[Ubuntu-SG] Forked: Facebook groups & pages

Tue Jun 1 13:21:34 UTC 2010

I agree.

On 1 June 2010 17:48, C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Tuesday 01,June,2010 05:32 PM, Chen Xiangpeng wrote:
>
> Having a "Page" seems to be a good idea to push status updates to the
> community. It's proactive than having to browse to the facebook group just
> to see the latest updates.
>
> XP
>
>  Agreed.
>
>  On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 17:24, Ho Yi Hao Pipat <yihao.ho at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hmm, how about making this whole thing easier?
>>
>>  I volunteer to handle Ubuntu.sg online stuff~
>>
>>  So everything online shall handle?
>>
>>  Any comments or idea?
>> With regards,
>> Yi Hao
>>
>> +65 98574690
>> yihao.ho at gmail.com
>> yihao at statick.sg
>>
>> Store Admin,
>> Statick.sg,
>> Singapore's Premier Entertainment site.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Chen Xiangpeng <xp at xp.sg> wrote:
>>
>>> I've invited a few ubuntu using friends to join the group. I think our
>>> profile is way too low :P
>>>
>>> XP
>>>
>>>  On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 17:02, Muhammad Heidir <md.heidir at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>   On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 16:40 +0800, C David Rigby wrote:
>>>> > [It's going to drive me nuts trying to read a thread that combines so
>>>> > many different topics. So...]
>>>> >
>>>> > Heidir wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > In fact I just checked, there are 3 Facebook pages.
>>>> >
>>>> > Original:
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31239604821&ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>>> > Fork:
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ubuntu-Singapore/323876166376?ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>>> >
>>>> > Fork:
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=293160606769&ref=search&sid=ohR01mwbQ5ULp5SMN4Qcyg.3125030145..1
>>>> >
>>>> > XP wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.allfacebook.com/2010/02/facebook-groups-pages/
>>>> >
>>>> > My $0.02:
>>>> >
>>>> > Let's ask the 2nd fork, Team Ubuntu Singapore (TUSG) to join "us". We
>>>> > can make the name of our single, combined group "Team Ubuntu Singapore
>>>> > (TUSG)" which contains both our name and the commonly used acronym.
>>>> >
>>>> > The 1st fork, the business, is a leech. Doesn't seem like it is very
>>>> > successful. Like all leeches, it'll drop off once it is sated or it
>>>> > risks starving. I'm not inclined to pay it any further attention.
>>>> >
>>>> > As far as page vs. group: why not both, indeed? We take on the
>>>> > responsibility of maintaining both, but I see no reason not to do so.
>>>> > Our group admins are myself, Heidir, Chew and John Thng. Heidir, seems
>>>> > like we are the two active folks there. I'm OK to commit some more
>>>> time
>>>> > to the group. How are you set for such?
>>>> >
>>>> > Yi Hao has volunteered to create the page. I suggest:
>>>> >
>>>> > 1. Use the name Team Ubuntu Singapore (TUSG)
>>>> > 2. Grab content from the group, link to it if feasible (note m lack of
>>>> > deep knowledge of FB tech here)
>>>> > 3. Recruit yourself an administrative assistant so that you have a
>>>> back
>>>> > up if needed.
>>>> >
>>>> > For both group and page: we (I) should learn better the available
>>>> > applications we can add to the group and the page. If we are going to
>>>> > commit to maintaining these resources, we owe it to ourselves to
>>>> > leverage them as much as possible.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thoughts?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>  Just a reminder, not to get our resources spread too thinly.
>>>>
>>>> We can use Facebook group as a place to discuss besides the Mailing
>>>> List.
>>>> And the fan page as tool for us to spread and let the rest know that WE
>>>> DO EXIST!
>>>>
>>>> I've talked to a few people whom I met at Hackerspace after the
>>>> Ubuntu/SLMG meeting, one of them told me that he knows a lot of local
>>>> startups using Ubuntu mainly as their workstation, but he have not heard
>>>> about the existence of our group. How sad is that?
>>>>
>>>> We are the so-called "official" team representing Ubuntu in Singapore,
>>>> yet we are still "unheard" of.
>>>>
>>>> We need to make a statement of some sort. If we can do it in Facebook,
>>>> let it be done!
>>>>
>>>> Muhammad Heidir
>>>>
>>>> Launchpad: ~heidir
>>>> Team Ubuntu Singapore
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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