Comments on: Facebook: Business or Pleasure? http://www.electronicretailerblog.com/just-for-fun/facebook-business-or-pleasure/ A place for interaction and debate on today's multichannel marketing and advertising issues Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Barbara Tulipane http://www.electronicretailerblog.com/just-for-fun/facebook-business-or-pleasure/#comment-316 Barbara Tulipane Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:32:42 +0000 http://www.electronicretailerblog.com/just-for-fun/facebook-business-or-pleasure/#comment-316 I joined Facebook a couple of months ago so I could understand how the industry uses it. Or so that's what I told myself. Before long however, I was posting pictures, renewing friendships, and making new ones. It's been a great experience. Unfortunately my sons aren't so sure! They think it’s weird that there mom is using "their" generation's communication vehicle. They especially hate when I "poke" them...and God forbid when one of their friends asks me to join their book as a "friend". Oh well - perhaps I should really embarrass them and post some racy photos! I joined Facebook a couple of months ago so I could understand how the industry uses it. Or so that’s what I told myself. Before long however, I was posting pictures, renewing friendships, and making new ones. It’s been a great experience. Unfortunately my sons aren’t so sure! They think it’s weird that there mom is using “their” generation’s communication vehicle. They especially hate when I “poke” them…and God forbid when one of their friends asks me to join their book as a “friend”.

Oh well - perhaps I should really embarrass them and post some racy photos!

]]> By: Pat Cauley http://www.electronicretailerblog.com/just-for-fun/facebook-business-or-pleasure/#comment-310 Pat Cauley Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:55:39 +0000 http://www.electronicretailerblog.com/just-for-fun/facebook-business-or-pleasure/#comment-310 When I joined Facebook in the fall of 2004 as a junior in college, it was a website for students to interact with each other. In fact, you needed a ".edu" email address to even join the site! That being said, people in the professional world should understand that for Gen Y, Facebook is a place for us to interact with our friends first and foremost. If seeing me on a beach with my friends in Acapulco during spring break holding a beer is something that would be offensive to you, then I suggest adding me as a friend on LinkedIn instead. I'll promise to keep it clean! When I joined Facebook in the fall of 2004 as a junior in college, it was a website for students to interact with each other. In fact, you needed a “.edu” email address to even join the site!

That being said, people in the professional world should understand that for Gen Y, Facebook is a place for us to interact with our friends first and foremost. If seeing me on a beach with my friends in Acapulco during spring break holding a beer is something that would be offensive to you, then I suggest adding me as a friend on LinkedIn instead. I’ll promise to keep it clean!

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