[Boatanchors] Facebook

[Alex Whitaker]

I think the thing is that Facebook is supplanting traditional internet 
use...i.e. websites and e-mail.  More and more people are getting on it every 
day.....why not use it to promote your organization?  If the Collins group wants 
to use it for that...more power to them.  Does FB have privacy 
problems?....yes.  Does that make it a bad tool for those who use it 
judiciously?...no.  FB kind of is what you make it for yourself.  It can be a 
tremendous time sink and an aggressive and shameless self promoter.....or it can 
be another useful way to communicate.  


My $.02,

Alex
AA9XY  




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From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
To: Larry WA9VRH <wa9vrh at dishmail.net>
Cc: Boat Anchors List <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 11:07:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Facebook

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Larry WA9VRH <wa9vrh at dishmail.net> wrote:
> If an organization has a good website with all the information on it no
> matter if it is Collins or Eico equipment why does it need a Facebook link ?


That's the thing that puzzles me too, Larry. Warren's point is a good
one from a promotional perspective. The problem becomes - when does
the internet side go from being a helpful aid that encourages and
promotes the restoration and use, to a replacement and promotional
tool for self?

We see it some on AMfone.net, where the vast majority of folks come in
to ask questions, offer help, maybe post a photo or two. Over time the
site has developed a few who choose to live online rather than getting
on the air, as well as a handful who see it as a way to promote their
collections and selves above all else. There's even a guy who promotes
joining nets via Skype. Kinda defeats the whole 'radio' side of old
radios.

My thought has always been that an informational site is good, so long
as it's helpful in some way to the actual cause at hand. If you need
to have an aid to an aid, you're probably spending too much time
online and not enough time on the air, IMO. Or trying to find new ways
to draw attention to yourself. Either way, it loses sight of the
original purpose behind these sites and lists: to promote and enhance
the experience, not replace it.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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