March 31, 2016 at 9:25 pm #7866

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As Bill said, they serve different purposes.

This forum I check about once a week, and read the new posts that are on interest to me.

I check FB several times a day just to keep up with the huge amount of data on my newsfeed. Most of which is photos. However you can join groups that fit your specific needs and interests, and try to control your newsfeed that way.

There are a number of MP related Facebook pages and groups, but only one is managed by MPHS. It is interesting to see how many different types of followers we get on the MPHS FB page. We currently have followers in 45+ countries.

If you want to reach a larger audience quicker – than FB is probably your choice. If you want to post something more informative and have it around for a loner period of time and searchable, than the forum is better.

Now many more things are migrating to Instagram, Flickr, Pinterest and other assorted social media sites, which I have yet to start using . It is impossible to keep up with everything.

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