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This post has kind of a linkbait title, given that the actual content is pretty insightful. The 99.5% comment is really referring to the social media experts mi
by TravisLS 15y ago
This post has kind of a linkbait title, given that the actual content is pretty insightful. The 99.5% comment is really referring to the social media experts missing the bigger point.
tl;dr social media isn't just a tactic to dabble in, because it opens the floodgates for end user communication. It's potentially a revolutionary way to establish context with users, but you have to be ready to engage fully or it can do more harm than good.
- sbierwagen 15y agoThat last sentence was some kind of amazingly subtle, spot on, parody, right? This is a troll, right, this is you, trolling me? You didn't just seriously use the phrase "a revolutionary way to establish context with users", unironically. Right?
- nametoremember 15y agoI don't think there was any need for that tone or the three questions. There is a local Chinese takeaway near me. Walking distant. Before, the only way they could communicate with me is through leaflets in the door. Now I can see their updates in my newsfeed. This _is_ revolutionary. Just because people abuse a phrase doesn't mean it is not relevant.
- saucerful 15y agoBut surely now you're the sarcastic one! If you two really believe that this stuff is revolutionary, I am embarrassed by how low the bar is for my generation.
- nametoremember 15y agoFacebook is now a massive company with businesses, both big and small, signing up at an incredible rate. While I believe a lot of hype surrounds "social media", I think that it can be used correctly to a businesses advantage. There's no reason to be embarrassed btw.
- sbierwagen 15y agoFor a horrifying, timeless moment, I thought you were serious. I thought you were some kind of Paul Carr-level social media twat, and that you genuinely thought that a Chinese restaurant spamming you via facebook rather than via paper was a legitimate advance in technology. Then I looked at your other comments, and realized that I had just been trolled so hard that it had more in common with a religious experience than ordinary, mortal satire. My vision went gray. I saw angels beckoning me to a bright white place. There was harp music, reasonably priced German beer, etc etc. You are really amazingly good at this. If someone isn't already paying you to dick with people on the internet, they should be.
- nametoremember 15y agoOk I will play. Firstly, to get this out of the way, your attitude doesn't really belong on HN and these petty arguments don't contribute to the discussion. Let's look at how I believe it is revolutionary for the Chinese restaurant. * They now have an easier, more convenient and better way to contact and be in constant contact with their customers. * They have pretty good data on their customers. Their ages, their genders, their education status and more. * Easier transition to online business. If they decided to provide an online service they already have an attentive customer base to work from. For what it is worth, I do think most "social media experts" are full of waffle.
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- mquander 15y agoI think the source of the disagreement here is that you use the word "revolutionary" to mean "easier, more convenient."
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