Comments on: Social Media: A Glorious Timewaster?

By: Maggie

Maggie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:29:06 +0000

haha that made em laugh. Social media can be a powerful tool when we have a strategy in place. It’s a transition from the traditional WOM networks.

By: ses5909

ses5909 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:02:54 +0000

Social Media is one of those things that every site owner needs to consider and hopefully develop a plan of attack when promoting their site, but it isn’t the be all end all, as you suggested.

I get around a lot online (insert whore joke here) and until about 2 months ago, I didn’t have a facebook account which was a huge surprise to most people who know me as I’m a big believer in the “it’s who you know” philosophy.

In the offline business world, so many things happen because of WHO you know, not WHAT you know and it’s no surprise that the online world is following suit.

I don’t think Social media is going anywhere, but it will continue to evolve. Luckily though, even though WHO you know may get you in the door, you still have to have the goods to back it up.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:45:22 +0000

Rhea, you rascal…we’ll check out that site. AFTER they all take the movie compatibility quiz.

Donna, thanks for poking me! Good thing I don’t have any work to do today!

By: DazzlinDonna

DazzlinDonna — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:01:43 +0000

Yippee! Thanks. I feel all better now that I’ve found you and poked you. I won’t be all grumpy now.

By: Rhea Drysdale

Rhea Drysdale — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:57:17 +0000

I’m sorry your taste in movies stinks! Jk.

By the way, I made a new friend who belongs to Dev Chics: http://devchix.com. I told them about SEO Chicks and said we should form one massive chic group that takes over the world.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:55:30 +0000

Donna!! Poke me! Julianne Adair Joyce. I’ve cleverly kept my identity well hidden on Facebook lest I am besieged by pokes. I’ve just added you. Lisa and I are huge fans!

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Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:45:01 +0000

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By: DazzlinDonna

DazzlinDonna — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:38:58 +0000

Oh the wasted time…First, wait eons for each page on Facebook to load. Next, try to search for Julie Joyce so I can add her as a friend, and then poke her. Wait…wait…wait some more. Go through 4 pages of Julies and come to the conclusion that you dont have a clue which one it is. Not even sure if that’s what I should be searching for. Bah, I’m too old for this. /sigh.

Woulda poked ya if i could’ve.

By: Julie Joyce

Julie Joyce — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:44:02 +0000

I once added up my latte costs per month and it was enough for another mortgage. Best not to look too carefully into things like how much time we waste.

Going to poke you now…

By: Lisa Ditlefsen

Lisa Ditlefsen — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:41:02 +0000

haha! That is an excellent post Julie, some very good points. I love reading your blogposts!

I’m such a facebook whore, that reminds me, need to poke you ;0) Seriously it’s so feckin addictive, and totally a time eater. When I had the time management course the other week all I could think was, how much time could I save if I just didn’t go on facebook for a day. I haven’t checked as I think that would scare the crap out of me. I always thought that I didn’t care what people thought of me, until facebook. All sorts of ridiculous insecurities pops up.

And I must admit the first month it was all so exciting to see what my friends I haven’t seen since primary school are doing now, how many kids they have and all that. But what the hell are you going to talk about now at the school reunion?? “Saw you added some photos from your holiday…LAST WEEK!!”

I’m also quiet shocked over how many random friend requests I get, I have never seen you in my life??!! Then suddenly the scene from Cableguy where Jim Carrey is standing in the rain and says “don’t you want to be my friend anymore” pops into my head and I feel all bad and add them anyway. Suddenly I have an additional 50 “friends” I’ve never met looking at my holiday photos knowing what I had for breakfast how drunk I was last night and so on. Scary! Not to mention when your clients start adding you…..(don’t worry Andy it doesn’t apply to you, you’re hot) God help me, I’m going to get fired!

Anyway, must go, currently got a poke war with Scott Polk to settle!!