ABC of OCC - F

F is for Facebook. Hmmm, some of our supporters have wondered why we have an OCC UK page on Facebook with all the reports in the press about cyber bullying, loss of privacy and inappropriate usage on Social Networking sites. I am aware that most people reading this will have come to it via Facebook, but I would ask you to encourage others to visit our site.

When OCC started this year we had around 8,000 followers - we have a staff member now who looks after the OCC Facebook page so it is monitored so that immediate responses to queries can be made. He also keeps an eye on any negative and untrue stories about OCC which appear anywhere on the web which enables us to make a swift correction. The current count of 'friends' on our site is now well over 12,000 and rising everyday. We can count how many people view the comments and all the photos, films and quips are a real encouragement to staff & volunteers alike.

There may be some who use Facebook but don't want to visit our site - who may be (like me) not too sure who can see what. They may think that if they put a comment onto it OCC will be able to view their holiday snaps! It doesn't work like that - but we know that there a some wonderful as yet 'unsung heroes' out there who deserve a mention and Facebook is a great place to talk about their work - not just for their benefit but to give others ideas too. So ask them to visit http://www.facebook.com/occuk or if they won't, take a photo (and with their permission) tell us about the great OCC things that are happening!