Calling All FIRST Alumni!

[Chris27]

Ever consider creating a LinkedIn group or using the preexisting one?

[Basel A]

I'd suggest joining current Facebook alumni groups (like this one) and inviting those members.

[Chris is me]

I like the idea a lot and I think something like a Fan page would be great for such a purpose, but not a group.

First of all, each time you join a new group on Facebook, you automatically get email notifications of everything that happens in that group. You have to turn this setting off group by group.

Second, being in a group creates a chat room. If anyone talks in it, everyone in the group gets an audio notification. People that want no part of group chat will probably be pretty annoyed.

[Siri]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I like the idea a lot and I think something like a Fan page would be great for such a purpose, but not a group.

First of all, each time you join a new group on Facebook, you automatically get email notifications of everything that happens in that group. You have to turn this setting off group by group.

Second, being in a group creates a chat room. If anyone talks in it, everyone in the group gets an audio notification. People that want no part of group chat will probably be pretty annoyed.

Seriously? That's annoying. Apologies to all the people I just invited.

EDIT: ...the people I just added. Come on Facebook, you don't have to accept membership?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Siri

EDIT: ...the people I just added. Come on Facebook, you don't have to accept membership?

I completely forgot the worst part: you can't refuse an invitation.

[Cuog]

I don't understand why there can't just be a mailing list for alumni to sign up for and receive info/requests to help. I'm sure I'm not the only one unwilling to fill out a long questionnaire of info that FIRST doesn't need to collect about me for me to be willing to help out. All I need is an email telling me what's going on this month. If I have time I'll contact and help, if not, I won't, not sure why this needs to be more complicated than that?

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I completely forgot the worst part: you can't refuse an invitation.

But you can always leave sir!

-RC

[Lil' Lavery]

Hey, please don't "add" alumni to this group without asking.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

First of all, each time you join a new group on Facebook, you automatically get email notifications of everything that happens in that group. You have to turn this setting off group by group.

.... 80% of my emails are from Facebook.

I would prefer a fan page, if possible - or a group where no one really posts anything.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by thefro526

.... 80% of my emails are from Facebook.

I would prefer a fan page, if possible - or a group where no one really posts anything.

Not that I like the new facebook group, but you guys are making it sound like an ordeal to turn off emails from groups and pages lol. It takes 2 seconds to do, and a person with eyes should be able to find the "Edit Settings" button.

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Not that I like the new facebook group, but you guys are making it sound like an ordeal to turn off emails from groups and pages lol. It takes 2 seconds to do, and a person with eyes should be able to find the "Edit Settings" button.

You have to do it every time you join a new group, and it's pretty buried. Couple that with other people "adding" you to groups and you'll wake up after a day not on the computer with 100 emails.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

You have to do it every time you join a new group, and it's pretty buried. Couple that with other people "adding" you to groups and you'll wake up after a day not on the computer with 100 emails.

I believe the edit settings button is not at all buried... Its on the home page of the group and you can click spam on the emails. Its really not that bad.

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

You have to do it every time you join a new group, and it's pretty buried. Couple that with other people "adding" you to groups and you'll wake up after a day not on the computer with 100 emails.

Its on the top right, next to the group name when you're on the group page. RC is correct.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Not that I like the new facebook group, but you guys are making it sound like an ordeal to turn off emails from groups and pages lol. It takes 2 seconds to do, and a person with eyes should be able to find the "Edit Settings" button.

(Found the edit settings button 15 minutes after I made my post)

Whoops.

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Chris27

Ever consider creating a LinkedIn group or using the preexisting one?

There is a FIRST Robotics group on LinkedIN with close to 2000 members. You can definitely post this information on that group and find plenty of alumni.

There are quite a few FIRST related groups on LinkedIN that have various focuses, like geographic focus, program focus (FLL, FTC, etc), which is great, and there are plenty of professional on LinkedIN interested in FIRST. The key thing to building a group on LinkedIN is keeping the group interesting with plenty of fresh content.

I would probably post in the existing LinkedIN group and drive people to the Facebook group.