Comments on: Social Netiquette: I won’t become a fan of every Facebook page http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/ A Guide to Social Media for Bloggers Sat, 07 May 2011 15:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kim Vallee http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8677 Kim Vallee Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:57:00 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8677 Daniel: My friends are free to do what they like. I wrote the post simply to explain my position to the world. So people will understand why I may ignore their request to "become a fan". Daniel: My friends are free to do what they like. I wrote the post simply to explain my position to the world. So people will understand why I may ignore their request to “become a fan”.

]]> By: Daniel http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8672 Daniel Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:43:48 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8672 Join this group if you're annoyed with people becoming fans of everything!!!!!!! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Getting-Annoyed-With-Friends-Becoming-Fans-Of-50-Things-a-Day/373371364436?ref=ts Join this group if you’re annoyed with people becoming fans of everything!!!!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Getting-Annoyed-With-Friends-Becoming-Fans-Of-50-Things-a-Day/373371364436?ref=ts

]]> By: Jerome Paradis http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8637 Jerome Paradis Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:07 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8637 @Hicham, you are right that building buzz without an actual product shipping might seem weird. You might even not agree or appreciate for Tara and I to ask you to become a fan of something you know not much about. I respect and understand that. In these cases, I'm a bit uneasy too. And yes, the invites where partly to secure the page. Did you know that not even an hour or two after our teaser page, some people registered some variants of our domain name? In any case, Kim has her methodology based on her brand. For me, I sometime become fan of some pages because people I know and I trust are behind the company. In my view, it's kind of a personal endorsement through a gesture they might appreciate. It's about giving some Whuffie. But I must confess, I do it less and less because of the clutter and the eventual meaninglessness of endorsing too many things you don't really know. In the same fashion that some people friend everyone on Facebook and others, like me, only want to friend people they know, it becomes hard to find the right balance. Then, some influencers I don't know want to become my friend. Will I refuse them? Of course not! So, I'm bending my unwritten rules and still wondering how they will evolve... I commend Kim to having set guidelines that are clear for her and her brand. I'm not there yet! I still have to fine-tune the guidelines I would like to follow for my own personal brand in social media. All in all, the subject is good food for thought! @Hicham,

you are right that building buzz without an actual product shipping might seem weird. You might even not agree or appreciate for Tara and I to ask you to become a fan of something you know not much about. I respect and understand that. In these cases, I’m a bit uneasy too.

And yes, the invites where partly to secure the page. Did you know that not even an hour or two after our teaser page, some people registered some variants of our domain name?

In any case, Kim has her methodology based on her brand. For me, I sometime become fan of some pages because people I know and I trust are behind the company. In my view, it’s kind of a personal endorsement through a gesture they might appreciate. It’s about giving some Whuffie. But I must confess, I do it less and less because of the clutter and the eventual meaninglessness of endorsing too many things you don’t really know.

In the same fashion that some people friend everyone on Facebook and others, like me, only want to friend people they know, it becomes hard to find the right balance. Then, some influencers I don’t know want to become my friend. Will I refuse them? Of course not! So, I’m bending my unwritten rules and still wondering how they will evolve…

I commend Kim to having set guidelines that are clear for her and her brand. I’m not there yet! I still have to fine-tune the guidelines I would like to follow for my own personal brand in social media.

All in all, the subject is good food for thought!

]]> By: Kim Vallee http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8636 Kim Vallee Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:32:55 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8636 Louis: It is not necessarily about knowing the person but about showing appreciation for the products or services produced by the brand (fan page). I received requests from business owners or marketers from which I never tried the products or services, I do not know anyone who tried their products or services, and I have no idea of their reputation. They wish to connect with me because, say we live in the same town or I cover their industry. I think some people associate become a fan to connecting. I don't. It is simply two ways to look at it. The purpose of this post was to explain how being selective is aligned with the culture of my brand. And let me thank you, Louis, for being a fan. Louis: It is not necessarily about knowing the person but about showing appreciation for the products or services produced by the brand (fan page). I received requests from business owners or marketers from which I never tried the products or services, I do not know anyone who tried their products or services, and I have no idea of their reputation. They wish to connect with me because, say we live in the same town or I cover their industry. I think some people associate become a fan to connecting. I don’t. It is simply two ways to look at it. The purpose of this post was to explain how being selective is aligned with the culture of my brand.

And let me thank you, Louis, for being a fan.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="849634685">Louis Durocher</fb:name> http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8635 Louis Durocher Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:27:49 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8635 Hello Kim. Very interesting article. Although I agree that you can't become a fan of every Facebook page, or else it looses any meaning, I think that the most important thing is: do you like the proposed page, do you feel it will bring you something. I don't personnaly think it is necessary to actually know the person to become a fan. I'm sure the hundreds of fans of the On the Web with Kim Vallee page don't actually know you. But they became fans. It's true that you are talking about active sollicitations. I think many (most) people just push these invitations to every one of their friends. I also agree you can't just click o.k. to any invitation from one of your friends just to please everybody. Oh. And by the way: I'm a fan. Hello Kim.

Very interesting article. Although I agree that you can’t become a fan of every Facebook page, or else it looses any meaning, I think that the most important thing is: do you like the proposed page, do you feel it will bring you something.

I don’t personnaly think it is necessary to actually know the person to become a fan.

I’m sure the hundreds of fans of the On the Web with Kim Vallee page don’t actually know you.

But they became fans.

It’s true that you are talking about active sollicitations. I think many (most) people just push these invitations to every one of their friends. I also agree you can’t just click o.k. to any invitation from one of your friends just to please everybody.

Oh. And by the way: I’m a fan.

]]> By: Hicham Souilmi http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/2010/02/social-netiquette-i-wont-become-a-fan-of-every-facebook-page/#comment-8634 Hicham Souilmi Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:34:55 +0000 http://ontheweb.kimvallee.com/?p=2928#comment-8634 Kim, you wrote a very interesting post and I totally agree. As you, I receive each day many request. During my answer workflow ;-) two times per day, I click ignore ignore ... Just to remind you that Jérôme and Tara send a request for their future company but products don't exist yet. Very strange to built a brand without something, only a buzz. Just my point of view ;-) Perphaps it was just to keep the fan page name, isn`t it ? Every company, guys haven`t understand that the brand is only in one place : on your blog. All social web site, micro-blogging platform are only some places for some conversations, some outposts to our ``home-brand`` : our blog ;-) Kim, you wrote a very interesting post and I totally agree.
As you, I receive each day many request. During my answer workflow ;-) two times per day, I click ignore ignore …
Just to remind you that Jérôme and Tara send a request for their future company but products don’t exist yet. Very strange to built a brand without something, only a buzz. Just my point of view ;-) Perphaps it was just to keep the fan page name, isn`t it ?
Every company, guys haven`t understand that the brand is only in one place : on your blog. All social web site, micro-blogging platform are only some places for some conversations, some outposts to our “home-brand“ : our blog ;-)

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