Comments on: Do You Fail The “Social Media Shit Test”?

By: Most Tweeted Articles by Branding Experts

Most Tweeted Articles by Branding Experts — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:04:35 +0000

[...] one of the potential stars of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told her nearly… 2 Tweets Do You Fail The “Social Media Shit Test”? — Personal Branding 101 The “social media shit test” is the sure way to determine whether your social media presence [...]

By: Ryan Rancatore

Ryan Rancatore — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:06:12 +0000

Isaokato,

It would be awfully hypocritical of me to remove your comment – all opinions
are welcome here! Thanks for stopping by and providing a clever response.

By: Ryan Rancatore

Ryan Rancatore — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:06:12 +0000

Isaokato,

It would be awfully hypocritical of me to remove your comment – all opinions
are welcome here! Thanks for stopping by and providing a clever response.

By: isaokato

isaokato — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:31:24 +0000

I do feel like I am taking a shit when I am on Twitter, Facebook, or blog comment (like now…)
Go out, seek for adventure, find a spot, and pee/shit on it. (Note: done with 100% respect to the owner of the site)
Unlike dogshit, our footprint stays there semi-permanently. How annoying…the only way to redeem this sin is to make each comment/shit valuable in some way. I have never mentioned shit this much in a single paragraph. Please delete this comment if you want to. No hurt feeling.

By: bradnemcik

bradnemcik — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:40:40 +0000

Nice article Chris. I always like to keep in mind that interacting with your target market via social media is a lot like interacting face to face. Listening is the most important skill to have in a two way conversation. If you are not listeing to your audience you don't you'll never know just what the really need. If you can't fulfill their needs you will lose their attention.

By: Ryan Rancatore

Ryan Rancatore — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:37:53 +0000

I couldn't agree more with all your points, Monica! And you are right,
nobody is going to be perfect (especially not me, that is for sure). I
appreciate your comments, and look forward to connecting with you further.

By: Monica Hamburg

Monica Hamburg — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:28:40 +0000

These are great tips.

In general, being a jerk or passive aggressive is just a bad all-around idea. And it's critical to be aware that if you're not interesting and not contributing anything of value, there's really little point for anyone to continue following you.

The automation is exactly that - anti-social. When I give talks, I try to impart that automation is fine, if it's something you feel you will forget if you don't pre-schedule, and if you are reasonably confident that you will be around your computer when the tweet goes out. That way, you're not just broadcasting.

Of course, I make mistakes. Sometimes I don't listen enough - sometimes I get overwhelmed by how much is our there. And sometimes I pre-schedule a tweet with the idea that I'll be there immi to check responses, and I anticipate wrong. (These are just a few of my errors, I'm sure I make more.)

Just like you can only attempt to be the best person you can be, you can only do your best to be responsible via social media. If you're aware that you're not the "only guest at the party" that should help considerably.