Good catch, Scott Burgess. So why not lock down an FP page that does nothing more than redirect? We manage the name, but hopefully avoid the surveillance. (:

Alex McGehee

> On Sep 13, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Burgess, Scott <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I just realized that the AES page listed in the original post from Mason is the UNofficial one that I mentioned earlier. Yes, it says so in the description, but I'll be that many of the 12,000+ members think it's official. If ASRC doesn't stake their claim on Facebook, someone else eventually will.
> 
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> Dept of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies
> University of Colorado Denver
> 303-315-7462 (office – please note new phone number!)
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> On 9/13/18, 8:20 AM, "Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List on behalf of Ron Roscoe" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>    Well, not only is Facebook a time sink, but so are New Yorker articles about
>    Mark Zuckerberg!!!
>    Phew!
>    Ron Roscoe
> 
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
>    [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alex McGehee
>    Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 4:18 PM
>    To: [log in to unmask]
>    Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] ARSC Facebook Group?
> 
>    A well-worth-the-read article published yesterday by the New Yorker.
>    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zuckerberg-fix-facebook-b
>    efore-it-breaks-democracy
>    <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/17/can-mark-zuckerberg-fix-facebook-
>    before-it-breaks-democracy>
>    Alex McGehee
> 
>> On Sep 12, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Mason Vander Lugt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi ARSC, the Online Media Committee is looking into the idea of creating a
>    discussion group on Facebook, and would like your (ARSC member) input about the
>    possibility. In short, a "Group", in Facebook terms, functions more like a web
>    forum, and would not replace our existing Facebook "Page", which is designed
>    more for ARSC to communicate with members and the public (but, to a lesser
>    extent, supports user submissions).
>> 
>> For examples, you can look at existing Facebook groups for similar
>    organizations:
>> AMIA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/76820094560)
>> IASA (https://www.facebook.com/groups/179371048900314)
>> AES (https://www.facebook.com/groups/AudioEngineeringSoc)
>> 
>> We have created an anonymous 5-question survey on Google forms, link below.
>    Please take a moment to complete it to let us know how you feel about the idea.
>    The OMC will discuss the results at our meeting later this month and will update
>    here after we've had a chance to process results and weigh options. If you would
>    like more information about what such a group would entail, feel free to write
>    me and/or Andrew Hansbrough ([log in to unmask]).
>> 
>> https://goo.gl/forms/b78SSo8dKHGMvo9H2
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Mason Vander Lugt and the Online Media Committee
>> 
>> P.S. if you are on Facebook but aren't yet following the official ARSC page,
>    check it out! - https://www.facebook.com/arscaudio/
> 
>