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

Sun Mar 8 17:37:26 UTC 2015

So, is anybody interested in managing the FaceBook page?  Not I, said the
little red hen.  I have a pretty full plate, and I would be willing to
suggest posts, but I don't want to be responsible for managing it.  Does
anybody have a passion for the NFB of Montana, FaceBook, and Twitter, or do
we have to wait till somebody younger joins us? Sigh.  Maybe what we need is
a FaceBook and Twitter tutorial.  Anybody want to host it?  We could figure
out a way to do it on the web or the phone, or if it's already been done, we
could find it and learn from it.  What say you all?

Joy, el Presidente, getting ready with her delegating pointy finger.  By the
way, the apple/pointy-finger  slicing incident last Saturday has almost
completely healed now.  I want to hear a cheer from all corners of the state
on the count of three.  Come on now, one, two, ...

Three?

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Burke via
Nfbmt
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 8:00 AM
To: Sheila Leigland; NFB of Montana Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] FYI info on Facebook, and NFB, and Writing

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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