[Nfbmt] FYI info on Facebook, and NFB, and Writing

Sat Mar 7 14:59:54 UTC 2015

The NFB of Montana has a page, not a group, so that's not a problem.
Travis set this up for us the very first day and posted photos from
our Constitutional Convention.

Increasingly, people look for information or stumble across it on
social media.  CCB has 829 people who hav liked its page as of this
morning - that's an increase of more than 500 since I started managing
the page.  All those people are supporters of some kind, some are
potential students, some potential donors.  The same is true for other
NFB pages, and can be for the NFB of Montana.  it's is a quick and
easy place to get our message out.

Two things have to happen for this to work:

1.  You have to post regularly, and the info has to be interesting to
people and on message.
2.  You have to get people to like the page. NFB of Montana has 126
likes, and it's been there for a year or more.  Many of those are my
FB friends that I've invited and, I suspect, a lot of the others are
probably Travis's friends he invited.

As you may guess, activity and likes are symbiotic.  They feed off one another.

So, if someone likes the NFB of Montana page, then when NFB of Montana
posts something on that page, everyone who has liked it is a potential
viewer of that post.  The more posts there are, the more others are
likely to see them.

Okay that's what I got.  Now I have to get a graduation post on FB for
one of our students.

Hey, have you liked our page yet? (grin)

