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

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:12:37 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_C+dakt2FkOYjv7mBq49yf5gtVv3SU7hhW+CwfBx+8RQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

My apologies to Ben. He's a great guy. :)


On 3/12/14, Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> The other admin of the Meteorites page is Ben de la Vega who provides
> excellent services.
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> 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
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>>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
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>>>>
>>>> -----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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