Spokane Chapter Now On Facebook

The Spokane chapter of the Northwest Ecobuilding Guild is the first chapter to take themselves online using the free social networking website Facebook.

Once a college student phenomenon, Facebook now has more than 200 million active users, with its fastest growing demographic those 35 years and older, and more than 100 million users logging on to Facebook at least once each day.

Facebook's applications include photo and video upload, event posting and content sharing (web links, blog posts, notes, news stories etc...)

To showcase its most recent addition of rich features, Facebook partnered with several world-renowned individuals and organizations:

• President Obama is rallying support for new U.S. policies and initiatives

• “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is giving viewers a new way to interact

• U2 is connecting with fans of their new album

• CNN is providing breaking developments to news junkies

• Stanford University is sharing its discoveries and knowledge

• The NBA’s star athletes are posting photos and video highlights from their games

• LIVESTRONG is empowering cancer survivors and advocates in the global fight against cancer and raising awareness about the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign

And, added to that list is, of course, the Spokane Chapter of the NWEBG, inviting all to join them in the Guild's mission to build local living economies, safeguard the ecological diversity of their bioregion and champion human health and community.

Visit the Spokane Chapter's Facebook group now, and stay tuned for updates on their success in using this platform.

Facebook has created step-by-step instructions for any public figure or organization wanting to create a presence on their site. In addition, Facebook offers best-practice suggestions for public figures, non-profits or other organizations, entertainers and bands. This can be found at Best Practices.