Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde

[Bryn_Hammond]

If you are a Facebook user, take a look at Field Marshal Earl Haig of Bemersyde on Facebook.

As I've posted elsewhere on this forum, there are some good First World War-related developments on Facebook at the moment including Peter Hart's Gallipoli pages and the 21st Division site set up by 'ArmourerSergeant' (nice one, Andy).

The Haig site (set up by my old Black Watch sparring partner , George Webster), is shaping nicely and gaining 'fans' (I've even contributed a link to a resource myself). Facebook is another way to encourage this kind of sharing and pooling of knowledge and resources. Becoming a 'fan' helps you keep up to date on new material as it's added.

Definitely worth a look.

Bryn

[bmac]

I've look at Facebook from time to time wondering whether there was any point in using the system as several of my friends have music related ones. My problem with Facebook is, however hard the owner works, the narrow, vertical layout of the 'Wall' section ends up looking like a dog's breakfast - somtimes difficult to follow, logos and small pics everywhere with increasing layers of nested comments. I don't know what there is to be done about it so does anyone else have experience of Facebook and the resources available to tidy up the look of a site and make the flow as logical as possible? Perhaps Arm can help out here as he has done one?

Otherwise it will be interesting to see how his and the other sites mentioned develop and what sort of traffic they generate. Will they broaden the subject's appeal or just talk to the already converted? We shall see.

[armourersergeant]

Bill,

I am still struggling with facebook. Sometimes I wonder what is the point, then other times I see it as a good medium to get certain information across.

By design it is very confusing and certainly the wall can be punctuated by different 'threads' springing up but its like any things the more you use it the more it becomes familiar. I am getting the hang of things but done expect me to explain how it works.....

If you create a 'page', for as i did 21st division, there is a discussion page (yet to use this) to further discuss the topic however I think there is a limit on the scope you can expand on. I see my 21st div facebook page as an appetiser to the main website, perhaps as a better medium to discuss than the almost defunct forum I created attached to my website, that frankly is useless and when viewed gives the impression that the person running it is inept (which he is by the way). I do have fun on facebook and some good little bits come up, but for discussion it is limited more so that FF or GWF but on balance another string to the bow of media in getting across the 'message'

Not sure that helps Bill?

regards

Arm

[armourersergeant]

Bill,

I have just added a thread to the discussion page to test this. Though I am sure it would get better response here.

Regards

Arm

[GlenBanna]

Great idea Bryn. Ive become a "fan" and found it easy to use.

Glen

[bmac]

If you create a 'page', for as i did 21st division, there is a discussion page (yet to use this) to further discuss the topic however I think there is a limit on the scope you can expand on. I see my 21st div facebook page as an appetiser to the main website, perhaps as a better medium to discuss than the almost defunct forum I created attached to my website, that frankly is useless and when viewed gives the impression that the person running it is inept (which he is by the way). I do have fun on facebook and some good little bits come up, but for discussion it is limited more so that FF or GWF but on balance another string to the bow of media in getting across the 'message'

Arm,

I can see the point of it acting as a portal to a main web site where the detailed information is. I suspect this won't happen here but some of the music related sites friends have degenerated into people posting to promote their own material. I assume the owner has the right to edit or delete any comments added?

Bill

[Brian Curragh]

Bryn, Arm et al.

Nice to see Facebook being used for something with a degree of intelligence built in - I have been unconvinced about the value of Facebook (other than for keeping an eye on your offspring) so it will be interesting to see how these sites develop. Perhaps the use of social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc will pull a few more in & help spread the "message" - it's going to be an uphill struggle though I suspect...

Brian

[per ardua per mare per terram]

Interesting to see this use of it.