My new favorite Facebook story (we’re on TV!) 03/24/2010
Posted by Derek Belt in On the Job.Tags: digital media, Facebook, groundswell, media, social media
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A very cool social media story happened to me today. A wall post came through our Facebook page from a guy whose dad found a lost1985 class ring from the UW. He really wanted to find its owner and was asking our community for help. He gave a few details but obviously didn’t want to give too much away. I thought this was a pretty cool project and contacted him with a direct message. I wanted to leave the Facebook post open in case we were able to find the ring’s owner. What a story that would be, right?
We chatted back and forth for the better part of the day. I asked him to take a closer look at the ring and tell me everything he knew. Upon doing so, he realized there was actually a name inscribed on the inside. We now had the owner’s name and graduation year, so I ran the two through the alumni database and found a woman I thought to be the owner. I called her and, yes, it was her ring! But that’s not what makes the story so amazing. Not by a long shot. (more…)
