There is quite a bit of opportunity for Marymount College to participate in social networking sites. We have been exploring this opportunity quite a bit recently. On vendo we have spoken with has a system for the cultivation of alumni using the social networking sites. Another vendor was able to gather "the student's impression" of marymount Collge by searching the social networking sites and channeling/synthesizing what's out there to create an opinion of Marymount.
Although I've had a Facebook page for about a month, and to the dismay of my 16 year old, I don't find it compelling. Perhaps if I had more friends...
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I really like that idea of cultivating alumni through Facebook. It could also be a great way for them to network with each other.
ReplyDeleteHave you tried uploading your contacts to facebook. It searches emails for possible matches and recommends friends. I found a lot of people that way, especially since I have a private profile and am not searchable by name.
ReplyDeleteLinkedIn might be better for you. It's not as social but a great way to keep up with colleages and other business relationships.
Once you get a couple of friends and contact it snowballs with their friends adding you, and so on and so on...