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My Facebook Challenge

Submitted by Tom Readmond on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 12:04
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About a month ago I created a Facebook group called "1,000,000 Republicans say Democrats don't own the web".  I wanted to use some competitive spirit to demonstrate that there were lots of Republicans engaged online, to counter all the chatter that the Democrats dominate the Internet.

I didn't really have time to promote it beyond inviting my friends, and then like about 80% of Facebook groups, I promptly stopped checking or maintaining it.  However, today I went back, and it has continued to grow (slowly, but growth is growth).

I've thought of trying some experiments there, such as open-sourcing the group (I realize the potential for vandalism, but it would be incumbent on the rest of us to police it), and I'd definitely like to hear others' thoughts.

So, if you're on Facebook, join up and help me with this!

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Facebook?? what's facebook...

Submitted by Keith_Indy on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 14:46.

Can't access it from work, therefore it doesn't exist.

I'll have to start trying it out once we get our internet situation sorted out at home.  That aspect of semi-rural living sucks.

Anyone here know how to create Facebook apps?

Submitted by Tom Readmond on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 15:40.

I'm glad I posted my "1,000,000 Republcians say the Democrats don't own the Web" Facebook group here.  It grew by about 30 members in 48 hours!

While I'm a big believer in making greater use of Web 2.0 and I have a better-than-layman's understanding, I don't have much programming knowledge, so I'm hoping someone here can help. 

Would it be possible to create a Facebook app connected to this group that you could place in your profile saying "xxx Republicans say Democrats don't own the Web" and updates with the current number of members in the group?  This doesn't seem like it would be a big deal, but as I said, I don't have the slightest idea!

Any thoughts would be appreciated.  I'd probably even be willing to pay a token sum to a developer who could get it done.