1) LOVE ONLINE
- Mike D is now following you on Twitter.
- Mike D has accepted your friend request.
- Comment posted by Mike D
- Text Message from Mike D
The above is a prelude to a love story. Yes, love can occur by meeting in class, meeting through a friend or at a party, but what about through social media?
Did you know that there are four bases of social media that can lead to a social media love story? Do you remember being in high school and talking about the ‘bases’ you could get to with your teenage crush. Today in the new digital age, social media bases are applied the same way as high school, however the love stories at reunions are slightly different.
First Base:
Monday December 15th, 2009, Twitter via web.
Mike D follows you on Twitter, thinking you are cute, smart and interesting.
You notice that he followed you, and soon follow back. Mike started to flirt a bit with you through @replies, getting to know you, and speaking of common interests. You two soon get to know each other well enough, and the crush begins. Then comes second base!
Second Base:
Thursday, January 2nd 10:05 am.
You then start commenting on Mike’s blog posts on a regular basis. He soon noticed and gladly returned the favor. By commenting on each other’s blog posts, you two realized how much you had in common and how much you could contribute to each other’s ideas so easily. You Facebook friend request Mike.
Third Base:
Wednesday January 25th 2:34 p.m.
You SO like each other! Now you and Mike D can see each other’s pictures, friends, updates, etc. You two are giving each other a much more personal insight into your lives by allowing each other to be your Facebook friends, thus the trust begins. Mike begins to flirt with you by sending you a message, writing on your wall and conversing with you using the Facebook chat. Now that you two are connecting on multiple social media sites, this may be getting serious!
Home Run!
Text from Mike to Kristin 3:05 February 1st.
The text message. After talking for a while on Twitter, commenting on blog posts, and Facebook numbers were finally exchanged via the Facebook chat. This means that you two definitely have confirmed the crush and are taking it to a much more personal level. Mike begins to text you during the day to say hi or share something he is doing, and even asking to meet up! Your heart begins to race as a huge smile crosses your face and you start to plan out your outfit.
After meeting through social media sites and then text messaging, you finally meet Mike for a date and have been happily together since then. It seems that social media sites are the new way to find love, replacing traditional dating sites like eHarmony and Match.com.
2) Business
Today I had lunch with a colleague (Janice) I haven't seen in 4 years. She worked for a corporation in town that did a lot of business with my old company (Interactive Ink).
She reached out because of a series of quotes I posted on LinkedIn. I remember posting the quotes because I was a little nervous about it. You see, I began to be more myself, more authentic.
I read a lot of books, blogs and articles that have nothing to do with my profession. They're motivational and inspiring.
I decided that week to post several quotes that were helping ME get more motivated and passionate about work. I love what I do and that's what I was posting, quotes about doing what you love and trusting the money will follow.
Janice said that after reading my posts, she thought, "Kathy has some interesting things going on - I'm going to connect with her again." She also took the time to fill out a great recommendation for me on LinkedIn!
Here's another great example:
On FaceBook I was lead to an artist who paints silk. Joy Silk. The page has lots of pictures of the beautiful work, so I clicked the "Like" button.
The next day, I received an email (on FaceBook) from the owner of JoySilk.com offering me 20% off any order FOREVER because I became a fan (or a Liker). I thought that was such a great idea that I emailed her back and told her so. Within a few minutes, she emailed me, thanked me and asked about doing business with ME!
She went to MY FaceBook page (personal one) and discovered my company and liked what she read!
THIS is what social networking is about: Making connections with people or businesses that you never would have found otherwise, reconnecting with people or businesses you already know, getting to know them better, and solidifying great customer relationships.
Business is done with those you know and trust.
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3) Drug companies lose protections on Facebook, some decide to close pages
Relationship status: “It’s Complicated.”
Facebook and the pharmaceutical industry have had an uneasy partnership in recent years. Many drug companies didn’t join the site until Facebook gave them a privilege that others do not have — blocking the public’s ability to openly comment on a page Wall.
But that’s about to change.
In a reversal by Facebook, most drug company pages will have to have open Walls starting Monday.
Companies are worried that open Walls mean risks, and many are reconsidering their engagement on Facebook. On Friday, AstraZeneca, which sells the antidepressant Seroquel, shut down a page devoted to depression. Johnson & Johnson said it will close four of its pages Monday. Other companies said they will monitor their pages more closely once the changes take effect.
The industry is concerned that users might write about bad side effects, promote off-label use or make inappropriate statements about a product, and that the comments could raise concerns from government regulators.
Facebook would not say what specifically prompted its change of heart. Andrew Noyes, manager of public policy communications for Facebook, said in an e-mail, “We think these changes will help encourage an authentic dialogue on pages.”
Facebook will allow companies to continue to block Wall comments on specific prescription product pages, but those are a minority of pharmaceutical company pages. Most of the open pages would be focused on companies themselves or on disease or patient-specific communities, which then have ties to the companies’ prescription products.
AstraZeneca’s “
Take on Depression” page, which closed Friday, had more than 1,100 “likes” — people following the page and its updates.
“We’re very strongly committed to social media, but we have to make sure that the amount of time and resources spent on [monitoring it for problems] is appropriate,” said Tony Jewell, an AstraZeneca spokesman.
Johnson & Johnson will shut down two pages focused on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — ADHD
Allies and ADHD
Moms — along with pages focused on
rheumatoid arthritis and
psoriasis. Combined, the four pages have more than 40,000 likes. Johnson & Johnson sells the ADHD drug Concerta, psoriasis drug Stelara and arthritis drugs Simponi and Remicade.
4)Woman accused of beating son for using Facebook
A US woman has been charged with aggravated child abuse after allegedly beating her son with a cable for using Facebook without her permission.
The woman, 62, was told of her child's account on the social networking website after an acquaintance advised her that he had posted a message which indicated he might try to hurt himself,
The Orlando Sentinel reported.
In an interview with police, the boy, whose age was not released, claimed his mother had gotten angry and beaten him with a cable in their Apopka home.
He then ran away to a friend's house, where he was later found with injuries to both arms.
The woman told police the boy had lied to her about using Facebook and that she had become angry and hit him. She was booked into the Orange County Jail, where she was being held without bail.
5) Police chief in SC resigns over Facebook post
WILLIAMSTON, S.C. (AP) - The police chief in Williamston has resigned after the mayor asked him to leave because of postings on his Facebook page.
Police Chief Richard Inman resigned Friday at the request of Mayor Carthel Crout, who said one post in particular showed poor taste and lacked judgment. He says that posting showed a photo of a portable toilet with handwriting that reads "Mexican spaceship."
Inman told WSPA earlier this week (http://bit.ly/pGdnao) had said earlier this week that he thought the post was funny and not racially insensitive. He said he treats all citizens fairly. Inman has worked for the Williamston Police Department for about two years.
Crout says Capt. Jay Grubbs will serve as interim chief until a replacement is found.
