Comments on: Social Media Mistakes Businesses Should Avoid
By Dave Skinner on 05-27-09
Then I guess I should go ahead and open my dream business:A combination liquor store, smoke shop and rifle range…
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
A REAL Convenience Store
By Jessica Dennis on 05-28-09
Fantastic article Mark, as social media grows and more people get involved it’s good to be reminded of the basic do’s and dont’s. Too often I see these rules broken.
By Dawn on 05-28-09
I have to say that the first thing that came to mind when I read the title are those that post 10 or more promotional posts in a row, very irritating.Great post
By Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound on 05-28-09
Thanks for the warning about discussing politics and dropping the F-bomb.
I’m amazed at the number of otherwise bright business consultants who throw the F-word around like they’re talking to their buddies at the bar. They’d never think of using this language in the executive suite, but forget that the same CEOs who might hire them could be following them on Twitter.
Ditto for politics. Why aggravate people who are in a position to hire you?
By Charles MacKay on 05-28-09
Wonderful article, especially like the firehose analogy. This also figues large in managing a twitter page - I won’t allow followers, and I won’t follow, twitter firehoses. I’m looking to connect with those who are making genuine contributions, not those who think having the most tweets and the most followers are some kind of badge of honor.
By Dennis DiPasquale | Kenazz Communication on 05-28-09
Perfect article, and I too love the firehose analogy. I can’t stand when I follow someone who looks lke they have something useful to add to my feed and I just get tweetspam. As a profession who advises people how to use Twitter, I just find it appalling and detrimental to the medium at large.
Kudos!
By Alissa Sheley on 05-28-09
Nice post. I particularly agree with rule #1 - if I wanted an RSS feed, I’m smart enough to grab it myself. : )
I follow and friend people because I want to know more about them and their businesses. I want to interact with them like real people, not be spoon-fed the latest release they just put out. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate when people let you know they’ve got a new blog post, but that shouldn’t be the only updates they are posting.
By Karen on 05-28-09
Twitter has been a great place to meet some fascinating people - people with the same business interests as well as similar interests in music, etc. It can be a lot of fun but you’re right too many are out there selling, selling, selling. No one wants to be sold to.BTW Your article got tweeted and i found it smartbrief.com - it’s very interesting how information is spread
Thanks for a great article
@karendavison
By rondostar on 05-28-09
Great post, Mark. I hope there is a follow-up. So many brands think that just by signing up to social media sites/services and posting press releases that they are doing it right. It’s kind of a blessing that there are so many bad examples out there that we can actually make case studies from them, and consult others on how to do it right. It’s goldmine-time for you and the rest of us who are preaching the good word. Thanks!
-Rondo
@rondostar
By Steven K Williams on 05-31-09
Nice job with the comparative analysis on live interaction vs.electronic….the firehose, F-bombing in the bar with your buds, political debates in your crowded buisiness. The reaction for most when they encounter these situations is: (live) they stroll; (electronic) they scroll.Great insight!
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