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Has anyone created a social media presence for their Corporstion, like a FB Page? Any suggested guidelines?
Join the Conversation Comments (1)So no building does this? Can’t the posts be screened?
PC#1 is correct. I see no upside for the co-op. None. Only bad things.
Pictures of the building/neighborhood for resales? Leave that to the brokers.
Who is going to screen the posts? I'm busy enough being on the Board. I don't want/need to be an editor.
Before you establish a presence anywhere online you should have an idea of what your presence is supposed to accomplish. Think if it as drawing up a business plan for your website or FB page. Know what you want to do before you spend all the time and effort in doing it.
If you want to concentrate on facilitating inter-shareholder discussions, take a look at Yahoo Groups. Yahoo is much better set up to manage discussion and to moderate them than FB.
We have an internal, private Facebook community that was first started right after Superstorm Sandy (when our property was completely flooded). As no-one could live on the property while we rebuilt, we used the community to communicate to the shareholders. While it's got it's advantages, it's also got numerous disadvantages - first, not every shareholder has access to FB, and some choose not to use it. The second and more important disadvantage is that it can quickly become unproductive and a breeding ground for useless banter. I kept the community up for a few months and then took it down when it became more of a problem then it was worth.
Subsequently, a shareholder created another private community. It often becomes a forum for bitching and moaning, and again - a lot of unproductive banter. The shareholder who created it occasionally will post a reminder to keep the topics on track and not raise personal issues. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't....
I've created a FB business page for our community so that I can bring awareness about the community and the amenities we offer. I'm hoping that some visibility and knowledge about the community will help bring up our unit resale values. But it is a challenge keeping the content current.
As for any shareholder who posts a less than positive review - if the currently own, they're hurting their own property values.
https://www.facebook.com/OceanHarborClub/
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Are you kidding? I can see it now disgruntle share holders/condo owners venting about how the place is run, bad managers, workers and let's not forget the Super. Kiss your building goodbye. Have your managing agent setup a building website. Whoever you are your opening up a can of worms. Wait until Steven chimes in.
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