Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-marketing (357 mails)

[Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 03 January 2011 09:37:41 Kostas Boukouvalas wrote:
> Στις 03/01/2011 10:11 πμ, ο/η Helen έγραψε:
> > I understand where you are coming from Kostas, and share similar
> > concerns about Facebook, but I use it because my family, friends and
> > colleagues do - just as many current and potential users and
> > contributors do.
> >
> > We certainly need to take a look at Diaspora (though I have heard some
> > concerns regarding its user agreement) but I don't think we should
> > just walk away from Facebook. There's no need to  "throw the baby out
> > with the bathwater" as the expression goes.
> >
> > I don't think we want to invest a -lot- of time on our facebook
> > presence, but people do use it as a means of keeping in touch and
> > regular page updates are seen by many who might not visit other pages.
> >
> > Most content and effort should go into the Wiki and openSUSE News as
> > well as the personal blogs that make up the broader 'Planet' (if I
> > understand that correctly) and use social networking to push users
> > back to that content where possible.
> > (People don't like 100% automated updates, personal touch is needed,
> > but we can still work to promote our own domains.)
> >
> > I  think Facebook will eventually be superceded by another social
> > networking model of some kind.
> >
> >
> > Helen
>
> Well, you are right. I personally solved this problem, keeping in two
> phases. Consider that as a suggestion, than as an argument.
>
> 1st: I deleted people who I knew from school, university, every-day
> life, people that in real life we didn't have any special relation or we
> have everyday relation so its difficult to lost tracks and kept the 80 I
> appreciate the most
>
> 2nd: To these 80 people I sent a personal message suggesting another
> ways of communication with me. I have my personal contact information on
> a plain .html page (like good old days) including some links to other
> social networks I use.
>
> I know it might hurts a little and this is human.

Like Helen, I agree with the sentiment, however - we just have to face the 
fact that many people are on Facebook and not using it hurts us more than it 
hurts Facebook...