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Editor’s note: A version of this article was published in our Aug. 21, 2009, print editions as part of our "neighborsgo primer" in the third of three Back to School editions.
WE PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS
More than 250 million people are on Facebook.
If everyone who uses the social-networking Web site lived in one country, it would be the fourth-largest in the world, behind China, India and the United States.
Neighborsgo.com has about 17,500 registered users.
If we were a country, we’d be the 218th-largest, below Palau (20,796) and above the Polynesian French island territory of Wallis and Futuna (15,289).
Like Facebook, neighborsgo.com helps you connect with people and share information.
Unlike Facebook, we publish the stories and photos posted on our Web site into our print newspaper every week.
We see social-media sites as means to an end: To spread the good news about your community.
So if you’re on Facebook, we’d like to invite you to befriend us at facebook.com/neighborsgo.
This could lead you to join neighborsgo.com.
And who knows? If enough people sign up, we might catch Palau and get to No. 217.
Happy posting, neighborsgo nation!
TWEET ONLINE, GET IN PRINT
You’re probably sick of hearing about Twitter.
So sick that you’ve logged on to Twitter.com and created an account, just to see what the fuss is about.
Like Facebook, Twitter is a free social-networking service.
Unlike Facebook, messages – known as tweets – posted on the site cannot exceed 140 characters. Some folks use it to discuss Big, Important Issues – like health care and the elections in Iran.Others use it to relate more mundane activities – like the TV-commercial dad sitting on the patio who Twitters “I am sitting on the patio,” much to the dismay of his teenage son.At neighborsgo, we use it to interact and communicate daily with readers. We have a general account – twitter.com/neighborsgo – and we also have community-specific accounts*:- Allen: @Allen_GO
- Best Southwest: @BestSouthwest
- Carrollton/Farmers Branch/Addison: @carrolltongo
- Coppell/Valley Ranch: @coppellgo
- Downtown/Uptown Dallas: @DtownUPtown
- Far North Dallas: @FarNDallasGO
- Frisco: @friscogo
- Garland: @GarlandGo
- Irving: @irvinggo
- Lake Highlands: @LakeHighlandsGO
- Lewisville /Flower Mound / Highland Village: @lewisvillego
- McKinney: @McKinneyGO
- Mesquite/Balch Springs: @Mesquite
- North Dallas: @NorthDallas
- Park Cities: @ParkCities
- Plano/West Plano: @planogo
- Richardson: @richardsongo
- Rockwall/Heath: @rockwallheathgo
- Rowlett: @rowlettgo
- Royce City: @roysecitygo
- White Rock/M Streets/Lakewood: @whiterockgo
- Wylie/Murphy/Sachse: @WMS_GO
So whether you’re sitting on the patio or in the kitchen or in Wallis and Futuna, log on and follow us, please.
The conversation we start online today could lead to you getting in print next week!
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SOURCES FOR NUMBERS: Facebook.com, Census.gov, neighborsgo.com
* Don't see your community listed? Drop us a line at community@neighborsgo.com or DM us @neighborsgo, and we'll see what we can do. Thanks for reading/Tweeting/following!
