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Sir Duke

Officer for Sister DGCF needed

For some of the younger crowd or cool old dudes with a Facebook account, I have just set up a sister group inspired by DRB's recent post about marketing the forum.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111139375152

I believe that not only will this help increase membership, but it is the only pipesmoking group on Facebook. This is a feat seeing as there are thousands of groups. Perhaps it is due to the younger demographic of social networking sites.

Would anyone care to be an officer and take the reigns of this new group? Let me know. Currently it serves only to point people here. What you want to make of it is basically up to you provided that it shares the same values and spirit we have here.

It is not intended to replace this group. Volunteer(s)?
drbridges

That looks excellent, TM. I've never done FaceBook.

The officer for this group should be someone younger than myself. So I will sit on my hands.
ozark southpaw

Looks like a good idea. I joined the group but have not figured out just how this Facebook thing works!
Sir Duke

its defineately a generational thing (not age) LOL!
Sir Duke

Gillywalker it is then...

Gillywalker will preside over the sister site on Facebook. Gents, no worries, I don't see the Facebook Group competing with DGCF. It will basically be a teaser to the what we have here: Grabow Nirvana!
gillywalker

Re: Gillywalker it is then...

Sir Duke wrote:
Gillywalker will preside over the sister site on Facebook. Gents, no worries, I don't see the Facebook Group competing with DGCF. It will basically be a teaser to the what we have here: Grabow Nirvana!


I was telling Sir Duke that I run a couple of myspace pages for bands I play in.  I think they work like digital business cards.  When booking agents want to hear or see us we give them our myspace URL.  

One of the libraries I work for just recently started a Facebook page.  In no way does it replace the library's website.  But, it allows individuals to comment about the library, and it's a great way to send updates to people who have befriended the library via facebook.  

A lot of college kids are on facebook.
ozark southpaw

Far out,Man!!
drbridges

Geez, Gillywalker, you haven't been here an entire day yet, and we've already got you doing research in Chicago and running our FaceBook forum.

That's remarkable. Do things usually work like this around you?
LokoMac8

Re: Officer for Sister DGCF needed

Sir Duke wrote:
For some of the younger crowd or cool old dudes with a Facebook account, I have just set up a sister group inspired by DRB's recent post about marketing the forum.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111139375152


Amazing developments!  A lot of stuff has been happening since I have been away tending to mundane life tasks.

To make it look more populated, I joined the Facebook group.  Guess I am just a cool old dude (with three kids in college who have facebook accounts, the real reason I have an account).

All these neat developments, and yet, the last time I checked the REAL, OFFICIAL, 100% AUTHENTIC DR. GRABOW COMPANY WEBSITE, what did I find?  As usual, this:

"This website is coming soon!
Please check back often."

How many contacts, potential customers and sales have been lost in all these months?  Worse is probably having the URL and nothing there.  It says to check back often, but it gets longer and longer between times when I check it out -- getting to be about once in a blue moon now . . .  --RJ--
drbridges

The DG website will go online when the BlackCaps dominate international match cricket.

They have a new coach and a West Indies tour starting next month. Things are going our way!
Sir Duke

Re: Gillywalker it is then...

gillywalker wrote:
Sir Duke wrote:
Gillywalker will preside over the sister site on Facebook. Gents, no worries, I don't see the Facebook Group competing with DGCF. It will basically be a teaser to the what we have here: Grabow Nirvana!


I was telling Sir Duke that I run a couple of myspace pages for bands I play in.  I think they work like digital business cards.  When booking agents want to hear or see us we give them our myspace URL.  

One of the libraries I work for just recently started a Facebook page.  In no way does it replace the library's website.  But, it allows individuals to comment about the library, and it's a great way to send updates to people who have befriended the library via facebook.  

A lot of college kids are on facebook.


Nailed it! Exactly.
Sir Duke

I laughed at my boss when I saw he had a facebook account. He's a few years younger than me. Im 45. I poked fun at him until... I had to create an account in order to join a martial arts group I wanted to join. Online Social Networking sites can be addicting and productive.

Glad to see you folks embracing it. Oh, and if your kids have accounts DONT add them as friends. Nothing good can come of it : )

Go BlackCaps ! Tickets go on sale Sunday!

RE what RJ said <<<<<How many contacts, potential customers and sales have been lost in all these months?  Worse is probably having the URL and nothing there.  It says to check back often, but it gets longer and longer between times when I check it out -- getting to be about once in a blue moon now . . .  --RJ-->>>

Its mind blowing. Folks here confess to increasing there collection from 2 to twenty since joining. Internet is a must.. like Gilly said, if nothing else as an online business card.
gillywalker

Officer Walker reporting here.  I've been posting on other pipe related  facebook group's "walls" about our group.  Hopefully it will bring in some customers.  

Two things:
1) We don't have a wall on our group.  Was this intentional?
2) Many of these groups have picture galleries and I dunno, maybe some of you guys are pretty scary looking so it may not be the best idea to put up personal pictures.  Wink  But it might be cool to load up some pictures of Grabow pipes, old ads, and shape charts.  I don't want to go around the internet stealing pictures that don't belong to me but we have great pictures in the gallery here.  What do you think about putting some of those up?  Again, those aren't my pictures either.
drbridges

Great idea. You're welcome to all photos I've posted here.
steverino

I don't know that any of mine are worth using but you are welcome to them.
Sir Duke

Wall and discussion group now enabled.

It was concious for several reasons lets see how it goes.

I think you  (gilly) had the POWER to add these and with mine and all of our blessings to do so.
gillywalker

Sir Duke wrote:
Wall and discussion group now enabled.

It was concious for several reasons lets see how it goes.

I think you  (gilly) had the POWER to add these and with mine and all of our blessings to do so.


I know why you hadn't put a wall up and infact I almost put one up without asking.  But due to the fact that it could change the feel of the page I thought it was something I shouldn't have just gone ahead added with out bringing it up to you guys.

I got the day off today, I'll go through the Gallery here and put some of Steverino and Drbridges pictures on the facebook gallery.
Sir Duke

gillywalker wrote:
Sir Duke wrote:
Wall and discussion group now enabled.

It was concious for several reasons lets see how it goes.

I think you  (gilly) had the POWER to add these and with mine and all of our blessings to do so.


I know why you hadn't put a wall up and infact I almost put one up without asking.  But due to the fact that it could change the feel of the page I thought it was something I shouldn't have just gone ahead added with out bringing it up to you guys.

I got the day off today, I'll go through the Gallery here and put some of Steverino and Drbridges pictures on the facebook gallery.
Thanks Gilly, I respect that.

I was affraid it would compete with this forum but I doubt it will.

You can post any pic I posted (If I aint in it)
gillywalker

Sir Duke wrote:


I was affraid it would compete with this forum but I doubt it will.

You can post any pic I posted (If I aint in it)


I don't think we have to worry about that.  My concern was people just posting crap.  But with daily monitoring of the facebook those can and will be removed.
Sir Duke

gillywalker wrote:
Sir Duke wrote:


I was affraid it would compete with this forum but I doubt it will.

You can post any pic I posted (If I aint in it)


I don't think we have to worry about that.  My concern was people just posting crap.  But with daily monitoring of the facebook those can and will be removed.


..yes the crap thing. I was initially worried, then checked out the other  pipe sites and noticed it was a non-issue.

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