Forums vs Social Media
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I agree the Facebook pages are basically the same questions over an over again. Same for dodge an Ford pages. I'm about to take myself off of them so I don't have to see questions about leveling kits, what oil to run, what's this noise, how big of a tire can I run, the list goes on an on. Very rarely is there good info. I try to help but it gets old
Just wait till you sell your Duramax and buy a gasser and join the LS truck pages....
Then you'll know you've hit the bottom of the barrel
Then you'll know you've hit the bottom of the barrel
32yrs here. never once had facebook. i cant stand that crap. argue with my gf all the time. between selfies, snapchat and Facebook. all of it just makes no sense.
Hey guys, if you don't like what your friends post on Facebook, there's this magical button on their page that says "unfollow" :roflmao:
It allows you to still be friends, but you don't have to deal with their chit
It allows you to still be friends, but you don't have to deal with their chit
I don't have fakebook so in real life I just don't call them to ask them how they are:rofl:
I'm glad other people see my side also.
The only thing I do on the internet social media wise is 2 forums. That's it.
Same here. Lol
What's great is when you miss a family get together because you don't have Facebook and no one called you to invite you.
That's happened to me more than once. Lol
That's happened to me more than once. Lol
Don't get me wrong here, I much rather interact with people. But when someone complains about friends posts, there's a way to fix that.
I scroll through Facebook every few days, most my friends are gear heads and I like to see what they're working on.
I scroll through Facebook every few days, most my friends are gear heads and I like to see what they're working on.
Poor customer service
Only Facebook pages I have are fakes. For some online games that I've played.
The real shame is Facebook is excellent place to get information. The shitty part of it is waiting through all the bullshit. Weather updates, traffic updates, news, current events at the gun range, off-road events, and on and on. Sometimes it's almost impossible to get that information if you're not on Facebook because they don't advertise it any other way anymore. Oh well I guess I ain't waiting through the bs for it.
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Only Facebook pages I have are fakes. For some online games that I've played.
The real shame is Facebook is excellent place to get information. The shitty part of it is waiting through all the bullshit. Weather updates, traffic updates, news, current events at the gun range, off-road events, and on and on. Sometimes it's almost impossible to get that information if you're not on Facebook because they don't advertise it any other way anymore. Oh well I guess I ain't waiting through the bs for it.
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It's like anything else. Many guys have a hammer in their tool box. They don't always use it, but if they need it they have it (and works well in certain instances). Others guys use their hammer way too much and do more damage. Social media is the same way. Used correctly a great tool, used incorrectly and it can cause more damage than it fixes.....
Some don't use social media because they have something to hide, others don't have anything to hide but don't use it because they don't like the big brother effect, and some others don't use it because they just don't have time (or the know-how).
I've set up Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc for my parents (both in their 70's) just so they can keep up with their Grandkids. They never post, they just follow and it's a tool to keep them in touch over 3000 miles away (California vs Massachusetts).
Good or bad social media (in one form or another) is here to stay, because of that I try to make it work to my advantage. Their is a TON of BS, but I've also learned a lot and met many good people (much the same way the forums helped in the late 90's early 00's).
Some of the first boards I belong to (mostly for square bodies) didn't even have the option to post pics....you actually had to describe and visualize problems.
Some don't use social media because they have something to hide, others don't have anything to hide but don't use it because they don't like the big brother effect, and some others don't use it because they just don't have time (or the know-how).
I've set up Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc for my parents (both in their 70's) just so they can keep up with their Grandkids. They never post, they just follow and it's a tool to keep them in touch over 3000 miles away (California vs Massachusetts).
Good or bad social media (in one form or another) is here to stay, because of that I try to make it work to my advantage. Their is a TON of BS, but I've also learned a lot and met many good people (much the same way the forums helped in the late 90's early 00's).
Some of the first boards I belong to (mostly for square bodies) didn't even have the option to post pics....you actually had to describe and visualize problems.
True story.
Happens every year to me.. or maybe I skip them?
The last time they all got pissed. I held my phone up and asked them if anyone still uses it. Lol
I got to thinking about this while driving around today (yeah, I have a lot of time to). It does make sense for vendors to move from a static environment like an online forum to a more fluid medium like social media.
1) Cost (relatively free vs hefty yearly fee)
2) Control of the message
3) Their advertising dollars go much farther
4) Their customers are getting younger, and these younger people by-and-large use some form of social media. Find where your customers are, and adapt to them.
Obviously, there are other reasons, but those four make the most business sense to me.
PS, I do have a Facebook account. My kids do, so I have to. That was the deal. Found out that my classmates use it to coordinate our reunions (35th this year! I am old), and helps us keep up with my family and friends. I dont follow anyone, though. I swore all that off after my sister's "this is what I had for lunch" posts and the constant invites to play candy crush. :hehe:
1) Cost (relatively free vs hefty yearly fee)
2) Control of the message
3) Their advertising dollars go much farther
4) Their customers are getting younger, and these younger people by-and-large use some form of social media. Find where your customers are, and adapt to them.
Obviously, there are other reasons, but those four make the most business sense to me.
PS, I do have a Facebook account. My kids do, so I have to. That was the deal. Found out that my classmates use it to coordinate our reunions (35th this year! I am old), and helps us keep up with my family and friends. I dont follow anyone, though. I swore all that off after my sister's "this is what I had for lunch" posts and the constant invites to play candy crush. :hehe:
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