at least for me. Over the weekend, somewhat unwittingly, I opened up a Facebook account. Up to now I’d written off Facebook as a haven for teenagers, recent college grads, and maybe a trench-coated child predator or two setting up shop after a stint on MySpace posing as a 15-year old girl. But I took the plunge and so a new era of social networking has begun. And so far, so good.
I’ll post some thoughts soon. In the meantime, I’m really curious to see what the Browns are going to do in Jacksonville this afternoon after the bizarre week of Winslow, bruised feelings, and staph (or “staff”) infections.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackHey Miles,
I’m one of the few living in the midwest that could care a less about football. I know, I know, but sticks an stones, so there.
I digress…
From someone whose trying to expand a business by giving considerate thought to purchasing her own blog and website, I’m curious why you’re choosing Facebook?
Honestly, Facebook was more of an accident than anything else. Like an unplanned pregnancy (to use a metaphor I probably shouldn’t use, but oh well…). It was like “OH, all right. Sign me up.” And honestly, in less than 48 hours, I’ve connected with lots of family from all over the world and even an old high school friend. So it definitely has its benefits.
Still, I think setting up your own Web site and even blog isn’t a bad idea.
Hi Miles,
I’m sorry. I’m not trying to be nosey, I’m just curious. So would you say Facebook is more for social reasons than business?
My objective is to own Neve Black Entertainment’s blog and website. I’m working on that.
Oh yeah, definitely more social networking than business. Not to say it can’t be used for business, but it seems to be more of a way to reconnect with friends and family than anything else.
Good luck with NBE Inc.
How about Linkedin, Miles. I just sent you an invite, in hopes you’ll take a look at that tool, which is a really powerful social networking tool for business. But I should point out that I think it’s often hard, bordering on impossible, to neatly segregate the purely social aspects of social networking from their business applications. Getting to know people might well begin as a purely social endeavor, but it might well eventually spill over into one’s business life. And of course that’s far more likely if one is an independent contractor/entrepreneur than an employee, but it still applies to everyone.
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