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07-31-2014, 05:24 AM
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07-31-2014, 06:26 AM
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Awesome! Are you like in IT or something???? You're super-duper smart! I have a computer running windows 3.1 and it keeps asking for my credit card number... I type it in everytime then it takes me to some Russian man on man gay porn site. I mean, its ok and all, but not my cup of tea. Windows 3.1 is still pretty cool but the thing about everything being in Russian is upsetting. I wish that I could understand what is being said. Can you fix it???
07-31-2014, 06:45 AM
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07-31-2014, 07:23 AM
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Proving—at least to me—isn't all bad, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...er-down-rising.
As in everything, there is more crap than quality in social media outlets from Facebook to Twitter to Instagram to Tumblr to Snapchat. And I mean a lot.
At least these guys are contributing something positive. Hats off to George Tobin and Rodney Olson.
From a marketing perspective, I can tell say without hesitation that speedonthewater.com's Facebook page is an incredible referral traffic driver for speedonthewater.com. For better or worse—and based on this thread I'd say the consensus here is worse—Facebook appears to be eroding some interest in message boards and communities. I find that interesting, because Facebook is an interface nightmare for threaded discussions.
If it makes anyone feel any better, there are plenty of people where I live—roughly 20 miles from the offices of Facebook—who believe Facebook is yesterday's news.
As in everything, there is more crap than quality in social media outlets from Facebook to Twitter to Instagram to Tumblr to Snapchat. And I mean a lot.
At least these guys are contributing something positive. Hats off to George Tobin and Rodney Olson.
From a marketing perspective, I can tell say without hesitation that speedonthewater.com's Facebook page is an incredible referral traffic driver for speedonthewater.com. For better or worse—and based on this thread I'd say the consensus here is worse—Facebook appears to be eroding some interest in message boards and communities. I find that interesting, because Facebook is an interface nightmare for threaded discussions.
If it makes anyone feel any better, there are plenty of people where I live—roughly 20 miles from the offices of Facebook—who believe Facebook is yesterday's news.
It is a great tool to get things out there. Were else can you click and button and it go to 1000s of people? Between all the junk on there it's an easy way to spread the news.
Matt there is a lot of times I read the speed on the water write ups from Facebook rather then here. It's a tool that has changed lots in the way things are done.
07-31-2014, 07:37 AM
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I get that everyone is not going to love social media. There is a lot of positives that come from it though. Especially boating related! I am friends with every powerboat club in the country, many of the boat racers, and all the poker runs. I love it!! People like Hammer Down Boating are killin it on Facebook. We also contribute some of the success of The Buffalo Poker Run to the ability to market to a much wider audience for pennies a day. It is a way to promote our sponsors for free. I hate to say it but the times they are a changing. If you don't like it that's cool but it is a highly effective way to communicate with people who share an interest.
07-31-2014, 07:40 AM
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It's not just a Facebook thing, it's the beauty of internet anonymity. Many(most) people believe that their opinion or what they believe to be fact as they way it is, and they lose all respect for others when relaying their message.
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Don't believe me? Start a camshaft post on this site!
07-31-2014, 08:40 AM
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Awesome! Are you like in IT or something???? You're super-duper smart! I have a computer running windows 3.1 and it keeps asking for my credit card number... I type it in everytime then it takes me to some Russian man on man gay porn site. I mean, its ok and all, but not my cup of tea. Windows 3.1 is still pretty cool but the thing about everything being in Russian is upsetting. I wish that I could understand what is being said. Can you fix it???
And I probably can't afford your service work either.
07-31-2014, 09:25 AM
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It is a great tool to get things out there. Were else can you click and button and it go to 1000s of people? Between all the junk on there it's an easy way to spread the news.
Matt there is a lot of times I read the speed on the water write ups from Facebook rather then here. It's a tool that has changed lots in the way things are done.
Matt there is a lot of times I read the speed on the water write ups from Facebook rather then here. It's a tool that has changed lots in the way things are done.
Hope this isn't boring you guys, but we also use Facebook to post items that are too short for and need to go live even faster than they can on speedonthewater.com. Example: Last years's Key West Worlds. I think we pulled 20-plus news stories out of there—and a digital magazine feature. But we must have posted more than 100 tiny bits of stuff on our Facebook page in the four days we were there.
Last, one mistake I see a lot of people falling into: Using Facebook as the primary page for your business. I get it. It's cheap—free. But Facebook lacks the content management and page layout flexibility for the most rudimentary business. As a platform for your own business, it's too limited.
Facebook is, from where we stand, a marketing tool with great potential. Or it can be a steaming pile of crap. It's all how you use it.
Last edited by Matt Trulio; 07-31-2014 at 09:32 AM.
