Conducting GNHLUG business on Facebook (was Stop! Unix Time)

[Peter Dobratz]

> Me, neither - Facebook would seem to be a poor choice as a venue for
> conducting GNHLUG business as (it seems to me that) Facebook is not
> really in keeping with much of what the GNHLUG is about:
>
>   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/4413483/Networking-site-cashes-in-on-friends.html

Yes, when you use Facebook, you will see ads targeted to information
you have given them.  I don't know, but if I have to see ads, I'd
rather see ads that have some chance of being relevant to me.  There
are quite a few get-rich-quick ads, but they are confined to the right
column and standard rules of common sense apply.  At least the site is
relatively crisply laid out and devoid of animated GIFs.

As per being relevant to GNHLUG:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17437104832

Here's a better link to the Bell Labs Unix Time event:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?sid=184869022bae0c8a58b76d4ecee5fe21&eid=10378926406

For what it's worth, I just joined Facebook earlier this weekend, and
then I was able to get in contact with someone from high school.  I
learned that I missed out on the 10-year high school reunion.  I had
updated my contact info on the official alumni site, but I hadn't
joined Facebook, so they couldn't find me.  Of our graduating class of
270, 124 are members of Facebook.  So yes, go where the people are.

Peter