[governance] IGC on Facebook?

Jacqueline Morris jam at jacquelinemorris.com
Tue Sep 6 14:14:20 EDT 2011


I don't think it's awe or adoration, but a practical idea to get information
about IGC and the issues we care about to a larger audience and invite other
people to participate in the IGC.
If you want to market anything, you have to go where the people are... and
then we can bring them here.

Jacqueline A. Morris
Technology should be like oxygen: Ubiquitous, Necessary, Invisible and Free.
(after Chris Lehmann <http://twitter.com/chrislehmann> )



On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Carlos A. Afonso <ca at cafonso.ca> wrote:

> 5-6. not 3-4! :)
>
> Frankly, I am appalled by this orkut-facebook-linkedin-etc-ec
> awe/adoration of corporate-owned so-called "social networks".
>
> Have fun!
>
> --c.a.
>
> On 09/06/2011 10:04 AM, cveraq at gmail.com wrote:
> > Facebook is the greast SOCIAL network in the whole world. It's your
> choice to be or not to be there.
> >
> > But of course you do not choose something SOCIAL to be hide! SOCIAL means
> open, privacy not totally ensured, and more.
> >
> > The only way to ensure you're not exposed is to keep out!
> >
> > IGF is public, open and needs and easy system to participate, Facebook is
> that kind of tool except for those 3-4 that does not have Facebook. So, it's
> ok for millions including me.
> >
> > Love innovation and love SOCIAL tools
> >
> > Carlos Vera
> > Mensaje enviado desde mi terminal BlackBerry® de Claro
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca>
> > Sender: governance at lists.cpsr.org
> > Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:56:50
> > To: <governance at lists.cpsr.org>; Norbert Bollow<nb at bollow.ch>
> > Reply-To: governance at lists.cpsr.org,"Carlos A. Afonso" <ca at cafonso.ca>
> > Subject: Re: [governance] IGC on Facebook?
> >
> > It seems by now I am one of those 5-6 Internet users who is *not* on
> > Facebook, and I will not change my mind.
> >
> > frt rgds
> >
> > --c.a.
> >
> > On 09/06/2011 04:19 AM, Norbert Bollow wrote:
> >> Izumi AIZU <iza at anr.org> wrote:
> >>> It just came to my mind to have our Page on Facebook, be it closed or
> open
> >>> or both. What do you think?  I think it's worth a try, at least.
> >>>
> >>> I was thinking to ask all IGC members who is coming to Nairobi
> >>> to share their contact/hotel info, and thinking of using some
> >>> online facility. Other than mailing list and official website,
> >>> we have not much, and then realized how about using Facebook,
> >>> (or any other social tool).
> >>
> >> I agree that it would be good to use some kind of online tool for
> >> this purpose, perhaps a wiki?
> >>
> >> I'd suggest to rather avoid Facebook because of the abysmal track
> >> record and attitude regarding privacy matters.
> >>
> >> Greetings,
> >> Norbert
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