[Media] Social Media - update on merging linux.conf.au Facebook pages

[James Polley]

Thanks for the update!
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 at 7:35 am, Linux Australia President <
president at linux.org.au> wrote:

> Hola compadres,
>
> Hope this note finds you all well and not flooded or storm damaged ;-)
>
> Quick update on the attempts to merge all of the previous Facebook pages
> for linux.conf.au into one for promotional glory. TL;DR: we got there,
> but with issues.
> What you need to know
>
> The authoritative page is now:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/linuxconferenceaustralia
>
> URLs for other Facebook pages will now redirect to this address, including
>
> https://www.facebook.com/linuxconfau
>
> How long this redirection will occur for is unknown, but the (poorly
> arranged and useless) documentation suggests it will be permanent. If it is
> not, I will attempt to change the name back to /linuxconfau to match
> Twitter and the domain name.
> Other info
>
> Bruce and James, you have been given God Powers on the page  - when you're
> ready, update the page with Sydney 2018 branding. A smattering of Council
> have also been given God Powers so that we can transition to 2019, 2020 and
> so on smoothly in the future (no reflection on 2018 that transition will be
> anything other than smooth).
>
> The 'likes' from the other pages have transferred over to this Page (this
> was painful to do and I won't speak of it here, lest it unleash demonic
> spirits). This means the Page has over 630 'Likes' now and should be a
> strong promotional tool.
>
> 2018 team - you should think about how Facebook will be used as a
> Marketing channel as part of your Marketing and Promotions plan.
>
>
> As always, questions and comments warmly welcomed.
>
> Best, K.
>
>
>
> --
> Kathy Reid
> President
> Linux Australia
>
> 0418 130 636
> president at linux.org.auhttp://linux.org.au
>
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> Sydney NSW 2001
> Australia
>
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>
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