The following is a link to a post by Mark Zuckerberg on the Facebook blog announcing that they are going to start allowing organization pages to start looking and functioning like regular user profiles.
The pertinent content is under the "What's new today" heading. It's nice that Facebook is acknowledging that people like to connect to organizations in the same manner that they connect to their friends. http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=57822962130 Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History 118 W. Johnson Ave. Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 Fax: (479) 750-8693 http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ -----Original Message----- From: Rebecca Lawrence [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:13 PM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Facebook-Groups vs. Pages Hello, >From the small museum perspective: The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center has a Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pennsburg-PA/Schwenkfelder-Library-Heritage- ce nter/21293856113?ref=ts We don't have many fans. We have 33, as of today, March 2nd. We have a small staff of 6; I'm unofficially the web guru, officially the museum educator. I find Facebook has been helpful to generate conversation among visitors and staff. To me it's important to maintain a dialogue, no matter the means. I keep a calendar of events and occasionally post exhibit reception photos. No one ever directly responds, but I've had families attend a program and casually mentioned they saw us on Facebook. Someone has been reading it. Our fans are parents who come to our family workshops, staff members and members of the Schwenkfelder church (one of our constituencies). Most of our "fans" come here on a regular basis. I recognize almost all of them. If it doesn't establish new connections, it at least helps to maintain the relationships we have. In addition, having a Facebook page allows me to continue a dialogue about using "new" technology especially if there are staff and volunteers who only view the internet as a large search engine and a place to check email. Thanks, Rebecca Rebecca Lawrence Museum Educator Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center 105 Seminary Street Pennsburg PA 18073 (215) 679-3103 www.schwenkfelder.com _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
