Comments on: Simple status & engagement on Facebook

By: links for 2009-10-08 « innovations in higher education

links for 2009-10-08 « innovations in higher education — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:06:55 +0000

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By: Facebook Application Developer

Facebook Application Developer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:29:19 +0000

Its really good post. With more than 300 million active users, chances are you have a Facebook account. And with social networking ranking as the 4th most popular online activity.

By: Facebook Application Developer

Facebook Application Developer — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:16:56 +0000

Really great and useful answer. Thanks

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:11:11 +0000

I’ve also noticed that when we’ve added things to our University of South Australia page that are more personal like good luck with exams, that we get more interaction with those things. We also get a good response from some of the events and news stories we add to the page too.

By: Bradjward

Bradjward — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:39:47 +0000

Zack – Definitely go for the callouts! Nearly 8 of 10 schools that have callouts on their homepage link to Facebook. More at http://bluefuego.com/research

Andrew – I tried to tell you this a few weeks ago :)

http://squaredpeg.com/index.php/2009/08/05/robots-invading-presence

Being human wins every time.

By: Andrew Careaga

Andrew Careaga — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:22:40 +0000

Thought I'd give this a try so I posted a simple message on our Missouri S&T Facebook page this morning:

Good morning, Missouri S&T! How do you plan to be successful this week?

Six replies so far, which may not sound like much, but better than what most messages (usually feeds) get.

By: Zack Barnett

Zack Barnett — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:21:10 +0000

At the University of Oregon, earlier this spring we gave admin privileges to people in admissions, development, museums, and our communications office. We agreed that each of us could make informal periodic updates, and like Rachel, we didn’t really plan out topics or strategy except to keep it updated and diverse without overdoing it. Since then, we’ve nearly doubled our fan base just with simple and fun updates a couple times a week. Now maybe the next step: How do you feel about linking to a Facebook page from the university’s homepage?

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:35:11 +0000

You don’t think anyone would be offended by the word “snatch” in reference to women?

By: Rachel Reuben

Rachel Reuben — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:44:49 +0000

That comment is not the slightest bit offensive or attacking. Sure, it’s not flattering the institution, but it’s his/her opinion, and was completely ignored by the community. The only circumstances in which I would ever delete a comment are if they are a direct attack on the individual, use profanity, or otherwise excessively offensive. It’s his/her own opinion, and they’re free to share that. Sure, it’s not ideal, but it’s the 1% rule — 1% of the people are going to always take advantage of a situation or say something negative. We don’t cater to them. We’re there for the other 60+ people that had positive comments to share with us on the wall.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:40:13 +0000

So you don’t delete offensive comments or obvious trolls? Why not? Would this be a first-amendment question, since public universities are part of the government? Don’t you think offensive or tasteless comments might interfere with your marketing? Not criticizing here, just curious.