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Sheryl [Member] in response to: Social Networking Groups

Sheryl [Member] — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:17:32 +0000

Hello Kikolani,
You seem to be allot better at FaceBook than I am. I just dread even logging in. I have just a few 'friends' and they are not even people that are from my off line life. I may just delete them all. LOL!

The couple of groups I belong to are pretty much dead. Not even sure when someone posted last.

I have been a bit lost about how people are using the new parts of FaceBook, last night I went to a online cast by Ed Dale and he went over a few of the changes. Although I am still lost. I do understand a bit more about the personal page and the fan pages.

This way you can have marketing page yet, you do not have to 'friend' everyone that you want to communicate with. It also has a more 'real time' appeal.

Here is a pdf that may help a bit. Facebook Pages Product Guide

I figure if FB is growing at this rate then I better get my butt in gear and figure this out. LOL!

Now, we just need one of you all to post "How To FaceBook for Dummies". ;)

Sheryl Loch

Kikolani | Blogging, Poetry, Photography [Visitor] in response to: Social Networking Groups

Kikolani | Blogging, Poetry, Photography [Visitor] — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:36:02 +0000

I think the Facebook fan pages are more to separate a person's personal Facebook for friends, coworkers, and people they know in person from all the people they contact through their website or business. It makes sense if someone wants to save their personal Facebook to do the fun things with, like posting silly photos of themselves, or sharing personal information. Then they can have their Facebook page to promote their professional persona.

These are great tips. I need to get some conversation starters going on my Facebook page. :)

Sheryl [Member] in response to: Social Networking Groups

Sheryl [Member] — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:53:37 +0000

Hello Mitch,
I did not even think about the fan pages when I wrote this.
I agree, I am not in a rock star frame of mind to set up my own. I do see where they could be used for a company, band, or famous person. Other than that it would have to be someone that I personally know for me to be a fan of theirs.

Some groups are geared at posting ads, I have never seen them be to effective because all the members just post their own links & never look at anyone elses'.

I guess if the links in a group are directly associated with the topic you can allow them. I would just be afraid it would become a habit. I prefer links to information or links without an affiliate attached.

Yes, my background was made just for me. Nope you will not see another one just like it! It's got some of my favorite things pictured! :)

@Brian, Facebook apps also drive me nuts! That is one reason I seldom go there. That & I also get all the invites to groups that I do not want to join (most break my rules listed above).

I did belong to a few Yahoo groups at one time until they also became more like a marketing mail list. I had 2 that started with no links, then let you put a sig line, now, the sig lines are bigger than their post. Those groups are now filled into my spam box until I get the gumption to remove them.

Brian D. Hawkins [Visitor] in response to: Social Networking Groups

Brian D. Hawkins [Visitor] — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:24:41 +0000

Groups are one of those things that are always on my list but I rarely get to it. Facebook and Myspace bother me with all the apps and stuff but I would like a nice BlogCatalog group.

I do have a Yahoo group. I started it several years ago and it's still active today. It has a whole 50 or so members lol I ruined the group by breaking your #2 and #4 rules. I let others post ads to the group and it's essentially another useless Yahoo group where no one reads the messages - including me. One day I'll get around to deleting it.

Mitch [Visitor] in response to: Social Networking Groups

Mitch [Visitor] — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:54:38 +0000

One of the oddest things I've seen on Facebook is the creation of "fan of" groups, where people create them for themselves and ask people to join up. Though I'd love to have a fan page, for me to set one up for myself seems to be the epitome of narcissism that I just couldn't get my mind around. I have started two other groups, though, and I have one or two people who have used the group to post links to their products. I think it's bad practice, but I let it go because they were geared towards the audience of those groups.

Great stuff here! Interesting background. lol