How NOT to Win Friends and Influence People

While not technically spam, I often wonder why people post things onto someone else's FB business page that has nothing whatsoever to do with what that business is all about. It might be because they're hoping to spread the word about something that's either irritating them or that they're helping to promote, knowing that it will go to everyone's main FB page, but it's obstructive and they just don't seem to get it.

What makes this worse than email or twitter spam is that, if I'm not mistaken, anything posted on your Facebook profile is also put into the feed of all of your friends. How many of them would at first glance assume you endorsed it? Good for you for calling them out! I'm curious if they will respond to you.

I'm kind of curious as well how many times they get away with it. So many on Facebook are linked to hundreds, or thousands of people they barely know, it would be too easy for spam posts like this to fall through unnoticed.

Hi Danny

It's a really simple message that for some reason just hasn't caught on with everyone yet...be relevant to me and the community/ies that I move in or bugger off.

I really like the fact that you named and shamed Claire and DSNR...

Although I'm not too sure if Claire will mind. The reason I say this is because she's almost too good looking. It's funny that because of Twitter spam I now think that any great looking female who posts an unsolicited message online is a fake profile. It's a good thing I'm not looking for online romance or else this sort of belief might be severely limiting my options (sorry a bit off topic haha).

I can do nothing more but heave a heavy SIGH when I see these tactics being employed.

Spam is Spam is Spam and the fact your highlighting it Danny and they have their name against it is the best and most positive means to making the point that its not acceptable to you me or anyone else.

I cannot fathom how this company find it ethical, logical or acceptable and are willing to damage their reputation with this type of lazy, uncreative, and downright annoying attempt at promotion. We should give them a call Danny, they seem to need our help.

Danny,

You are so right. Spam is not cool. Having meaningful conversations and getting to know people is.

I still find it amazing that people who think they understand the Internet and social media still spam. What is worse is some of these people call themselves Internet Marketers. Ironic when you think about it.

I stand corrected. Those that can, build communities. Those that can't, piss off those who can.

It's amazing how many people still treat this space like a get rich quick scheme.

Well said Danny. Fair play to putting a spot light on this in a grown up way and here's to doing your part to raise the bar... mind you in cases like this, I wonder if we've even lifted the bar off the floor yet :P

Luv this post just because I see this daily.

I also luv the 100 emails I get on FB spammming me their crap.. and and now the random IMs on FB shoving me their links.

Its ridiculous, it doesn't work people and you look like an ass doing it, so you are actually hurting your business.

While not technically spam, I often wonder why people post things onto someone else's FB business page that has nothing whatsoever to do with what that business is all about. It might be because they're hoping to spread the word about something that's either irritating them or that they're helping to promote, knowing that it will go to everyone's main FB page, but it's obstructive and they just don't seem to get it.

What makes this worse than email or twitter spam is that, if I'm not mistaken, anything posted on your Facebook profile is also put into the feed of all of your friends. How many of them would at first glance assume you endorsed it? Good for you for calling them out! I'm curious if they will respond to you.

I'm kind of curious as well how many times they get away with it. So many on Facebook are linked to hundreds, or thousands of people they barely know, it would be too easy for spam posts like this to fall through unnoticed.

Hi Danny

It's a really simple message that for some reason just hasn't caught on with everyone yet...be relevant to me and the community/ies that I move in or bugger off.

I really like the fact that you named and shamed Claire and DSNR...

Although I'm not too sure if Claire will mind. The reason I say this is because she's almost too good looking. It's funny that because of Twitter spam I now think that any great looking female who posts an unsolicited message online is a fake profile. It's a good thing I'm not looking for online romance or else this sort of belief might be severely limiting my options (sorry a bit off topic haha).

I can do nothing more but heave a heavy SIGH when I see these tactics being employed.

Spam is Spam is Spam and the fact your highlighting it Danny and they have their name against it is the best and most positive means to making the point that its not acceptable to you me or anyone else.

I cannot fathom how this company find it ethical, logical or acceptable and are willing to damage their reputation with this type of lazy, uncreative, and downright annoying attempt at promotion. We should give them a call Danny, they seem to need our help.

Danny,

You are so right. Spam is not cool. Having meaningful conversations and getting to know people is.

I still find it amazing that people who think they understand the Internet and social media still spam. What is worse is some of these people call themselves Internet Marketers. Ironic when you think about it.

I agree Danny,

I'm reading Seth's book for the first time (due to my age) and find it very intersting!

Glad you mentioned it, it looks a bit older than my other (brand new) books so I almost stopped. But in the end, it's really the content inside that matters!

Have a great week

Success with social media follows the Law of the Farm, Danny!

Couldn't agree more with you - totally resonates my own feelings I voiced last night on Social Media Notebook.

"A farmer cannot expect to reap a bumper crop by being lazy for three months and then u00e2u0080u009ccrammingu00e2u0080u009d to catch up. Similarly, the greatest successes in social media u00e2u0080u0093 and in life are built slowly and deliberately through focused, consistent, high-quality efforts on a daily basis."

Danny - very good point here. I've seen this practice as well on the Inbound Zombie Page. My response is to simply remove the post, but I imagine that when my Page gets more fans, removing these posts will begin to take up more of my time. Maybe that's one reason to select only posts by Page as the wall default.

Other solutions?

Totally agree. Companies are now making fake Facebook pages and spamming through those. Facebook is now becoming MySpace. It's almost as if they find this to be a marketing strategy.

I stand corrected. Those that can, build communities. Those that can't, piss off those who can.

It's amazing how many people still treat this space like a get rich quick scheme.

Well said Danny. Fair play to putting a spot light on this in a grown up way and here's to doing your part to raise the bar... mind you in cases like this, I wonder if we've even lifted the bar off the floor yet :P

amazing. i am seeing a lot of angering unethical spamming lately from people claiming to be in the space! wtf?!