---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 at 12:22 Subject: Re: [itpmods:14191] Any use?- Posting on efloraofindia page in Facebook To: itpmods <[email protected]>
Dear Garg ji, Shall we place it at the top? Regards Giby On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 12:05 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Pl. see if the facebook icon looks Ok at > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/home > > On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 at 22:02, Ashutosh Sharma <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Garg ji its there on https://indiabiodiversity.org/ also, see at bottom >> in attached screenshot >> >> About how to add i think it might be simple just like adding other links >> but in this case we have to copy any freely available Facebook and >> Instagram icons from google and embed that link in Icon.... >> >> After some search on google i found these steps to link - >> Choose *Instagram/Facebook* as *the *social media network. Sign*in* to *your >> Instagram/Facebook account a*nd allow *the* app to access *your account*. >> Provide *your Instagram account's web *address. Click Embed *in Your >> Site* (or something similar, such as Generate Embed Code) to generate >> *the* embed code... >> >> >> I will make our official Instagram account tomorrow till you can try to >> add the Facebook and GMail there at bottom on our site home page, as i will >> make the Instagram account will also link that in similar way if it works... >> >> Best regards >> Ashutosh Sharma >> >> On Tue 7 Jul, 2020, 9:16 PM J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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'. >>> >>> -- >>> 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%2BiuSFAKmx7knRUn4mmL-qMhTVgtu5q66yU7FctVpkd__1fjhg%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFAKmx7knRUn4mmL-qMhTVgtu5q66yU7FctVpkd__1fjhg%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/CADkfUKvm2ydTv8BNJBdSew-ivucF8B31NQbcB%3DNUbMAP_s4NwA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CADkfUKvm2ydTv8BNJBdSew-ivucF8B31NQbcB%3DNUbMAP_s4NwA%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'. > > -- > 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%2BiuSFA1nj%2BLNOY-_LMfMPuhxMZ%3DR65dzCjRT8d6FuwdvEZqNA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CA%2BiuSFA1nj%2BLNOY-_LMfMPuhxMZ%3DR65dzCjRT8d6FuwdvEZqNA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Assistant Professor and Research Guide, PG and Research Department of Botany Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara Kochi, Kerala, India 682 013 Phone - +914844044436 (office) +919947109987 (Mobile) http://gibykuriakose.shcollege.ac.in/ -- 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/CANAPXzcH9wKtOpx_KCsSA_29pAMaOJvKuhUhsvdQF_avhZQ1aw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/itpmods/CANAPXzcH9wKtOpx_KCsSA_29pAMaOJvKuhUhsvdQF_avhZQ1aw%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'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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