Comments on: A Couple of Facebook Myths http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/facebook-myths/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:01:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Laura http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/facebook-myths/#comment-112 Laura Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:31:23 +0000 http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-112 I think you have more men in your group because you are a man. Women are more hesitant to make connections with men online when they do not know the person. Men are also more likely to feel comfortable contacting a man they do not know than a woman, especially when she is frankly unattractive, for fear the gesture will be misinterpreted! FaceBook doesn't really give you a way to learn about a person before you initiate that connection, not even to see the person's motive in using FaceBook. I have more women in my FaceBook network, my husband has more men. Even at Chamber events offline, you see people more willing to approach based on their gender. I think you have more men in your group because you are a man. Women are more hesitant to make connections with men online when they do not know the person. Men are also more likely to feel comfortable contacting a man they do not know than a woman, especially when she is frankly unattractive, for fear the gesture will be misinterpreted! FaceBook doesn’t really give you a way to learn about a person before you initiate that connection, not even to see the person’s motive in using FaceBook.

I have more women in my FaceBook network, my husband has more men. Even at Chamber events offline, you see people more willing to approach based on their gender.

]]> By: heathergardner http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/facebook-myths/#comment-100 heathergardner Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:51:23 +0000 http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-100 Great stats Jim! I hadn't realized that having a fan page also offered such great information on the participants. By the way, you ROCK at social media. Just in case I neglected to tell you earlier. Best, Heather www.heathergardner.com Great stats Jim! I hadn’t realized that having a fan page also offered such great information on the participants.

By the way, you ROCK at social media. Just in case I neglected to tell you earlier.

Best,
Heather
http://www.heathergardner.com

]]> By: Jasmina Duric http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/facebook-myths/#comment-98 Jasmina Duric Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:31:43 +0000 http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-98 Hi Jim Your small Facebook-Survey is really interesting! I made the same experience! "Business-People" +30 think Facebook is an unprofessional Social Network and they would never open an account in this Platform. They prefer to stay an LinkedIn, Xing, whatever,... Indeed compared to other "professional" Website Facebook just makes more fun! And I think, thats the reason why you also have elderly people, those are the one who like to play ;-) And despite that...think about the huge amount of information Facebook has over the user!!! It's the marketers dream! :-) Kind regards from Spain - Jasmina Duric www.kreativfabrik.blogspot.com Hi Jim

Your small Facebook-Survey is really interesting!

I made the same experience! “Business-People” +30 think Facebook is an unprofessional Social Network and they would never open an account in this Platform. They prefer to stay an LinkedIn, Xing, whatever,…

Indeed compared to other “professional” Website Facebook just makes more fun! And I think, thats the reason why you also have elderly people, those are the one who like to play ;-)

And despite that…think about the huge amount of information Facebook has over the user!!! It’s the marketers dream! :-)

Kind regards from Spain
- Jasmina Duric

http://www.kreativfabrik.blogspot.com

]]> By: Warren Whitlock http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/facebook-myths/#comment-94 Warren Whitlock Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:15:04 +0000 http://pitbullmarketing.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-94 I wish we could put this silly argument to rest. Social networking should be about using the media where your colleagues and customers are. ANyone who thinks that they will figure out which is the "right" on is missing the point... you should be on any that will allow you to do more, meet more people, and accomplish your goals Ans for those LinkedIn only folks.. GET A CLUE. LinkedIN is a great online rolodex and good for recruiter and job finding, but NOT a social network. Once you've used real social media, Linked pales by comparison. Of course you should have a Linkedin Profile. No doubt about it. But it's hardly the end all be all some say. Lastly, "too informal".. have you been on a plane recently? The whole culture is more informal. "Too many kids".. is also a lame excuse. Your kids use the phone, does that stop you from doing business on the phone? Jim is right. Listen to him and get social. I wish we could put this silly argument to rest.

Social networking should be about using the media where your colleagues and customers are. ANyone who thinks that they will figure out which is the “right” on is missing the point… you should be on any that will allow you to do more, meet more people, and accomplish your goals

Ans for those LinkedIn only folks.. GET A CLUE. LinkedIN is a great online rolodex and good for recruiter and job finding, but NOT a social network. Once you’ve used real social media, Linked pales by comparison.

Of course you should have a Linkedin Profile. No doubt about it. But it’s hardly the end all be all some say.

Lastly, “too informal”.. have you been on a plane recently? The whole culture is more informal. “Too many kids”.. is also a lame excuse. Your kids use the phone, does that stop you from doing business on the phone?

Jim is right. Listen to him and get social.

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