Facebook & Texas Parks and Wildlife
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010This is Passport to Texas
Social networking sites such as Facebook allow people to connect with not only one another, but also with agencies like Texas Parks and Wildlife via fan pages.
09—We have almost 30-thousand Facebook fans; and Facebook is really easy to use. And the neat thing about it is that we’re able to have real conversations with people who are interested in Texas outdoor news.
Whitney Bishop is a video and web producer who helps oversee the agency’s social media efforts. She calls Texas Parks and Wildlife fans engaged and helpful.
16—We’ll post a topic on Facebook, and then people will start talking to each other; it’s like we’re sitting in a big living room together and there’s conversations going back and forth between people. Sometimes they’ll recommend places to go—recently we had a post about good swimming holes in Texas, and a lot of people gave their ideas of great places to go.
A real bonus, says Bishop, is the fans’ ability and willingness to post their images to the site.
14—Our fans have posted almost 2 thousand fan photos. And they’re posting things like wildlife, outdoor scenes from all around Texas. We’ve gotten really neat pictures, like baby bluebirds, and bobcats and owls—you name it. I mean, it’s kind of like the National Geographic of Texas.
Become a fan of Texas Parks and Wildlife when you log on to Facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife. Tomorrow, other ways the agency uses technology to connect with you.
02—Our YouTube channel has almost 200 videos on it.
That’s tomorrow. And that’s our show… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti.
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