YA GOTTA HAVE FRIENDS! BP MARKOWITZ LAUNCHES FACEBOOK "FAN" SITE AFTER TOPPING OUT AT 5,000 ON "FRIENDS" PAGE
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is inviting Facebookers to join his new "fan" page ( http://bk.ly/Ta ) after his extraordinarily popular "friends" site ( http://bk.ly/Tb ) hit 5,000 friends--the maximum allowed by Facebook. Marty's Facebook page was launched in 2008, providing a community space for initiatives and events of the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, as well as a forum for Brooklynites and "wannabe" Brooklynites alike.
"There are nearly 2.6 million Brooklynites spread out over 71 square miles, and Facebook is an effective way of connecting our diverse communities and making what my office does more relevant to a larger number of people--particularly younger Brooklynites," said BP Markowitz. "I sincerely thank the 5,000 Facebookers from our borough and beyond who 'friended' me, and look forward to plenty of posts from supporters on my new fan page celebrating all things
In addition to Marty's fan and friends sites, the Borough President's Office administers the Brooklyn Facebook page ( http://bk.ly/Sw )--currently with nearly 36,000 fans--and the Brooklyn,