Dan

On 3/6/15, Sheila Leigland via Nfbmt <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> thanks rik great information.
>
> On 3/5/2015 9:33 AM, Rik James via Nfbmt wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> I am pasting below an entire email I had read on the discussion news
>> group called The Stylist, which is the Writers Division discussion group.
>> They talk about interesting things, to do with writing, and much much
>> more, of course. We all to talk, don't we?  (smile)
>> And they have regular monthly telephone conferences, which I sometimes
>> will attend. Dues for division are 10 dollars per year.
>> There is a big writing contest coming up, you know about it? Deadline
>> is April 1.   Maybe one of some of you might like to get writing.
>> Theme is to have something to do with the number 75. Hmm. Guess why
>> that is, anyone?
>>
>> But the other reason I am posting this to you all is the content. They
>> have been discussing to each other about how to use Facebook. And my
>> thinking is perhaps there might be additional implications for our own
>> Montana state affiliate to be aware of.
>>
>> Some of all of this social media stuff, it is a big blur zone for me.
>> I don't seem to find the time to get much going with it. But that does
>> not take away from the fact that it is important and it is worthwhile
>> for many. I have a facebook account, a Linked In account, and it is
>> pretty busy place. But not because I am very good with it.
>>
>> So here you go.
>> Stay tuned for more, and say hello to your family and to all your
>> close animal friends.
>> Growl. Growl. Yip. Yip. Yawn yawn. Time for a nap nap.
>>
>> Signing off, on another chilly Thursday in Bozeman.
>> Rik James
>>
>> #### RECENT POST ON NFB STYLIST DISCUSSION:
>>
>> One thing to keep in mind, with the new branding directives issueing from
>> national, all Federation related Facebook accounts created as groups may
>> need to disband and re-create as an FB page. This is to bring
>> uniformity and
>> cohesiveness to the entire organization, and also, there are some
>> benefits
>> to having a page as opposed to a group account. Not sure when this order
>> will go into affect, but I'm sure all divisions and groups will be
>> notified
>> if and when any changes happen.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Applebutter
>> Hill via stylist
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 1:06 PM
>> To: newmanrl at cox.net; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Using Facebook & NFB Writers' Division - how to
>> accessour page
>>
>> Hi Robert and Julie,
>> Great job, thanks. I just went there and used the "Show more" button.
>> It's
>> below the comment and Share link for the visible post. I had noticed it
>> before, but I thought it was related to the Share, because sometimes
>> sites
>> have some Share links visible and sometimes they don't show all the
>> options
>> and you have to enter on something like that to get other options for
>> sharing.
>>
>> The other thing that is certainly not optimal for me and may seem
>> foreign to
>> other FB Mobile users is that none of the other posts is marked by a
>> heading. All of FB Mobile used to be that way, but that is one of the
>> hugely
>> helpful changes that FB made. Now, even in Mobile, if you're on a regular
>> individual's page (not sure about groups) screen reader users can quickly
>> flip through status updates by using the heading key (h in Jaws).
>>
>> I did not see the haiku I posted to the page many months ago, BTW. I'm
>> not
>> sure how pages work. Are the posts all sent for moderation? I think
>> groups
>> may work differently and I know that when I write on someone else's
>> timeline
>> or they on mine, there is no moderation; it just goes live. I'm wondering
>> what the perceived advantage to the Division was of using a page
>> instead of
>> creating a group?
>>
>> I just sent FB the following comment via the "Report a Problem" link near
>> the bottom of each FB mobile page.
>> Block quote
>> I am blind and using the screen reader Jaws on a page for the NFB Writers
>> Division. There are 3 things that make FB pages less accessible than
>> normal
>> people pages. First, only one status update shows up. Second, It's not
>> clear
>> what the "show more" link shows more of. Third, when you do access "Show
>> More" the updates do not have separate headings, which makes it difficult
>> for people using screen readers to efficiently look through them. It
>> would
>> be best, IMO for the page to contain more updates & for them to be
>> separated
>> via headings. Thanks, Donna W. Hill Block quote end Donna -----Original
>> Message-----
>> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
>> Newman
>> via stylist
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 6:09 AM
>> To: writers nfb
>> Subject: [stylist] Using Facebook & NFB Writers' Division - how to
>> accessour
>> page
>>
>> Hi you all
>>
>> 2 things: First a user guide; then a request.read both, please
>>
>>
>>
>> #1 We have several people saying that they cannot get to some of the
>> functions, or posts that are part of our page. And so, I've been asking
>> around for someone to help us out, and look over our FB page and give
>> us a
>> short analysis, with a tutorial on how to access what is there. And so
>> Julie
>> Johnson has done so and below is what she has written:
>>
>> **
>>
>>
>>
>> I just went really quickly to Facebook at looked at the writer's division
>> page.  It is a page and not a group, as you thought.  There are only a
>> few
>> entries, which may be why Donna is not finding a lot.  The link is called
>> "show more" the most recent post was about how the writer's division had
>> changed it's profile picture.  If you enter on the "show more" link it
>> will
>> show the previous posts.  There is one by Linda L and something about
>> Mark
>> Ricabono and his family.  If someone wanted to post on the timeline, JAWS
>> users could press e to find the next edit box.  Use the arrow key after
>> locating the edit box to move up one line to make sure the box is the
>> one to
>> post to the timeline.  Move back down to the box, enter forms mode, if
>> you
>> need to do that, type your text and then either press enter or tab to the
>> post button.  That's it!
>>
>>
>>
>> If people want updates to appear in their Facebook feed, they can
>> "like" the
>> page.  If you are already logged in to Facebook you just need to press
>> enter
>> on the link to like this page.  There are no forms or anything
>> additional to
>> do.
>>
>>
>>
>> To find the writer's division group on Facebook, do a search for NFB
>> Writer's Division from your main screen.  When I did that search the
>> correct
>> page was the only search result.
>>
>>
>>
>> And remember to use the mobile site, even if you aren't using a mobile
>> device.  It works much, much better with JAWS.  Oh, I am using JAWS 12,
>> internet explorer 11 and Windows 7.  There may be a bit of difference
>> with
>> different versions, but I would think these directions would still
>> work for
>> the vast majority of JAWS and Windows users.
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy Facebooking!
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
>> #2 We do need someone to manage our Facebook page. If you are interested,
>> and there could even be more than one person.but contact me. And what
>> we are
>> looking for are, and not totally inclusive: We need to advertise our
>> writing
>> contest; We need to explained and advertise ourselves; We need to
>> advertise
>> and post teasers about our quarterly mag "Slate & Style; Put up pictures;
>> Advertise our upcoming business meeting in Orlando; Advertise our monthly
>> calls; and more!! (If you know FB, you have a good start to know what
>> needs
>> to be done!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Respectfully yours,
>>
>> Robert Leslie Newman
>>
>> President, NFB Writers' division
>>
>> Our Division's Website: http://writers.nfb.org
>>
>>
>>
>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>> characteristic that defines you or your future.
>>
>> Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
>> expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
>>
>> You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>>
>>
>>
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