Ahh, I see. It was a rant, not a request for advice. On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:54 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: > From: David Parsons >> >> You don't have to spend 24/7 on facebook and blog and website, but you >> do need to put in a little bit of time. >> >> How much time do you spend reading PDML and other websites each day? >> Does the help your photography business? >> > > As I noted, I already spend more time on the computer keeping up with the > PDML than I probably should. But I don't do it for "photography business", I > do it for fun. > > This is all the social media I want. > >> Really, once you are all setup, it's a few minutes a day checking on >> any posts to your page's wall, and a post every few days to keep your >> followers updated. >> > > I apparently didn't make clear just how loathsome I find Facebook. I don't > begrudge "a few minutes a day", I begrudge having anything to do with it at > all. A shit sandwich with lettuce and tomato on whole wheat bread is still a > shit sandwich. > > >> You get out as much as you put in, so a little bit of time is an easy >> investment, especially a free service that everyone is on. >> > > I already get out what I put in, and I'm happy with the R.O.I. just the way > it is. ;-D > > >> If you don't want to socialize, don't create a personal account, just >> a page for your business. > > One thing I did get out of the presentations ... (I was paying attention and > taking notes, even if I didn't care for what I was hearing) ... is you have > to create a personal account before you can have a page for your business. > One thing stressed over and over in the presentations is you're not really > supposed to have a "business" on Facebook, although those rules are > apparently more of a wink and a nod than anything that's actually enforced. > > Most of the presentations were about the many and varied ways to get around > Facebook's anti-commercial activity rules; how to "disguise" your business > use so you won't get kicked off. Mostly it was how to break Facebook's > rules; how to cheat and not get caught. > > It wasn't *all* Facebook. There was a bunch of stuff about YouTube and > Google, but it all linked back to Facebook and how use it to improve your > ratings on Google and YouTube. It was about how to "friend" people for your > own profit. Nothing about really being friendly, just how to "friend" > someone so you can use them. It's not so much social networking, as it is > sociopathic networking. > > I've had people try to use me. I don't like it. I wouldn't like myself very > much if I became another callous user. > > Maybe I'm naive, but I ain't gonna' do it. > > > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3376 - Release Date: 01/12/11 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. >
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