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If I recall correctly, when Google Plus was new and people were excited about it, a whole bunch of companies flocked to the site to set up accounts for their bu
by CommieBobDole 8y ago
If I recall correctly, when Google Plus was new and people were excited about it, a whole bunch of companies flocked to the site to set up accounts for their businesses. But Google hadn't launched the "business account" functionality yet, so they banned them all.
I guess Google Plus and Friendster are good examples of how that mindset works out.
- Gigablah 8y agoBecause nobody could conceivably impersonate a business and cause all sorts of legal and PR issues.
- computerfriend 8y agoJust like nobody could impersonate a person?
- Gigablah 8y agoThat's already a given. We are all, in a way, impersonating other (mostly insufferable) persons.
- wpietri 8y agoThat is in the category of "nice problem to have". Friendster definitely doesn't have that problem, because despite being a pioneering social network, one that existed before MySpace or Facebook, it is now defunct.
- reaperducer 8y agoFacebook did the same thing. I remember having to merge multiple "person" Facebook accounts into a single "business" Facebook account for a client once business accounts became available. It was extra hard not only because FB made the process cumbersome, but because everyone in the company seemed to have taken it upon themselves at some time in the past to create a person account for the business. Sales people, the owner, various marketing people no longer with the company, etc...
- wpietri 8y agoExactly. Shouting, "YOU USERS ARE DOING IT WRONG" rarely accomplishes anything, and misunderstands how business works. The goal isn't to make users do what you imagined they would. It's to find something valuable you can do for users.