Comments on: Social Media and Friendship: Ain’t too Proud to Beg

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:10:21 +0000

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By: marieveebee

marieveebee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:30:28 +0000

Oh wow, that is so cool! *high-five* right back 'atcha!

By: katy

katy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:00:13 +0000

Great post – ideally you can strike a balance between making people aware of your projects and spamming them with irrelevant crap. So few people have the patience to take the slow route and build their audience by offering valuable content.

By: beccameyers

beccameyers — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:42:02 +0000

I immediately sent this to a client because we were just discussing this exact situation! I was trying to explain to her this exact point…

“Of course numbers are impressive, but what do they really mean? If you have 100 Facebook fans, and 50% became a fan simply out of friendship, does that mean you are still getting the message out? Or, does it just mean you have a larger number that you can brag to your client about?”

Thank you for helping me. It's great when I have backup. In your face client! No but seriously, it is an excellent post. High five!

By: PR Cog

PR Cog — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:48:01 +0000

I actually don't object to these requests for open events, etc. I never know where my FB friends have ended up, even if the “is not attending” tag shows up maybe someone else that'll see it is in-fact interested.

However, if it's a non-event party (e.g. a birthday party where not everyone is welcome) it is definitely aggravating.

By: marieveebee

marieveebee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:54:54 +0000

Nicole,
Thanks for the comment! “Qualified” is a great term BTW!

By: marieveebee

marieveebee — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:50:12 +0000

Hi Brenda,
Thanks so much for checking it out! I think that's also what is so frustrating – they have the capability to filter and they don't! I'm glad I'm not the only one that is bothered by this

By: Tara & Christine

Tara & Christine — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:27:13 +0000

I like that Nicole. “Qualified” followers are much more important than the final number. Unfortunately, until we all stop checking each other's stats, the number of followers you have still has value.

I am guilty of it. I will take a quick peek on Twitter to see how many followers someone has and use it as a benchmark to calculate their importance within the industry. Which is silly because I know how many bots are following me right now! lol – Tara

By: Nicole VanScoten

Nicole VanScoten — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:20:19 +0000

Marie,

Great post and thanks for the link! Like you, I get invited to become a fan of random things everyday -- half of which are not even near where I live. It's annoying to say the least.

I like to use the word "qualified" followers/fans when talking to my clients, and explain to them that it's really NOT a numbers game. You can have 1,000 fans/followers, but if not one of them really cares about your company/product/service/etc., then you really have NOTHING. Rather, a company with 100 qualified followers is in a much better position, despite the difference in the numbers.

Great post!

By: Brenda Drake

Brenda Drake — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:43:05 +0000

Love the post Marie! What bothers me even more about the fan page requests is that Facebook lets you filter your friends list! You can choose people just in your area or just people you went to high school with (without having the group function enabled). I wholeheartedly join the movement – please, please stop the irrelevant fan page requests!