[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

[Jim Wooddell]

Hi all!

FaceBook (FB) is one of the greatest communications tools of our time.  
Like it or not.

No matter what your opinion is of it, the facts back up what I just typed.


If one takes the time to learn how to actually use it, managing all the 
control features it
has, it works very good.  I'd bet most people do little to manage FB.

There are a few groups there that are about pictures and
dealers, mostly, as Mendy pointed out.  However, the best of the best 
are on the personal
pages and the groups or pages of individuals of those that I follow.
You do not have to be a groupy to use FaceBook.....the best feature 
about it.  You can do
your own thing and if people like it they follow you and it they don't, 
they don't
follow you....it's that simple.

For the dealers, you can have your own page.  On that page, you can list 
meteorites for
sale until you can't stand it.  You won't bother anyone that doesn't 
want to see them
(a professional ethics issue).
Even though I don't buy much in regards to meteorites, I follow
two or three dealers on their pages (because they don't bomb anyone with 
their ads) and
I don't need to see a million freaking ads from those I will never buy from
or have no interest in.
I should not say this but what the heck...Personally, posting ads here 
or in groups just reminds
me of desperation...I mean....geese...if you have a real business....get 
your own webpage already (JMHO)!
Isn't that what the big boys do??  Oh wait...get your own FB page!  BTW, 
I have yet to see a
meteorite dealer paid ad there on the ads that do pop up on the right 
that target millions of
people...kinda makes one wonder!

For Science, you can have your own page.  And with that, you can share 
your science stuff
and if people like your page, they will follow you, etc.  Melinda Hutson 
started a page for
PSU CML last year and she posts stuff on there related to what she and 
CML is doing, etc.
great to see and read this stuff.  Arizona Geological Survey has a page 
and they post stuff
about what they are up to.  It's a great tool.
I would follow all the meteorite related science pages if they had them 
and I know about them.

For individuals, FB personal pages let the egotists (i.e. childhood 
development issues)
go wild about themselves.  Just look around at the pages and you can see 
them and
it's clear who they are!  Their page is all about them...full of selfies 
their private
victories and such to feed their ego's  (Hey look at me! I am god like!)
Or the more balanced people with pages about what they are doing or 
learning or
sharing some fun or interest, rant about politics, etc.
Or, they share everyone's stuff other than their own stuff (indication 
they don't have a life of their own).
And best of all, a little of everything!  Something for everyone!

Then there are the groups.....which many are drawn to because of like 
interests.  There are several
groups for meteorite interests and because of the ads, I only follow the 
one Mendy and Ben have and
the ads there are excessive too! At least there are come good 
conversations there once in a while.

There is a learning curve on how to use FB.
There are Groups
There are Lists
There are Pages
There are Messages  (with that crazy Other Folder)
...and a bunch of other stuff.

Best I can tell, 75% of the folks do not know how to take advantage of them.
I love the lists because I can control who see's my posts which focuses 
subject matter to the
people that have the same interests (most of the time).  For example, I 
don't send my meteorite related
posts to my other lists which could careless about meteorites.

Off my soapbox now.

Jim


On 3/12/2014 6:42 PM, Tom Randall wrote:
>    Hi all,
>       I tried out Facebook about 3-4 years ago and got bored stiff 
> after 3 months and deleted the account. Unless you're a business or 
> have relatives in far away places I feel it's a huge waste of time.
>
> Just my 2 sense.
>
> Regards!
>
> Tom
>
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Jim Wooddell
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