[Bessig] Google Plus / Google Drive for BESSIG?

[Parsons, Mark]

Not to dig at Scott. He wasn't there. But do not let it be said that any conclusion of my presentation was to use social media. I said foster relationships, and I said relationships are local, but reach global. I don't believe I ever even mentioned social media beyond the RDA twitter handle on the last slide.

That said, social media can be engaging. People will always have their legitimate concerns, so you won't get everyone, but it can spark connection and even conversation. The big issue is generating content, so multiple people need to contribute. Recognize also that different platforms serve different audiences and content better. I don't see any point in trying to do more than a couple platforms. I would have thought Google+ would be a good one for this group, but the NOAA issue is a problem.

Online identity management might be a good BESSIG topic.

Along those lines, I agree with Anne's basic goal of share information and find cool topics to discuss. It would be really cool if we could move it toward actual collaborative work, but we can't force that.

cheers,

-m. 
On Aug 22, 2013, at 3:49 PM, Scott <odonnell at peakpeak.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> Unfortunately, I was not able to attend yesterday's presentation.
> It sounds as if using 'social media' was a conclusion of the presentation.
> 
> 
> While I think that's a great goal, I'm also reluctant to reveal everything to
> the media outlets, Google, Facebook, etc. because I'm not interested in their
> providing information for their "targeted" advertising goals.  IMHO, 'Social
> media' outlets are accumulating far too much information about individuals and
> I feel we should not be willing to give up private information so easily.
> 
> Privacy is a critical issue for me.  Yes, I am sure Google protects their users
> as well as they can from unintentional intrusion, but who protects us from
> Google, or, in the future, what Google decides to do with the accumulation of
> data we 'willingly' disclose?
> 
> Because I do not have a 'business' internet identity, I'm reluctant to use
> Google's suite of tools and media outlets, (gmail, google+, google drive,
> etc.) freely.
> While Google's tool set is impressive, I must remember that these are used as
> vehicles to acquire information about their users (me), so I use these tools
> very sparingly.
> 
> Please consider the secondary use of the resources available through 'social
> media' outlets before adopting them.
> 
> Just my opinion,
> Scott O'Donnell
> --
> 
> 
> On 08/22/2013 12:24 PM, Neal McBurnett wrote:
>> I've been more and more impressed with google plus / google drive / google groups, google hangouts (video) etc.  > I suggest setting up a Google Plus "community" for BESSIG.
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