Via Twitter... a list of Social Media Faux Pas - add your own! What sorts of behaviors do you see on Twitter and Facebook, etc. that you think actually deter people from being interested in a brand?

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Thanks for posting this, Tess. I especially liked the last one- The Twitter Hall of Shame.

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Kimberly
Facebook Marketing Magic!

Thanks Tess, great reading now that I have actively started using Twitter. The only issue I have is the blatant advertising of your brand over and over.

Oh and one more: Facebook friends - please quick hitting my with snowballs, hanging ornaments on my tree, etc. I appreciate that you are thinking of me but they take so much time to go through.

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Lee Drozak
My Office Assistant

wow tons of info. I'm just getting started with social networking so this is awesome.

I wonder if people are going to get tired of social networking on line - with everyone getting busier and busier, something may have to go and SN may be one of the first. Just wondering. What do you folks think?

I signed up with a Twitter account and rarely have time to go to it.

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Julia

Julia - I agree, I have just signed up with Twitter and have not had time to post to it.

I have to say it took me awhile to get myself going on twitter. I signed up and just left it there for so long but then started to use it more and now I joined ping.fm and you can update several networking sites at once. You can change your status updates and posts all at once which saves you time and patience!!

I believe social media is here to stay. If it didn't where would all the authors, speakers, virtual businesses etc go? There will be many changes as the years go by and greater options will be available but will never end.

Originally Posted by scarcasole

I believe social media is here to stay. If it didn't where would all the authors, speakers, virtual businesses etc go?

Probably the same places they went before social networking came along. They would frequent their industries forums (like we do on this one) and network for real, in person. I think it's hard to get a read on someone from a social networking site, you can make yourself out to be anything you want. I still think the personal touch will always win out.

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Julia

I've read that we can expect a dip in social media participation when the initial rush wears off, but that it will still continue to have increasing impact. It is indeed time consuming. But marketing and PR always have taken time, and are delegated to specialized staff. Which is why VAs are in a good place to offer social media services.

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Mary H. Ruth/Virtual Writing & Communications
http://www.writingVA.com

Originally Posted by Prime Admin Solutions

Probably the same places they went before social networking came along. They would frequent their industries forums (like we do on this one) and network for real, in person. I think it's hard to get a read on someone from a social networking site, you can make yourself out to be anything you want. I still think the personal touch will always win out.

I'm not sure I agree that the personal touch will take over social networking. For a virtual assistant or someone who is marketing primarily to an online market of people who might be very far away, it's a great way to keep in touch and simulate a face-to-face relationship and build friendships and contacts that you wouldn't be able to face to face.

Social networking has been around as long as I've been online, since 1995, just in different skins. ICQ, AIM, Chat rooms, etc. were, in my mind, all social networking tools that evolved into what we have today. Sure twitter and facebook might not be around in 10 years, but they'll be replaced with something else that allows us to connect with people far away.



Since I'm just really getting started in this newest wave of social networking, I'm grateful for any tips and tricks I can get, especially on etiquette, so thank you for the post!

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