[amsat-bb] Extra - Extra Read All About It

[John Zaruba Jr]

I love the AMSAT content on Twitter but I draw the line at the festering cesspool of drama that is Facebook.

73,

John K2ZA
AMSAT #22683


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> On Jan 1, 2018, at 11:34, P B <thd74 at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I knew of the presence on Twitter since I’m active there, but since I am a Facebook holdout I didn’t realize there is good AMSAT content there as well.
> 
> ________________________________
> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> on behalf of Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 1, 2018 11:07:23 AM
> To: JoAnne Maenpaa
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Extra - Extra Read All About It
> 
> Thanks for posting the statistics, JoAnne.
> 
> And it's not just the number of subscribers. The conversations and
> debates that used to occur here on the BB have largely moved over to
> Twitter and, most dramatically, to the AMSAT North America Facebook
> group. Especially since the launch of AO-91, there's been a dramatic
> increase in the amount of conversation on the Facebook group
> (https://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/). Since November 1st (and
> compared to the previous 60 day period), posts are up 124%, comments
> are up 192%, and reactions are up 177%. 2,935 of the 3,747 members
> have been active (in terms of at least seeing one or more posts) over
> the past 60 days.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM
> 
> On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 9:52 AM, JoAnne Maenpaa <k9jkm at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Social media usage and Journal articles are ways to enhance
>>> and share the experience with others, but are not mandatory.
>> 
>> Using social media to reach the most operators makes sense once folks are aware of the on-line trends ...
>> 
>> AMSAT-BB             2,079 subscribed
>> AMSAT News Service   2,404 subscribed
>> AMSAT-NA Facebook    3,747 followers
>> AMSAT-NA Twitter    11,300 followers
>> 
>> --
>> 73 de JoAnne K9JKM
>> k9jkm at amsat.org
>> 
>> 
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