The recent chapter 11 bankruptcy filing from the Coliseum Enteratinment Megaplex in Camp Hill was certainly disappointing news for me, and after giving it a quick thought I figured the least I could do to help the place rebound (besides increasing the number of $2 pints I consume there) was to create a fan page on facebook. Pages on facebook are pretty similar to facebook groups, just with better features and capabilities. And thanks to the help of HarrisburgNightlife.com, I was quickly able to throw together a decent page where people can freely join and show their support of the place - click here to check it out for yourself.
Now if you have never been a fan of the Coliseum’s $2 selection of 24 beers on tap, the 80 some plasma screens, million dollar plus arcade, 2 restaurants, Maggie Moos Creamery, or bowling lanes then feel no need to support the place. That’s not to say however, that there aren’t a number of other local business pages on facebook that you might be fond of. For instance, I’ve created pages for Troegs, Appalachian Brewing Company, Isaac’s Restaurant, Maggies Italian Ice and a number of others.
It’s easy to do, so if you’d like to see your favorite hangout gain popularity on facebook then just create a page (as long as it isn’t already in existence of course) and invite your friends to join. I’m kind of amazed at how quickly people can connect on common interests over facebook and the like, and I’m hoping with a few clicks of the mouse that we’ll be able to help out some of our favorite local businesses.
Remember what life was like before Social Networking? Yeah, me neither. Actually I’m writing this post to let you all know that effective immediately, I will be resigning from Spotobe to concentrate on my social networking full time. Well, no, actually I won’t, but still, sometimes it feels like keeping up with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Plurk, LinkedIn, Flickr and whatever is going to be coming out tomorrow takes an unhealthy amount of time.
That’s beside the point though. As you may know, Spotobe is already on Twitter and has been posting photos on Flickr for a while. Now we’ve added Facebook and MySpace pages, both of which could be a resource to the Spotobe community. Please check us out on both and become our fan or friend, respectively.
I think both MySpace and Facebook could help Spotobeings see who else is using the site, which in and of itself is kind of cool. Beyond that though, both pages have some other benefits. On the Facebook page, I would really love to see Spotobe fans begin taking pictures when they go out and posting them in the “fan pictures” section. One of our loyal readers was kind enough to post some pictures from the Billy Joel concert a few weeks back, and that’s awesome. We want Spotobe to be as open as possible, and anything you are willing to share with our community only adds to the experience as a whole. If you are feeling super generous, you could also click on the “share this” option, and stick a link in your profile.
As for the MySpace page, it’s pretty freakin’ nifty looking, isn’t it? On there, you can send us messages and see a lot of the bands whose gigs we list every week. Both pages are still works in progress, and if there is any application that you think would be useful on either, let us know, either in the comments section here or on one of the pages.
Now get out there and have yourself a weekend.
