---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 21:15 Subject: Re: [itpmods:14167] Any use?- Posting on efloraofindia page in Facebook To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Found at https://indiabiodiversity.org/pages But how to add ? On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 21:14, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > I did not find anything at https://indiabiodiversity.org/ > > On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 21:11, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Linking and adding our official Fb page account and mail to the bottom of >> the website home page of our group-> what to write and how to link ? >> >> On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 21:09, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks a lot, Ashutosh ji, for your detailed views. >>> ..... if required I will be happy to make that ....-> Thanks, Ashutosh >>> ji. Pl. go ahead. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 20:49, Ashutosh Sharma < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Respected Garg ji, >>>> >>>> Social media is very important platform nowadays to reach great number >>>> of people for any organisation, i am sure that posting updates on Fb >>>> efloraofindia page is useful for group but i will say we are not able to >>>> reach more people as there are less than 1K likes/followers on Fb page but >>>> i feel it will reach more people in future as our group is getting more >>>> fame being largest database of Indian Flora with number of species pages >>>> increasing significantly every year. >>>> >>>> But what i observed in past that our Fb page is much restricted only to >>>> the group members or the botanical society, we were not able to reach >>>> common public and i will say to reach common public is equaly important as >>>> we can make people plant conscious in today's world when people are >>>> suffering from so called 'Plant Blindness' but for this we need to work a >>>> little more, some of my suggestions for this are - >>>> >>>> 1). At present the posting on Fb page only includes addition of images >>>> of family/genera/species pages to site but we should be adding plants that >>>> look more interesting to common people at regular intervals say weekly >>>> means the plants that are rarer, or specialised like >>>> parasites/mycoheterotrophs etc. along with regular near daily posting of >>>> beautiful images of those plants that are seen by common people almost >>>> everyday including ornamentals and other common plants like so called weeds >>>> in agriculture etc. that were posted on our group by any of member on to >>>> our Fb page. See Indian Biodiversity Portal IBP Fb page for this, as far as >>>> i remember they have very less followers about one year back but just in >>>> last couple of months it has reached to near 10K because of their regular >>>> postings... >>>> >>>> 2). We have some really rare plant images on our site which may also >>>> includes some of the plants that are photographed for the first time with >>>> almost no images on other sites like talking about my own post we have >>>> Impatiens glauca images (A rare unique endemic balsam only known from >>>> couple of localities and only from HP and Uttrakhand state) and there are >>>> such many other species also, similarly we have images of those plants that >>>> are recently discovered/described but their images were discussed before >>>> publication on our group so we can just add them say on weekly basis to >>>> reach more people and make group more popular... >>>> >>>> 3). Linkingb and adding of our official Fb page account and mail to the >>>> bottom of website home page of our group, this is done by almost every >>>> organisation/institute now so if one visit our site they can check for our >>>> Fb page also and vice versa ultimately reaching more number of people .You >>>> can check IBP home page for this also. >>>> >>>> Now just giving an example to show how fb page of our group is/may be >>>> useful, I remember in June 2017 when this group completed ten years large >>>> number of members mainly moderators/pillars shared that beautiful poster >>>> and details on their personal Fb account, and it is only through the FB >>>> efloraofindia page i came to know about this amazing group and i soon >>>> joined this group in October after some discussion with Anil Thakur sir... >>>> And at that time i was a novice student with hardly any knowledge but >>>> yes with great passion towards exploring our biodiversity, i still remember >>>> once i was not able to confirm some rarer species ids and i had no clues >>>> that time how to proceed further but as i started posting and interacting >>>> on our group it not only resolved all my doubts but also made my basic >>>> understanding stronger and increase interest to go for detailed taxonomic >>>> studies which i am currently doing. So i think we need to reach more people >>>> and without any doubt social media platform is best way for this mainly to >>>> reach youngsters, who knows there will be another passionate student >>>> waiting to know about our group so as to contribute and learn through this >>>> group... >>>> >>>> >>>> Garg ji i was thinking of posting my views on use of social media for >>>> popularising group from last one week and finally your this question gave >>>> me opportunity to share my views. Also i want to add that it will be really >>>> great if we can make official page just like our Fb page on Instagram also >>>> there it is much easier to reach large number of public with similar >>>> interest than Fb we have several pages there regarding botany mainly the >>>> botanical garden pages like Kewgardens and more... >>>> Also i am using Instagram for past couple of years and have many >>>> international friends/scientist with similar interest so the group >>>> moderators who use Instagram can make its official page there even if >>>> required i will be happy to make that and the posting on Fb and Insta will >>>> be near similar i think both pages may also be connected. And similarly >>>> connecting and adding link of Instagram pages at bottom of our site home >>>> page will be good just similar to that what i recommended for Fb page... >>>> >>>> I am sure by doing so it will not only make our group more popular but >>>> by reaching large number of audiance we will be also spread knowledge and >>>> possibly increase interest in youngsters about plants diversity around us >>>> and make awareness about the same in common public and offcourse people >>>> will love this ... >>>> >>>> Best regards >>>> Ashutosh Sharma >>>> >>>> On Tue 7 Jul, 2020, 4:51 PM Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On social media, posts from organizations are often for promotion of >>>>> their products, and keeping the audience reminded of the organization >>>>> itself. >>>>> Likes, reactions, views - they serve as some kind of indicators of >>>>> popularity, following, etc. It is actually a matter of analysis. >>>>> I too am not aware of such analysis. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 4:11 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> For quite some time, I have been posting updates regarding updating >>>>>> our families and genera with comparative images. >>>>>> Is there any use of such postings (except for getting some likes/ >>>>>> engagements), as I am not much familiar with Facebook working ? >>>>>> -- >>>>>> With regards, >>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>> >>>>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>>>> >>>>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in >>>>>> the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>>>>> Efloraofindia >>>>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a >>>>>> species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which >>>>>> more than 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >>>>>> >>>>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants >>>>>> etc. >>>>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>>>>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds >>>>>> of India'. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFDK-HbJOwp5WXeeVC-Dg%3DyZuH2q0%3DsrppE3z8KOcgYXVQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFDK-HbJOwp5WXeeVC-Dg%3DyZuH2q0%3DsrppE3z8KOcgYXVQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC2WStbmxHhoX%2BNm2wrC%2BUMdkyAQO3ssk_XuWpu9upa5oA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CABSQqC2WStbmxHhoX%2BNm2wrC%2BUMdkyAQO3ssk_XuWpu9upa5oA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "ITPmods" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CADkfUKvdOxj0T%2BW35WO5ynSpda0yFSv%2BtQOtyTGAGA807DE%3DqA%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CADkfUKvdOxj0T%2BW35WO5ynSpda0yFSv%2BtQOtyTGAGA807DE%3DqA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>> >>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>> >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >>> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >>> Efloraofindia >>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >>> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >>> >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >>> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the >> world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or >> Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than >> 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). >> >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as >> per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >> >> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >> India'. >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than > 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the world- more than 3,000 members & 3,00,000 messages on 23.8.18) or Efloraofindia website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species database of more than 13,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which more than 2,50,000 images are directly displayed on 31.1.20). The whole world uses my Image Resource <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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