Announcement April Fools 2013 - Big Announcement: BYC & Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Partnership - BeakBook

[chickadoodles]

I am still new on the BYC site and I do love it! I have been on Facebook for nearly 3 yrs and I do like it, I keep my privacy settings high so that only my family and friends can see my pic's and posts.
I keep looking for the LIKE button on BYC so that I can like ppl's posts! That would be a nice thing...
I also think it would help ppl that want to sell their eggs and chickens to ppl that live close to them.
I have been having trouble finding what I want anywhere near where I live.
Congrats on the new BeakBook!

 

[Mi Ranchito]

I really like the idea of someone as great as the CEO of Facebook advocating for having backyard chickens and the idea of being a more aware consumer of what is eaten....I gave up facebook some years back and so I am not currently with facebook...but I like the idea of "beakbook!" Good luck with your endeavor!

 

[JanetS]

Say it ain't so!!
I like BYC the way it is. Don't change it!!! If BYC becomes something like Facebook I'm out of here. This is sad news.

 

[Reyvaughn]

 

[gryeyes]

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh!

I can hardly wait for later updates today on "BeakBook."

...where's that popcorn eatin' smilie in front of the monitor, anyway....

 

[suebee]

Rob, will you please clear something up? Will "this" BYC website stay the same? I will no longer be a member if it morphs into Facebook.
Today is my 6th year here (10 years all together)

 

[Wisher1000]

I love BYC the way it is and I DON'T WANT IT TO CHANGE.

Click the thumbs up on this post if you agree and let's send Nifty a message...

DON'T MESS WITH OUR
BACKYARD CHICKENS!

(or with us!)

 

[tadpole98]

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This is some amazing news that has been in the works for the past 7 months. We’re excited to finally announce it to our community!!! Starting today, BYC will be partnering directly with Facebook’s very own Founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to help establish the idea of raising backyard chickens to the same level as raising a dog or cat.
Some Background:

About two years ago, news broke that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder / CEO of Facebook, had decided to only eat animals that he, himself, had killed. For more details on this, see here: http://mashable.com/2011/05/27/mark-zuckerberg-eats-kills/ We’re not sure, but we suspect that some of Mark’s earlier experiences with chickens (if you’ve seen the movie “The Social Network” about the creation of Facebook you’ll know to what we’re referring) have helped shape some of his views and ideas on raising chickens. Because of these and many other factors, Mark has become even more familiar with the many benefits of raising backyard chickens and is a huge proponent of the growing trend. With last year’s IPO of Facebook and the company being flushed with cash, Mark knew it was time to really put some resources behind some very worthy causes. He first stumbled on our huge BYC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/raisingbackyardchickens) and then found our community here on BYC. Mark was impressed by the amazing group of individuals we have here and the incredible passion our members have for the proper care of backyard chickens. Around July of last year, we were contacted by Mark and have since been working quietly together to find ways to really promote chickens as “the new dog”. (Note: we hope that the presence of pictures on the internet of Mark holding a chicken precariously does not detract from his desire to show his support of this movement: https://www.google.com/search?q=mark+zuckerberg+chicken )
The Plan:

The specific details of the new partnership are still being worked out, but we have a few ideas on how we’ll be able to bring raising backyard chickens fully into the mainstream. One of the most exciting ideas that came together during a late night brainstorming session was a mashup of BYC and Facebook called “BeakBook”. Again, the details are still being ironed out, and we can’t share too much information because new and potentially HUGE game-changing ideas are so quickly stolen and copied on the internet… but expect “BeakBook” to be core to the execution of our strategy! We’re sorry we can’t share more details with you all, but we felt it was more important to share this wonderful news sooner than later, especially so we can get your ideas and feedback. Here’s what we need from you, reply with:

1. What do you think about this new partnership?
2. Do you “Like” our Facebook Page with over 43,000 likes?
3. How do you like the name “BeakBook”
4. If you were going to combine the best of FaceBook and the best of BYC, what would you like to see?
5. What other ideas do you have to help get the idea of raising backyard chickens even more solidified in the consciousness of the general public?

We look forward to your thoughts, ideas, and comments!

Exciting!!! 1. I love the idea of partnership. 2. I have liked it 3. Beak book is so creative I love it! 4. I would want to be able to like pages, make pages, have friends. 5. I have no clue! Lol - Can't wait!

 

[pattyhen]

Great idea.. I love it..

pattyhen

 

[EweSheep]

I think it is good for publicity!

However, I would err to the side of caution of merging FB with BYC. Granted, FB has been a great source of people getting together for the common interest such like certain breeds. I don't think the BYC FB's page would suffer either. It has a good number of people in there. For those people that hate FB, you can CONTROL who you want on your FB page, and we do have a couple of our members solely going on FB just for ONE thing and one thing only. They didn't add any of their friends or families so there were nothing on their feed lines except the news of what club they are interested in. BYC and FB has worked together, without it, we would not have create members. I like it both ways.

I can not imagine no BYC, particuarly when I have been with BYC with some of the original owners and moderators.

We have come a long ways, baby!