The BG News Facebook Network is for us, but the Facebook Groups are for our readers. These have been recently restructured so they make a little more sense.
BG News Alumni is for our alumni, easy enough. AmyJo Brown started that up and has a good amount of members, great initiative on her part.
BG News Staff was recently renamed, as it was called "Bg News" and was rather ambiguous with our other group. Patrick Maynard started this eons ago, and I have since taken it over (remember, BOFH). But when specific people sign back up, I will give them admin again. This is, obviously, for current staff.
Interesting/annoying side note about Facebook -- and they will not budge on this -- you cannot rename a group without first deleting everyone from it. Actually, in the email they told me I would have to completely delete it (remove everyone, then remove myself). Once I deleted everyone, however, I was able to rename the group, thus keeping the forum and wall posts. So semi kudos to Facebook on that.
The BG News is our "face" HA HA *cough* to the world. Brittany Crisp has done a great job with it. We currently are running our Get Smart campaign through this group. Seeing as she has worked very hard to get 233 members to date, I am not about to rename that one.
As you can see, having a group called "Bg News" and "The BG News" was a bit confusing. But it not any more, much.
I could create a "Fan" page too (like LittleBigPlanet) but I see little use in it over a Group. I think it would be overkill, which sadly is where I think Facebook has been headed since the explosion of half-assed apps that don't work and can be hacked. My opinion of course, but, well, I am writing this.
So there is your Facebook overview. Subject to change at a moments notice.
BG News Alumni is for our alumni, easy enough. AmyJo Brown started that up and has a good amount of members, great initiative on her part.
BG News Staff was recently renamed, as it was called "Bg News" and was rather ambiguous with our other group. Patrick Maynard started this eons ago, and I have since taken it over (remember, BOFH). But when specific people sign back up, I will give them admin again. This is, obviously, for current staff.
Interesting/annoying side note about Facebook -- and they will not budge on this -- you cannot rename a group without first deleting everyone from it. Actually, in the email they told me I would have to completely delete it (remove everyone, then remove myself). Once I deleted everyone, however, I was able to rename the group, thus keeping the forum and wall posts. So semi kudos to Facebook on that.
The BG News is our "face" HA HA *cough* to the world. Brittany Crisp has done a great job with it. We currently are running our Get Smart campaign through this group. Seeing as she has worked very hard to get 233 members to date, I am not about to rename that one.
As you can see, having a group called "Bg News" and "The BG News" was a bit confusing. But it not any more, much.
I could create a "Fan" page too (like LittleBigPlanet) but I see little use in it over a Group. I think it would be overkill, which sadly is where I think Facebook has been headed since the explosion of half-assed apps that don't work and can be hacked. My opinion of course, but, well, I am writing this.
So there is your Facebook overview. Subject to change at a moments notice.
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