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

[Michael Farmer]

anonymous "scientists" and "recently retired" meteoriticists are really not the "last word" on facebook:)

Michael Farmer

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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> Private comment from one of the most highly regarded (and recently retired) meteoriticist:
> 
> "Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands"
> 
> (Yes, he allowed me to repeat it).
> 
> 
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>
> To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> Cc: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?
> 
> 
> Thanks Mike,
> 
> Good to read what works for you.....I appreciate it!  Just in the last
> few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of
> FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll post articles,
> photos, hunting videos and commentary but YES I will also post ADS.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Ruben,
>> 
>> I also resisted FB and Twitter for a long time.  It just seemed silly
>> and trivial.
>> 
>> However, I have since become a big fan of both, especially FB.  It is
>> great for networking.  I have met some good people who I now consider
>> friends, and I have also met some new sources of material.  A few of
>> my FB friends are traders and we swap material.  It's been a boon for
>> business as well because it is a great promotional tool.
>> 
>> A couple of tips for new meteorite people on FB :
>> 
>> 1) search the groups for meteorite-related groups.   There are many,
>> and some are not so good, but others are very good for discussions
>> and/or sales.
>> 
>> 2) find a few meteorite people who have large friend lists that are
>> visible.  You can farm those lists for new contacts and send friend
>> requests to them.  Many dealers, including myself, keep the visibility
>> of their friends list on private to prevent this.  But if you look
>> around, you can find the meteorite dealers and collectors this way.
>> 
>> 3) If you intend on selling on FB, be very up-front about that fact to
>> people who "friend" you.  Many people do not want to see ads.  I
>> oblige those people by removing them from my friend's list, or warning
>> them up front that I do post ads in addition to other normal
>> (non-commercial) posts.
>> 
>> Send me a request - FB name (galacticstone)
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> 
>> MikeG
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>> 
>>> On 3/12/14, Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I just re-signed up on Facebook (I was on years ago but got off
> within
>>> weeks of signing up) and was wondering how you like it as a forum for
>>> meteorite chat/news and also an advertising medium.
>>> 
>>> Does it work for you? Why?
>>> 
>>> Honestly, I've been resisting the move to FB -  but if that's where
>>> the action is, what choice is there?
>>> 
>>> If you have suggestions please let me know.
>>> 
>>> BTW -  Feel free to send me a friend request (although I've not even
>>> set up my page, but I'm working on it now)
>>> 
>>> Here is my link
>>> https://www.facebook.com/ruben.mrmeteoritegarcia
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Rock On!
>>> 
>>> Ruben Garcia
>>> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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> 
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