Comments on: How not to out yourself on Facebook

By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:09:45 +0000

I do the same things, mix a little business with fun on Facebook, and mix a little fun with business on Twitter. But LinkedIn is all business.

MVR

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:00:22 +0000

Nice post and follow-up comments. I also fall in to the “business on LinkedIn and Twitter, fun on facebook” category. But like a previous commenter, they do overlap for me somewhat also. I’ll post some personal comments on Twitter so it gives me a “face” and I’m not just advertising my web site, and I do post links to my current work to facebook so my friends know what I do for a living – you never know where your next source will come from!
-Louise, aka @ThoughtsHappen

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:54:12 +0000

In case anyone else is interested in where “everywhere” is, here’s a great post with tons-o-info on using FB for business. http://www.interactiveinsightsgroup.com/blog1/facebook-for-business-superguide/

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:50:19 +0000

Okay, scratch that request. All of sudden the info is everywhere. Funny how that works.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:59:29 +0000

@Anne: How do you pick and choose who your FB privacy settings apply to? I only see groups (Friends, Friends and Friends of Friends, etc.). The only way I see to name an individual specifically is to block them completely. I am a relative newbie to FB so if you could elaborate that would be great. I have a number of business contacts who are very FB active but not so much on Linkedin. The flexibility to friend them but determine what they alone access would be useful.

By: anne

anne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:17:17 +0000

I accept friend requests from business contacts on Facebook, but use privacy settings to restrict what they can see. They don’t get access to my photos, wall posts, scrabble scores, etc.

By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:32:51 +0000

Well put. It’s easy to push the “Send” button on something you’re reacting to in the moment without thinking of the long-term ramifications. I liken this to the learning curve that people went through when office email was new.

MVR

By: Paula B.

Paula B. — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:09:36 +0000

Michelle,

It’s amazing to me what people say in public on social networks. They spew political and religious opinions (and venom!) without thinking they might be offending their connections. They talk about their prejudices, reveal intimate personal details, and make comments about employers and colleagues. I wonder if there will ever be a significant backlash that reverses this trend. I certainly hope so.

By: Michelle Rafter

Michelle Rafter — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:12:20 +0000

Like you, I use LinkedIn and Twitter for business, Facebook for family and friends. I know all of the 480+ people I’ve connected to on LinkedIn because I use it as a contact manager for sources, writers, editors, etc. I don’t know everyone who follows me on Twitter; I know some of the people I follow there, and others I’ll agree to follow if they fall into one of several categories of followers I’m trying to cultivate – that’s a blog post for another day.

MVR

By: Joellyn Detjen

Joellyn Detjen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:04:01 +0000

Michelle,

I use Twitter and LinkedIn for professional purposes and Facebook for personal communication. My information on all three does cross paths every now and then. I didn’t set out initially to keep them separate but I naturally fell into that pattern.

I often forget who my audiences are. I’m surprised when certain followers and friends comment on a post or mention my happenings when I see them in person. I think, “How did you know that about me?” I don’t have crowds in my social network yet but sometimes I still forget who’s out there watching. I say things to the masses that I may or may not have said to specific individuals. But that’s one thing I love about social media – it’s fairly real if you let it be.

A related point is that I know every person with whom I’m connected on Facebook and LinkedIn – not so on Twitter.

Thanks for your post!

Joellyn Detjen
Twitter | @joellyndetjen