If people
use the social networks for business, things such as the number of followers
and “likes” matter, but, in any circumstances, it’s advisable not to be clingy,
annoying. I enjoy marketing and advertising, and I want to take courses in the
area someday, but, in the meantime, I’m able to talk about it only as an
enthusiastic amateur. As such, and as a common consumer, I’m sure at least of
the things I like to see. Ads must captivate us somehow, they can’t be boring.
As there are many advertising vehicles, in each one there’s a specific way to
do so. Except for paid ads, that have a proper usage, our own “homemade” kind
of advertisements have to be subtle on the social networks or, otherwise, we
risk being considered inconvenient.
When people
want to divulge their work _ a book, for instance _ on the social networks, the
more followers and likes they have, the better, but it’s important not being
too exhaustive about it. If a person wants to divulge a blog, specially a
non-profit blog (as all my six blogs are), he/she can’t be too insistent, or
he/she will be labelled as “clingy”, and people won’t even began to read his/her
posts. For example, if you take part on 6 different groups on facebook, it’s
better not to post exactly the same thing on the 6 of them at the same time,
because most of the members participate of almost all similar groups. And it’s
not advisable to post things such as “Visit my blog on the link…” all the time;
it’s more useful to be creative. To go with the simple link, we can post a
quote, a beautiful image, a comic comment or image, an extract of an article,
anything that’s interesting and not repetitive.
Finally, when we use the social networks just
for fun, to talk to friends and make new ones, to meet again people we’ve lost
contact with through the years, to know new cultures and peoples, to like a fan
page, to be well-informed about the world in general, among so many other
things, I think we must make good use of them without worrying so much. It’s
natural to get upset when absolutely no one likes our posts, when that’s the
case, but I’ve got a feeling that most people are more anxious to post rather
than stopping to read. Anyway, to me the most important thing is not the number of
“likes” or followers we have, but to enjoy social networks without stress! tj*¬
Mr. Spock is just being unassuming.
Millions would have liked his facebook today.
The same applies for Captain Kirk and
“Bones” McCoy, of course.
P.S.: My humble homage to the brilliant Star Trek.
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