Author Topic: AYP is on Facebook (Read 4312 times)

Suryakant · « **on:** February 13, 2008, 04:54:04 AM »

AYP is on Facebook. Here is a link to the Facebook Group that is administered by Nika Cyrus:

http://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=568896448&k=YZ123ZW5UZVM5BLGYAV5TV

NagoyaSea · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2008, 09:41:58 AM »

This is such a great way to get more exposure for AYP. Thanks!!!

sadhak · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2008, 03:30:47 PM »

Hi Suryakant... time for me to add this one too:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5962104790

More the merrier. This one needs more participation and stuff in it to get the attention of other people I guess. Hope everyone participates in the groups and there's enough put there to draw the attention of newcomers. The best we can do is pass it on.

AYPforum · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2008, 02:20:17 AM »

Moderator note: Topic moved for better placement

yogani · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:01:09 AM »

Hi All:

I finally got something started on Facebook, in addition to the other two AYP Facebook pages that we know of (they are linked above and on the new Facebook page). If you know of others, do connect up the network.

See "the wall" here for some initial entries, and feel free to add on: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yogani/83306582904

The more the merrier. Thanks!

The guru is in you.

yogani · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2009, 09:28:03 AM »

PS: I don't see where people can become "members." Does that happen automatically when someone posts on the wall, or did I make the wrong kind of Facebook membership and page?

cosmic_troll · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2009, 11:54:19 AM »

quote:
Originally posted by yogani

PS: I don't see where people can become "members." Does that happen automatically when someone posts on the wall, or did I make the wrong kind of Facebook membership and page?

Hi Yogani,

It looks like the page is not a Facebook Group, but an info page. Rather than join, people can become "Fans" of the page, much like they would for a band or TV show they like. When someone becomes a fan, the link is displayed in the "Pages" section after the "Groups" section on their profile.

Not sure what all the differences are between Groups and Pages, I think it's mostly personal preference. I've seen bands use both.

Hope this helps!

Peace
cosmic

yogani · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:04:32 PM »

Thanks, Cosmic.

Do you think this will serve the purpose as it is currently set up? Anyone else have opinions about this? I am not very familiar with Facebook.

The guru is in you.

CarsonZi · « **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2009, 12:36:32 PM »

My opinion is that you should set up a group instead of a page.

cosmic_troll · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2009, 02:47:16 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by CarsonZi

My opinion is that you should set up a group instead of a page.

I agree with Carson that a group is probably better suited than a page. However, I don't think it necessarily has to be either/or. They both have their usefulness. It's just a question of how much you want to manage.

If you create a group, I would suggest including both "AYP" and "Advanced Yoga Practices" in the name of the group.

Examples:

AYP - Advanced Yoga Practices
Advanced Yoga Practices (AYP)

My reasoning is that the group named "Advanced Yoga Practices" did not come up in a search when I used "AYP" as a keyword.

yogani · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2009, 02:54:27 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by CarsonZi

My opinion is that you should set up a group instead of a page.

Hi Carson:

The other two AYP Facebook links mentioned above are groups. It isn't clear to me how to form a group, but I think an individual membership is needed first, which I do not have. I can't re-register with the same email address (preferred) without deleting the organizational membership and page just made today. Maybe I will play with it a bit before deciding whether or not to start over in another mode.

Here is the Facebook organizational page (same mode as the Yogani/AYP page made today), which shows members and many other features that might be useful for building into an AYP Facebook page over time:
http://www.facebook.com/facebook?ref=pf

We'd like to have their traffic. All in good time.

The guru is in you.

yogani · « **Reply #11 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:06:32 PM »

Hi Cosmic:

We crossed posts. As mentioned, I'd like to mull it over a bit. Not opposed to having an AYP group on Facebook, but there are two there already by others. Of course, if/when I make one, it will be "official," and I can do much more with the content, like has been done on the restarted "official" AYP MySpace page, where lots of stuff has been added from the AYP website and Youtube: http://www.myspace.com/yogani

If a few of you add a couple of posts and memberships to the
new AYP Facebook page, it will help us see what is going on with it.

Thanks!

The guru is in you.

yogani · « **Reply #12 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:24:38 PM »

PS: In terms of adding HTML code for inserts, Facebook looks pretty archaic compared to MySpace. Nevertheless, we'd like to have a good presence on both of these behemoth social networks. We have a good presence on Youtube already (another behemoth). In a few short months since we started there, we have risen to the top 1000 channels on Youtube for combined video views. That is way more than I was expecting. So, naturally, we are working to put AYP Youtube videos on MySpace, Facebook and anywhere else that makes sense from an online networking standpoint -- "viral videos."

Further networking suggestions are welcome. Better yet, post some of those AYP Youtube videos around yourself. It is not difficult. The most popular AYP videos are the ones on Tantra, naturally.

Speaking of which, the next radio interview on KKCR Hawaii will be on Tantra, coming up on Sunday, April 5th. More on that will be posted in the forums next week.

The guru is in you.

cosmic_troll · « **Reply #13 on:** March 26, 2009, 03:59:41 PM »

quote:
Originally posted by yogani

If a few of you add a couple of posts and memberships to the
new AYP Facebook page, it will help us see what is going on with it.

Cool, my post seems to have worked properly. Yogani, if you view the Info tab on my profile, you can see how you'll be displayed on users' pages.

I'm happy to assist you in any way I can, so please don't hesitate to ask.

Peace

Ananda · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2009, 11:39:38 PM »

hi Yogani,

i've become a fan of yours and you know me i already am but for the sake of the "guru is in you" notion i don't see it as fitting for you to open up a page like that where you have fans.

the ayp groups on facebook are already on, i think it would've served you right if you have opened up a personal profile that way people would become your friends not your fans.

just my 2 cents.

kindest regards,

Ananda

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