Facebook was originally designed for teenagers. Adults found it so fun and useful that they usurped it. Yes, there is a lot of trivial BS that has to be waded through but once on the other side FB offers a lot of fun, entertainment, information on friends & current events, and educational opportunities that most folks who aren't sequestered in their personal hermitage can benefit from. Very seldom has so much information (useful and otherwise) been available to so many for so little effort and expense. --Ediger
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Fritz Holt <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not on facebook, myspace or anything else. If anyone wants to communicate > with me they can use my e-mail or the old fashioned (and indispensable) > telephone. If it concerns caving or may be of interest to cavers, what's > wrong with [email protected] or OT? > > Fritz (Geezer and proud Spelunker) > 713-818-2496 AT&T cell > > -----Original Message----- > From: David [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:20 PM > To: Cavers Texas > Subject: [Texascavers] Facebook related > > Facebook has become a more valuable resource to Texas cavers than > CaveTex. > > Recently cavers have been posting interesting historical photos, and > socializing > in a way that was never done on CaveTex. > > Just in the past few days, there have been interesting discussions about > Mr. Jasek's caver panorama shots. > > Maybe a few of you haven't got on Facebook yet, but nearly ever Texas caver > has. > Many are having productive discussions amongst themselves that were > not possible on Cavetex. > > Last year, several large caver gatherings benefited from the Events > planning feature > of Facebook. This feature is ideal for planning caving gatherings. > > As mentioned before, several grottos have their own Facebook page, as does > several caving organizations in Texas. > > Below is an example: > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28567352179 > > I am not saying CaveTex is obsolete. It is just a different form or > resource > for communicating. > > Potentially there are dozens of Texas cavers on Facebook that are not on > CaveTex, and also hundreds of people that could potentially be good cavers > or make some form of constructive contribution to the protect caves and > bats. > > I have made a faithful effort to move all my ranting to Facebook, and > many of the other > things I used to post about. Most other cavers have too. > > It does not look like Facebook is going away anytime soon. All the latest > cell-phones have Facebook built into them, as will the upcoming portable > tablet gadgets, that cavers will soon be travelling with on their road-trips. > > The only logical course now is to find ways to use Facebook to make caving > in Texas even more fun, or productive. For example, a cave rescue call-out > might be more productive on Facebook, or an invitation to the Kiwi Dig > project. > You would just need to create a page for those and invite your Facebook > friends > to join, and eventually you would have a base of support for that > particular project. > > For example, > > http://www.facebook.com/CaveDive > > > Anyone wishing to continue this discussion may do so at: > > http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_191886334161087 > > > David Locklear > co-host of the East Texas Caver's Cookout > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/2nd-Annual-East-Texas-Cavers-Cookout/126749377360713 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
