Instead of writing an actual post, I decided to just embed the tweets I generated on this subject. They pretty much cover everything I would have written in my post. 😀
Just once, if someone said, “Please view my Facebook page? If you like it, consider clicking “Like,” I might consider doing it, but…
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
when I get these requests that say, “Go to Facebook and “like” my page,” I totally ignore them without ever visiting those pages.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
There’s very little integrity in the “Like” system, as far as I’m concerned, because people don’t care if you actually like what’s there.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
They just want you to click the button. I won’t even get started on the fact that you can buy “likes” and barter for “likes.”
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon Ditto. Does anyone actually obey?— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
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@hollyworton I would say people who don’t realize their friendship is being abused actually go and click “Like.”— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon It would be easier to buy likes than to irritate potential likers.— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon The one that annoys me is when people you don’t know on twitter tell you to retweet them. Really grinds my gears.— Atane Ofiaja (@atane) August 13, 2012
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@atane Yes! That seems to be cropping up more, too: People requesting you retweet their content blindly or people who tweet you with…— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@atane “Hey, I’ve been retweeting a lot of your stuff. Could you retweet my stuff?” Like I asked them for retweets. Let’s make a deal…— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@atane Only retweet my updates if you find value in them and think others may also, and I’ll do the same for you. We won’t beg each other.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
(the above tweet actually contains a typo that I corrected when I embedded the tweet on my site; apologies for the typo)
Let’s make a deal: I won’t ever ask you to blindly “like” anything I have on the web, and you will return the favor. How does that sound?
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon That sounds great 🙂— TEDDY A JONES (@TeddyAJones) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon If I’m in touch with the person on another site and I like them, then I’m happy to connect elsewhere. But not out of the blue.— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon@hollyworton I’m happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂— Diana Harrison (@DMHarrison123) August 13, 2012
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@dmharrison123:@faydra_deon@hollyworton I’m happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂 <– If that works for you, great.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@dmharrison123:@faydra_deon@hollyworton I’m happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂 <– It doesn’t work for me.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon I wonder if these people also lack social grace and etiquette in real life. Do they demand things from people on the street?— Atane Ofiaja (@atane) August 13, 2012
Another reason I don’t click “like” on ANYTHING is because I’m being tracked enough on the web without allowing Facebook to track me more.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
The “like” system is equivalent to using those grocery store club cards. Everything you “like” is being indexed to “sell” you other stuff.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
It’s one of the same reasons I don’t use my Facebook login to log into other sites. Why would I want Facebook knowing what I buy online?
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
(the above tweet actually contains a typo that I corrected when I embedded the tweet on my site; apologies for the typo)
It doesn’t benefit me at all to allow Facebook into that part of my life. They get all the benefit, and I get all the targeted ads.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
Too many people aren’t thinking about why they’re doing this or that online. They’re just thinking about ease of use. Don’t be sheep!
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deonLOL… girl you are on a roll with your Facebookisms… I love it!Happy Monday…— Stephanie C. Harper(@SpeakStephanie) August 13, 2012
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@speakstephanie Happy Monday to you, too, sis. I think many folks wish I would go back to autotweets right about now. Haha.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon Yes! I’m with you on that rant. I don’t “like” or use FB to login anywhere else either.#privacyissues— Chela (@ChelaBK) August 13, 2012
Hello Faydra,
Love this post! Great idea to embed your tweets to fuel the conversation, actually.
You know what really annoys me? People who RT me to get my attention, and then hit me with a “Since I RTd you, can you RT me or like my Fan Page?” It’s tacky, rude, and most importantly shows these people’s lack of knowledge of the netiquette.
I am not perfect, but gosh, where is common sense? And when did some people become so selfish?
When I RT someone, I don’t expect them to RT me. I just share their content or like their pages, because I like what they have to say.
As I was saying in a comment on another blog the other day: A lot of people don’t know how to behave offline. So, how can you expect them to know what to do online?
Your last line is true. Someone has convinced them that aggression in the cyberworld is okay, or maybe they’ve convinced themselves that being rude and intrusive is okay because no one is going to come to through the bandwidth and set them straight. I don’t know what they’re thinking. Like you said, it’s tacky, rude and ignorant.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my post.