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Published October 02, 2009 11:16 am - One month ago The Joplin Globe hopped on the Facebook bandwagon. Since Sept. 4, we have managed to rack up more than 550 fans of our news, opinion, lifestyle and entertainment feed. Dave Woods: Question creates Facebook face-off online One month ago The Joplin Globe hopped on the Facebook bandwagon.
Since Sept. 4, we have managed to rack up more than 550 fans of our news, opinion, lifestyle and entertainment feed. Newspapers, television networks and radio stations around the country are using the fast-growing social network to reach out to those hungry for news and a little social interaction. So far, our foray into social networking seems to be going well. Combine our Twitter followers and Facebook fans and we are interacting with almost 1,000 folks every day who are getting their news using tools that weren’t even available a couple of years ago. Some say that Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and the countless other social media sites on the Web are just a passing fancy. They may be right. The names of the social media outlets may change, but the concept of online communities that allow friends to interact in real time and exchange news and views is, I believe, here to stay. Last week, we posed this question to our fans on Facebook: What you think of presidential efforts to bring the Olympics to Chicago in 2016? The question elicited a very civil back-and-forth, unlike the often less than civil exchanges in our story forum at joplinglobe.com. Since you can’t post comments anonymously on Facebook, like you can in the comments forum, people there may be less likely to insult and verbally assault other members of the online community. Then again, we’re just getting started. “Of course it is. It would stimulate the economy on a national level.” — Lance O. “I think since they have never been in South America, let them have it in Rio. Illinois and the United States do not need the added burden of expenses that go with the games right now. Realizing that there is profit at the end of the rainbow, normally, I still believe that we need to worry about the here and now and focus on more important issues.” — Glenn H. “I sympathize with South America with the fact that they never held the Olympics, but then my national pride kicks in and is hoping that President Obama will be able to bring the games to the U.S.!” — Adam G. “I don’t think it will be a bad idea as it’s only one day and it could be a boost to the economy. Really don’t think Chicago is the best showcase of American cities with its crime rate.” — Tommy C. “I think the revenue that could be produced for the United States is much needed. It would create jobs, an influx of travelers that would spend their money helping to stimulate our economy.” — Erica M. 
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