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I still pose the question "why?" In social media, the reason you created your account is to socialize. I don't understand why in the context of developing and
by blantonl 15y ago
I still pose the question "why?" In social media, the reason you created your account is to socialize. I don't understand why in the context of developing and managing a business, one needs an anonymous profile.
- mcantelon 15y agoBecause you don't want your opinions and tastes unrelated to your business to be associate with your business.
- mladenkovacevic 15y agoBecause an entrepreneur should also have the ability to be an activist.
- kb101 15y agoWell for one, in the context of developing and managing a business, secrecy is often of paramount importance. Why does Apple go apeshit every time an engineer of theirs leaves a prototype phone in a bar? Shouldn't they just relax and enjoy the free publicity? There might be times when you want to communicate with people on a topic, without their being aware of who you are and what you do for a living, which could color the conversation or potentially even jeopardize your business. Maybe you need to maintain contacts and industry awareness without alerting your competitors to your every move or to who your clients are. Maybe you are a victim of corporate espionage. Maybe you find yourself in the unenviable position of needing to both develop and manage a business and be a whistle-blower at the same time. There are any number of potential reasons.
- vidarh 15y agoMost of us don't walk around with a big sign around our neck with our full name when we socialize. Most of us don't even do that during work even with customer facing jobs, and plenty of companies that do require name tags allow pseudonyms. We socialize without tieing things to our full name all the time. Why should online be different?