Comments on: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People (Social Media Style)

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:54:24 +0000

@Barbara–Two of the most irritating things, yes!

@J.D.–Ah, yes. Love when people realize it all comes back to the title of my humble blog.

@Karl–Hooray for common sense! And about it taking time–in our “want it now” world this is probably the hardest thing for people to accept. They want results, like, yesterday. Social media doesn’t work that way of course.

@Tom–Isn’t being true to oneself so liberating, anyway? I know you know this. If people would only realize how good it feels…

@Jena-Paul–Do unto others! Yep. And I love the qualities you’ve mentioned–value, honesty and being natural. Perfect!

By: Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:11:04 +0000

Even if in online communication, we can't see people we are talking to, the rules of online and off-line communication are the same. "Don't give to others what you won't take or accept".Am I right? No one likes sales pitch, so I try all the time to stay natural and honest and bring value in my interactions with people. Nice topic Christine. JP Jean-Paul’s last blog post..Chameleon Management - or improved Community Management

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:16:04 +0000

Scary that some folks intentionally play these games. For them it must be only about the numbers and their fragile little egos. Being true to oneself is a great start both online and off. Tom Volkar / Delightful Work’s last blog post..Back Up One Step and Choose Your Right Path

By: Karl Staib - Work Happy Now

Karl Staib - Work Happy Now — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:44:19 +0000

It's amazing how people don't use their common sense when dealing with social media. I've actually been guilty of a few of these, but I learned quickly. It's about building relationships. That always takes time. Karl Staib - Work Happy Now’s last blog post..Daily Body Scan

By: J.D.

J.D. — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:03:29 +0000

Great set of anti-patterns.

To stay in goodness, it seems to always come back to one rule of thumb … communicate value

J.D.’s last blog post..How To Design A Fulfilling Life

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:25:37 +0000

Hi Christine, And let's not forget the person who is following us, but in reality is only trying to amass followers so they can break the 2000 number (which I understand Twitter won't let you follow more than 2000 if you don't have 2000 following you.) Add to that, the profiles that only show a half dozen updates (or less) - most of which are pointing to a sales page. Barbara Swafford’s last blog post..Liar, Liar

By: Social Media has Changed the Definition of Friendship :: Geeky Grrrl

Social Media has Changed the Definition of Friendship :: Geeky Grrrl — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:00:37 +0000

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