Comments on: Facebook is no good for promoting events on its own http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2008/11/facebook-is-no-good-for-promoting-events-on-its-own/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Problems with Facebook revisited – Chris Unitt http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2008/11/facebook-is-no-good-for-promoting-events-on-its-own/#comment-374 Problems with Facebook revisited – Chris Unitt Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=115#comment-374 [...] in November I wrote a post saying that, on its own, Facebook is no good for promoting events. Irritatingly I have an example of one of the problems I [...] [...] in November I wrote a post saying that, on its own, Facebook is no good for promoting events. Irritatingly I have an example of one of the problems I [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2008/11/facebook-is-no-good-for-promoting-events-on-its-own/#comment-207 Chris Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:17:51 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=115#comment-207 Seems that all the student officers were using email lists and Facebook exclusively. It's probably not an issue when promoting solely to a university campus audience. However, via CiB I'm seeing a number of events/venues using nothing but FB to promote themselves and so hiding themselves away from any general searching. As for alternatives, I'd say go for a website (blog) with outposts in FB and MySpace and using events listings like Upcoming, Eventbrite and other specifically local ones (yer Live Brums, etc) Seems that all the student officers were using email lists and Facebook exclusively. It’s probably not an issue when promoting solely to a university campus audience.

However, via CiB I’m seeing a number of events/venues using nothing but FB to promote themselves and so hiding themselves away from any general searching.

As for alternatives, I’d say go for a website (blog) with outposts in FB and MySpace and using events listings like Upcoming, Eventbrite and other specifically local ones (yer Live Brums, etc)

]]> By: Stef http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2008/11/facebook-is-no-good-for-promoting-events-on-its-own/#comment-198 Stef Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:37:15 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=115#comment-198 Did they or you come to conclusions about alternatives? Do people use Upcoming? Myspace? What is actually proving useful? Did they or you come to conclusions about alternatives? Do people use Upcoming? Myspace? What is actually proving useful?

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