[meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum? (word of CAUTION)

From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:11:35 -0700 (PDT)
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The other admin of the Meteorites page is Ben de la Vega who provides excellent services.


Mendy Ouzillou



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> From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>To: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
>Cc: "rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com" <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>; "Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum? (word of CAUTION)
>
>
>There are numerous meteorite groups, including one moderated by our
>own Mendy Ouzillou.? No less than 3 or 4 are home to some very good
>discussions and photos.
>
>One note of caution - once you make your interest in meteorites known
>on FB, you will get flooded with friend requests from Moroccans.? Many
>are good honest folk.? A few are shady.? Some will continue to bombard
>you with offers even if you ask them not to.? I think some of it is a
>language barrier issue.
>
>Meteorite Times FB page -
>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Meteorite-Times-Magazine/142549755792640
>
>Meteorite Magazine FB page - https://www.facebook.com/meteoritemag
>
>Meteorite Central FB page - https://www.facebook.com/ArtJonesAdmin
>
>My FB profile (send me a friend request) -
>https://www.facebook.com/galacticstone
>
>Best regards,
>
>MikeG
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>On 3/12/14, Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com> wrote:
>> I have sold hundreds of thousands on Facebook. Ignore at your own peril and
>> demise:)
>> Michael Farmer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Private comment from one of the most highly regarded (and recently
>>> retired) meteoriticist:
>>>
>>> "Facebook is for old people with way too much time on their hands"
>>>
>>> (Yes, he allowed me to repeat it).
>>>
>>>
>>> Anne M. Black
>>> www.IMPACTIKA.com
>>> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com>
>>> To: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 4:46 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Mike,
>>>
>>> Good to read what works for you.....I appreciate it!? Just in the last
>>> few minutes since this post I've had 10 emails singing the praises of
>>> FB and also people sending friend requests. I'll post articles,
>>> photos, hunting videos and commentary but YES I will also post ADS.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
>>> <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Ruben,
>>>>
>>>> I also resisted FB and Twitter for a long time.? It just seemed silly
>>>> and trivial.
>>>>
>>>> However, I have since become a big fan of both, especially FB.? It is
>>>> great for networking.? I have met some good people who I now consider
>>>> friends, and I have also met some new sources of material.? A few of
>>>> my FB friends are traders and we swap material.? It's been a boon for
>>>> business as well because it is a great promotional tool.
>>>>
>>>> A couple of tips for new meteorite people on FB :
>>>>
>>>> 1) search the groups for meteorite-related groups.???There are many,
>>>> and some are not so good, but others are very good for discussions
>>>> and/or sales.
>>>>
>>>> 2) find a few meteorite people who have large friend lists that are
>>>> visible.? You can farm those lists for new contacts and send friend
>>>> requests to them.? Many dealers, including myself, keep the visibility
>>>> of their friends list on private to prevent this.? But if you look
>>>> around, you can find the meteorite dealers and collectors this way.
>>>>
>>>> 3) If you intend on selling on FB, be very up-front about that fact to
>>>> people who "friend" you.? Many people do not want to see ads.? I
>>>> oblige those people by removing them from my friend's list, or warning
>>>> them up front that I do post ads in addition to other normal
>>>> (non-commercial) posts.
>>>>
>>>> Send me a request - FB name (galacticstone)
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> MikeG
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>>>>
>>>>> On 3/12/14, Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just re-signed up on Facebook (I was on years ago but got off
>>> within
>>>>> weeks of signing up) and was wondering how you like it as a forum for
>>>>> meteorite chat/news and also an advertising medium.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does it work for you? Why?
>>>>>
>>>>> Honestly, I've been resisting the move to FB -? but if that's where
>>>>> the action is, what choice is there?
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have suggestions please let me know.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW -? Feel free to send me a friend request (although I've not even
>>>>> set up my page, but I'm working on it now)
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is my link
>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/ruben.mrmeteoritegarcia
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rock On!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ruben Garcia
>>>>> http://www.MrMeteorite.com
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