[Frameworks] THE END OF FACEBOOK AS SOCIAL NETWORK

[Andy Ditzler]

Agreed with Jessica, free services only do so much and you can't
rely solely on them for publicizing your event. That said, I do
mini-surveys at each of my events, and Facebook is how most (not all) of
attendees know.

I have a dedicated group for my film series on Facebook, which I moderate
and for which people sign themselves up - and even though they themselves
have indicated their interest, they can only receive invites to the group's
events if they are also my personal friends on FB. That could be the
problem - your invites only go to those you have friended.

Also agreed that email lists remain essential. I've heard good things about
Mailchimp. I personally use ymlp.com and have found it effective and very
easy to work with - worth the yearly fee, definitely. Hope this helps.

Andy Ditzler
Founder and curator, Film Love: www.filmlove.org  |
https://www.facebook.com/groups/77666086329/
Co-founder, John Q collective: www.johnq.org



On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 9:33 AM, drawclose.com <snowbloods.parasol at gmail.com
> wrote:

> The Facebook workaround : message five to ten friends a day and ask them
> to invite people to that event. Have all other participants do the same.
> You have to nag, the kids these days think putting up a Facebook event is
> work*.
>
> The long term workaround: build your email list.
>
> Unpopular truth: if the service is free than you are the product being
> sold.
>
> It's a struggle, FB keeps the illusion of convenience, since "everybody's
> on it all the time". But when someone offers to do the work for you,
> there's usually a cost . . .
>
> Jessica
>
> **my response to this was: really? You ever hung 100+ fliers with staple
> guns only to watch them disappear in a week?*
>
> *****
> http://www.drawclose.com
>
> On Mar 11, 2016, at 11:32 PM, Gashouse Films <gashousefilms at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, same exact thing is happening to me. After 5 years, my first feature
> is premiering and I was only able to invite half of the followers of the
> film page on FB. Hoping somehow they will catch a post to know about the
> screening.
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:03 PM, Dominic Angerame <
> dominic.angerame at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Personally  believe that Facebook and Apple are the two biggest terrorist
>> organizations in the world!
>>
>> Dominic
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Klaus W. Eisenlohr <klaus at richfilm.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> THE END OF FACEBOOK AS SOCIAL NETWORK
>>> Well, I think, that's it! I was just creating an event for our screening
>>> next Thursday at Z-Bar. For Directors Lounge
>>> BUT I COULD ONLY INVITE 50 PEOPLE!
>>>
>>> We have like 820 group members of Directors Lounge in Facebook and I can
>>> only reach 50 of the to invite them?
>>> I guess we need to create new networks, let's see, but this is just not
>>> working any more.
>>>
>>> Oddly and stupidly, Facebook used to be the place where all the
>>> filmmakers come and connect, or used to do so. That was the reason I was
>>> started to be engaged here.
>>> If you are having any suggestions, for a better less obscure project to
>>> connect with people, I would be happy to hear from you.
>>> Now I just hope we will somehow reach the people interested for the next
>>> show.
>>> See you there, maybe!
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>> Klaus W. Eisenlohr
>>>
>>> Team Directors Lounge
>>> --
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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