Comments on: Social media options: Facebook groups for an online election dialogue http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/02/19/social-media-options-facebook-groups-online-election-dialogue/ working for social change; thinking about the details Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Amos-Simpson http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/02/19/social-media-options-facebook-groups-online-election-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Mike Amos-Simpson Fri, 09 May 2008 14:20:42 +0000 This should help explain it...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU This should help explain it……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

]]> By: Wendy R Harms http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/02/19/social-media-options-facebook-groups-online-election-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Wendy R Harms Fri, 09 May 2008 14:09:24 +0000 Guys, what is RSS? Guys, what is RSS?

]]> By: Mike Amos-Simpson http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/02/19/social-media-options-facebook-groups-online-election-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Mike Amos-Simpson Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:17:56 +0000 Anything competitive like an election also needs careful consideration to ensuring the opportunity for dialogue and promotion is fair and equal between candidates - and the investment in time needs to be well planned both by facilitators and the young people up for election. We're experimenting with using facebook at the moment for keeping volunteers up to date with course information - how successful this is is very much in the balance - one of the problems seems to be with how people regard facebook - they see it as a social/leisure thing - so they don't have a sense of "getting down to business" which perhaps they did when we self hosted and when they would be specifically visiting for particular information. If this does turn out to be the case we'll look to use different service or self host again - but either way I'd still look to integrate into facebook (perhaps as an application) - its more a question at the moment about whether facebook is an effective platform for the 'non social/recreational' and whether people want this kind of crossover between the personal and other aspect of their lives & interests. Anything competitive like an election also needs careful consideration to ensuring the opportunity for dialogue and promotion is fair and equal between candidates – and the investment in time needs to be well planned both by facilitators and the young people up for election.

We’re experimenting with using facebook at the moment for keeping volunteers up to date with course information – how successful this is is very much in the balance – one of the problems seems to be with how people regard facebook – they see it as a social/leisure thing – so they don’t have a sense of “getting down to business” which perhaps they did when we self hosted and when they would be specifically visiting for particular information.

If this does turn out to be the case we’ll look to use different service or self host again – but either way I’d still look to integrate into facebook (perhaps as an application) – its more a question at the moment about whether facebook is an effective platform for the ‘non social/recreational’ and whether people want this kind of crossover between the personal and other aspect of their lives & interests.

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