Facebook

[BIG Lt]

Anyone using facebook for their squadron?

[isuhawkeye]

I dont know about CAP, but my CG Auxiliary unit has a presence on facebook
www.flotilla4.org

[RogueLeader]

My last unit had it's own group, but not used for an active purpose

[♠SARKID♠]

Facebook has become really popular in WIWG.  Wisconsin Wing is one big family, and a lot of us have friends across the states in other squadrons.  Facebook has really helped us keep in touch.  As for the squadron level, we have our own group but it doesn't get used too often.  We use our squadron website for inter-sqaudron communication.

[Pylon]

Yep, our squadron maintains a page on Facebook and runs targeted recruiting ads to local users in the right age range.  It's not really aimed so much as intra-squadron or inter-unit communication, but at potential recruits.

[♠SARKID♠]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

[Eclipse]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

Never, hopefully.

You'd need a group to communicate with other members who are already a group?

[♠SARKID♠]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

Never, hopefully.

You'd need a group to communicate with other members who are already a group?

Exactly why I haven't done it

[mprokosch11]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

Never, hopefully.

You'd need a group to communicate with other members who are already a group?

Yeah, but who doesn't love redundancy at times? In all seriousness though, it would be pointless.

[alamrcn]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

Never, hopefully.
You'd need a group to communicate with other members who are already a group?

Yah, but seeing how often SOME people are on here, they more than likely have time for redundancy! However, some folks here also enjoy the freedom of thier anonimity that the board allows them to stand behind.

Anyway, I'm on FB and already "friends" with some others from CAP Talk. There's a "Swivel Chair Patrol" fan groupy thing for those akin to Tedda

[Chappie]

The CAP Chaplain Service has a group on Facebook.

[tarheel gumby]

My last unit had it's own group, but not used for an active purpose

My unit has it's own group on FB, and I don't think that it is used for any activities

[RiverAux]

Yep, our squadron maintains a page on Facebook and runs targeted recruiting ads to local users in the right age range.  It's not really aimed so much as intra-squadron or inter-unit communication, but at potential recruits.

How many potential recruits have you gotten from it? 

[Pylon]

Yep, our squadron maintains a page on Facebook and runs targeted recruiting ads to local users in the right age range.  It's not really aimed so much as intra-squadron or inter-unit communication, but at potential recruits.

How many potential recruits have you gotten from it? 

As far as I can tell, 0.  Only been doing it for a few months.  If it ultimately brings in even 1 recruit, it will have been worth my time.  Plus, if I hadn't done it, I would never have known how many potential recruits I might have missed.

[ThorntonOL]

I created one for my unit and a cadet from my unit created one for our group. It doesn't get used as much as it use to because the whole format of Facebook changed recently and I haven't figured out everything yet.

[CAPPAO]

I use Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4305419935

I use Twitter too:

http://twitter.com/SERCAP

[caprr275]

I live on facebook

[Lancer]

I setup Michigan Wing a page on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mount-Clemens-MI/Michigan-Wing-Civil-Air-Patrol/9548473844

There are currently 152 'fans' of the page and I setup events notifications for wing level gatherings, such as our conference in March, and before that the annual academic bowl.

I also setup a Twitter page for the wing:

http://twitter.com/MIWGCAP

I have the RSS feed from it feeding to the main page of the wing website; http://miwg.cap.gov. As CAPnews stories come out of MIWG and are published I'll be posting links to them on Twitter, as well as other random and quick bits of news, such as congratulations for promotions and awards and what not.

[Nathan]

All right, because I know this is coming, when do we start the CAPTalk facebook group? 

Never, hopefully.

You'd need a group to communicate with other members who are already a group?

I'd say there's more to it than that, though.

I like the CadetStuff group because it allows me to put a face to many of the people I've known for six years, but only through text. Being "friends" on Facebook opens up a lot more information about the people I've been talking to, arguing with, and being inspired by.

And I wouldn't have just gotten to buy a new, cheap i-Pod to replace the one that was stolen if I hadn't had a CadetStuffer see my utter despair through Facebook.

[dwb]

And I wouldn't have just gotten to buy a new, cheap i-Pod to replace the one that was stolen if I hadn't had a CadetStuffer see my utter despair through Facebook.

Technically, you bought a used, cheap iPod.

I don't sell things to make a profit, I sell things to get rid of them.  Plus I think you're a swell guy, so you got the swell guy price.