---------- Forwarded message --------- From: J.M. Garg <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 21:14 Subject: Re: [itpmods:14167] Any use?- Posting on efloraofindia page in Facebook To: itpmods <[email protected]>
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'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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