling ads linked
>> to
>> >>> information on its users - what it calls 'integrated advertising'.
>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/business/
>> >>> http://www.facebook.com/ads/
>> >>>
>> >>> Microsoft bought a stake in Facebook precisely to drive its
>> 'integrated
>> >>> advertising' business.
>> >>>
>> >>> Let's use a social utility that isnt commercially owned, and doesnt
>> sell
>> >>> nor ask for personal data of its users.
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: MeCCSA - Postgraduate Network on behalf of Yemisi Ogunleye
>> >>> Sent: Sun 9/7/2008 1:29 PM
>> >>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >>> Subject: New Communications Officer - MeCCSA-PGN
>> >>>
>> >>> Dear All,
>> >>> I would like to introduce myself YEMISI OGUNLEYE, as your new
>> >>> Commincations Officer for MeCCSA PGN. Iain Smith handed over to me
>> >>> this weekend, and as a result of our discussion, it was decided that
>> >>> the following features should be added to the communication you
>> >>> receive from MeCCSA PGN:
>> >>>
>> >>> - Facebook: I hope you have all joined the Facebook group for MeCCSA
>> >>> PGN. In order to make the group more interactive, I will be sending
>> >>> all weekly updates to your facebook inbox as well as to your emails.
>> >>> This is primarily to encourage discussions and feedback through the
>> >>> application;
>> >>>
>> >>> - Job listings: These were previously sent as individual emails to
>> >>> your addresses, however, as some people have complained about this,
>> I
>> >>> would like to encourage those that would like to received these
>> emails
>> >>> as one bulk email to change their mailing settings in Jiscmail. This
>> >>> can be found under the 'join or leave MeCCSA PGN' link;
>> >>>
>> >>> - Circulation: I would be happy to circulate any information that
>> >>> members would like help circulating. This could be anything from
>> >>> information on events, request for accommodation or availability of
>> >>> accomodation, help with circulating questionnaires for your
>> research,
>> >>> and any other general information you would like me to pass on to
>> >>> other members.
>> >>>
>> >>> These are just three changes I hope would benefit all our members. I
>> >>> encourage you all to send me any other suggestions, and perhaps to
>> use
>> >>> the facebook group to submit your suggestions and create
>> discussions.
>> >>>
>> >>> I look forward to hearing from you all.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thank you.
>> >>>
>> >>> Kind Regards.
>> >>>
>> >>> Yemisi Ogunleye (Miss)
>> >>> PhD Student
>> >>> Birmingham City University
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go
>> to
>> >>> http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>> Research Student
>> The Information Research Institute (TIRI)
>> Manchester Metropolitan University
>>
>> www.emmareettakoivunen.co.uk
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ogunleye, Yemisi (Miss)
> www.iq4news.com
>
> Head of Communications,
> MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network
> website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/
>
> Media & Communications Dept.,
> Birmingham City University,
> City North Campus,
> Birmingham
> B42 2SU
>
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