[Chapter-delegates] facebook

[Alejandro Pisanty]

Veni,

I'm very glad to hear that you will be merging efforts with Khaled. If 
there's anything for us to do (like leaving the campaign so it's empty and 
you can cancel it for now) please say so.

We do have to measure our efforts. Though carried by the individuals 
primarily (and not by the organization as a whole) the social-network 
platforms are additional venues for our work, much as advertising in 
magazines or billboards, and certainly are not enough under ISOC control 
to be a low risk (Franck has correctly pointed this out too.)

That some of us (about 30 - not a multitude) find Facebook "doable" and 
attractive can only imply that we continue to test and call others to 
join, but not that we substitute for the proven communications in ISOC. 
That does remain in email and the Website.

To attract younger members will need some combined, integrally planned 
strategy, of course.

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty


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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, veni markovski wrote:

> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:30:49 -0400
> From: veni markovski <veni at veni.com>
> To: Alejandro Pisanty <apisan at servidor.unam.mx>,
>     Narelle Clark <Narelle.Clark at optus.com.au>
> Cc: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] facebook
> 
> You are all right, however there's one big thing when talking about social 
> networking: which one does one chooses.
> Yes, we can choose others, but there should be an end to it. From the one I 
> see, Facebook makes it more social than the others, in the terms of what we 
> are discussing and going in our chapters.
> The Khaled-Veni is already solved problem - that's the good thing about 
> social networks, too - Khaled was there first, so we'll use "his" group (it's 
> a little bit strange to call this someone's group, though, as that's not the 
> essense of the networking).
> Broadband access is an issue, but then, that's also one of the things we all 
> are fighting for (which reminds me - I am excited about the new East African 
> fiber-optic line, which will connect so many countries, and it is not that 
> expensive!)
> Our own network - could be, but what are the chances that people have heard 
> about Facebook, Blogspot, Myspace, or Google vs ISOC? I've been thinking a 
> lot about using one of our own developed in Bulgaria web sites, but that was 
> pointless - by the time people get used to it (if ever), Facebook will be on 
> everyone's computer ;) (or something else, perhaps Google backed-up).
> As for the cause - Facebook makes it quite easy: you create a cause, you 
> enroll people, and you can choose where the donations will go (if any!), in 
> the case of cause "ISOC" - to ISOC in Reston, VA. The beauty of Facebook is 
> one doesn't need coordination with HQ; just sit down and create it. I did, by 
> the way, a cause "Bulgaria", and the money still will go to ISOC; because 
> there's no relevant Bulgarian organization, and because IF (which I doubt) 
> there's some money, I am sure ISOC can use it for the benefit of all Internet 
> users, including the ones in Bulgaria.
>
> In other words - let's experiment some more, and let's see what will work out 
> of all these efforts.
>
> best,
> Veni
>
> At 01:05 8/13/2007  +0000, Alejandro Pisanty wrote:
>> Dear Narelle,
>> 
>> as usual you put your finger straight into the wound, and provide a
>> framework for further analysis. It adds up to Christian's well-pointed
>