WeRelate talk:Social networking

More info [13 January 2013]

I'm interested in finding out more about this idea and how it will relate to WeRelate's existing presence on social media. AndrewRT 16:21, 17 November 2012 (EST)

I would also like to stay informed about this, and see how I could help.--Jdfoote1 18:46, 17 November 2012 (EST)

I could understand both of your messages as a wish to join the Social networking team. If this is correct I will add you on the project page.--Klaas 02:55, 21 November 2012 (EST)

Sure - I don't know how much time I will have, but I'm in! :) -- Jdfoote1 13:49, 26 November 2012 (EST)

That wasn't my intention, sorry. Wanted to understand more about what was planned before committing to anything! AndrewRT 12:37, 13 January 2013 (EST)

Activities [13 January 2013]

I just started to use the Twitter-option and made a few tweets for families who married 100 years ago and some person who died 100 years ago. This is just a start. I don't have that many followers. These are also retweeted on facebook and I did place also a few at Google+. Anyone who hits the link opens the WeRelate-site.

Further possible actions: the featured page, the contest these 2 regular changeing topics are good opportunities to bring more attention to WeRelate.

I have checked: we do have a Twitter account, last tweet: 28 May also a facebook page with the identical last activity, same date. The last activity on Google+ goes back to March! I think these are a few places to start with.--Klaas 03:16, 21 November 2012 (EST)

FYI, a few of us are trying to get a Brick Walls page running, to encourage some collaborative geneaology. I think this might be something that could be featured on Social Media. -- Jdfoote1 13:49, 26 November 2012 (EST)

I have seen the Brick Walls, and I think this could really be featured on Social Media--Klaas 15:17, 26 November 2012 (EST)

Jeremy: I just made you an WeRelate-admin at Facebook. You can from now publish the Brick Walls entries via facebook to reach a wider audience. I started to add the contests in facebook.--Klaas 10:09, 13 January 2013 (EST)

Sounds great - thanks! -- Jdfoote1 12:34, 13 January 2013 (EST)

I just made a firs post - let me know if there are any problems. Also, my network of choice is Google Plus. Is there anything going on there? -- Jdfoote1 12:43, 13 January 2013 (EST)

Ideas for posts [21 June 2013]

A few ideas for Social networking posts in addition to Brick Walls:

• Weekly contest
• Highlight volunteer group in need of help
• Weekly featured page

There are some ideas in this article for posting on Google+ and automatically cross-posting to Twitter and Facebook. --Jennifer (JBS66) 09:15, 19 February 2013 (EST)

It might be cool to have a weekly stats post (if the information is available anywhere). It might include things like:

• number of new people added
• number of new WeRelate members
• new sources added

etc. -- Jdfoote1 09:46, 19 February 2013 (EST)

You can get this information from the following queries, although you'd have to run them as and when you want the figures:

• New People added
• New sources added

The best I can come up with for new users is this one, although it does include user talk subpages:[1]

AndrewRT 18:50, 21 June 2013 (EDT)

Tulloch in Westray [20 February 2013]

Just to mention I have shared this featured article on my Twitter and facebook accounts and had some discussions. Also shared on the 'Tulloch clan' group on facebook.

Is there any way that we can see the impact, e.g. page referrals from Twitter.com or facebook.com or even just a time series showing e.g. daily visits in the last month? AndrewRT 10:41, 20 February 2013 (EST)

Updating home page news [2 June 2013]

I received a message on my talk page about the WeRelate:Current news being in need of updating. Since this appears to fall within the scope of this committee, I thought I'd post here for ideas. --Jennifer (JBS66) 08:52, 2 June 2013 (EDT)

Would this help? [21 June 2013]

Would this proposal here help generate publicity on social networks for WeRelate? AndrewRT 18:52, 21 June 2013 (EDT)

Social Media updater! [4 October 2013]

I notice that the twitter/facebook pages have not been updated in forever. I'm a social media buff & I'd love to help out with those things & work on spreading the word! I actually did make a post about this site over at reddit (genealogy sub) just a few days ago.--HixsonWarde 04:05, 3 October 2013 (UTC)

I think that would be great. Do you have ideas for what sort of updates you'd like to make? -- Jdfoote1 17:07, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

Committee Roll Call & Update [17 October 2016]

Hello - I am in the process of updating the information on the status of our admin structure and maintenance committees. The members of this committee are currently listed as:

• Rmg, Liason to the Overview Committee
• Klaas
• Jdfoote1

Please respond here to let us know that you are still active on this committee and whether or not you wish to continue in this capacity. Also, if there are additional users on the committee not listed, please let us know.

To help us quantify the work that is being done, please include a brief list of the tasks that you perform most frequently and an estimate of the average amount of time per month that you currently spend on these tasks.

Also, this committee is in need of a new Liason. Would one of you be willing to step into that role?
Thank you in advance for your help, --cos1776 14:18, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

volunteer to administer Facebook page [17 March 2023]

I would like to volunteer to edit/administer the WeRelate Facebook page. I see it is in dire need of improvement from the logo and header image to the frequency of posts etc. I've developed and admin-ed several other Facebook pages such as: https://www.facebook.com/BarossaPhotographyClub/ https://www.facebook.com/prostockmotorcycle/ https://www.facebook.com/ScottWhite868/

Regards, Paul Grey +61417287013 Greenock, South Australia--GreyByName 06:57, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

That would be fantastic Paul! Your other pages look great. I am not a FB user myself, so I don't know what you would need to do the job, but I am part of the Overview Committee here, so I would love to see this effort get kick-started again. Please just let us know how we can help. --cos1776 11:12, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Please I will love to be involved in the administration and social networking.--bolero 14:12, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

WeRelate on Facebook and Instagram [15 October 2017]

The following WR users are the administrators of the official WeRelate Facebook page:

• User:Ajcrow - inactive
• User:Dallan - active
• User:Grey - active; added Oct 2017
• User:JBS66 - inactive
• User:Jdfoote1 - inactive
• User:Jlanoux - inactive

Please help us keep this list up to date by noting any changes to status.
Thank you, --cos1776 14:21, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

I have fixed the Facebook page profile pic so that the WeRelate logo displays properly, created a basic video cover and made a few branded posts. I have created a Facebook Group (WeRelate Users) and linked it in with our Facebook Page. I have also created an Instagram account which is also linked in with the Facebook page.--GreyByName 03:34, 15 October 2017 (UTC)