[Ubuntu-SG] Forked: Facebook groups & pages

[Chen Xiangpeng]

Having a "Page" seems to be a good idea to push status updates to the
community. It's proactive than having to browse to the facebook group just
to see the latest updates.

XP

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 17:24, Ho Yi Hao Pipat <yihao.ho at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmm, how about making this whole thing easier?
>
> I volunteer to handle Ubuntu.sg online stuff~
>
> So everything online shall handle?
>
> Any comments or idea?
> With regards,
> Yi Hao
>
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> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Chen Xiangpeng <xp at xp.sg> wrote:
>
>> I've invited a few ubuntu using friends to join the group. I think our
>> profile is way too low :P
>>
>> XP
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 17:02, Muhammad Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 16:40 +0800, C David Rigby wrote:
>>> > [It's going to drive me nuts trying to read a thread that combines so
>>> > many different topics. So...]
>>> >
>>> > Heidir wrote:
>>> >
>>> > In fact I just checked, there are 3 Facebook pages.
>>> >
>>> > Original:
>>> >
>>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31239604821&ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>> > Fork:
>>> >
>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ubuntu-Singapore/323876166376?ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>> >
>>> > Fork:
>>> >
>>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293160606769&ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>> >
>>> > XP wrote:
>>> >
>>> > http://www.allfacebook.com/2010/02/facebook-groups-pages/
>>> >
>>> > My $0.02:
>>> >
>>> > Let's ask the 2nd fork, Team Ubuntu Singapore (TUSG) to join "us". We
>>> > can make the name of our single, combined group "Team Ubuntu Singapore
>>> > (TUSG)" which contains both our name and the commonly used acronym.
>>> >
>>> > The 1st fork, the business, is a leech. Doesn't seem like it is very
>>> > successful. Like all leeches, it'll drop off once it is sated or it
>>> > risks starving. I'm not inclined to pay it any further attention.
>>> >
>>> > As far as page vs. group: why not both, indeed? We take on the
>>> > responsibility of maintaining both, but I see no reason not to do so.
>>> > Our group admins are myself, Heidir, Chew and John Thng. Heidir, seems
>>> > like we are the two active folks there. I'm OK to commit some more time
>>> > to the group. How are you set for such?
>>> >
>>> > Yi Hao has volunteered to create the page. I suggest:
>>> >
>>> > 1. Use the name Team Ubuntu Singapore (TUSG)
>>> > 2. Grab content from the group, link to it if feasible (note m lack of
>>> > deep knowledge of FB tech here)
>>> > 3. Recruit yourself an administrative assistant so that you have a back
>>> > up if needed.
>>> >
>>> > For both group and page: we (I) should learn better the available
>>> > applications we can add to the group and the page. If we are going to
>>> > commit to maintaining these resources, we owe it to ourselves to
>>> > leverage them as much as possible.
>>> >
>>> > Thoughts?
>>> >
>>>
>>> Just a reminder, not to get our resources spread too thinly.
>>>
>>> We can use Facebook group as a place to discuss besides the Mailing
>>> List.
>>> And the fan page as tool for us to spread and let the rest know that WE
>>> DO EXIST!
>>>
>>> I've talked to a few people whom I met at Hackerspace after the
>>> Ubuntu/SLMG meeting, one of them told me that he knows a lot of local
>>> startups using Ubuntu mainly as their workstation, but he have not heard
>>> about the existence of our group. How sad is that?
>>>
>>> We are the so-called "official" team representing Ubuntu in Singapore,
>>> yet we are still "unheard" of.
>>>
>>> We need to make a statement of some sort. If we can do it in Facebook,
>>> let it be done!
>>>
>>> Muhammad Heidir
>>>
>>> Launchpad: ~heidir
>>> Team Ubuntu Singapore
>>>
>>>
>>>
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