Instead of writing an actual post, I decided to just embed the tweets I generated on this subject. They pretty much cover everything I would have written in my post. 😀
Just once, if someone said, “Please view my Facebook page? If you like it, consider clicking “Like,” I might consider doing it, but…
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
when I get these requests that say, “Go to Facebook and “like” my page,” I totally ignore them without ever visiting those pages.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
There's very little integrity in the “Like” system, as far as I'm concerned, because people don't care if you actually like what's there.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
They just want you to click the button. I won't even get started on the fact that you can buy “likes” and barter for “likes.”
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon Ditto. Does anyone actually obey?— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
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@hollyworton I would say people who don't realize their friendship is being abused actually go and click “Like.”— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon It would be easier to buy likes than to irritate potential likers.— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon The one that annoys me is when people you don't know on twitter tell you to retweet them. Really grinds my gears.— Atane Ofiaja (@atane) August 13, 2012
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@atane Yes! That seems to be cropping up more, too: People requesting you retweet their content blindly or people who tweet you with…— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@atane “Hey, I've been retweeting a lot of your stuff. Could you retweet my stuff?” Like I asked them for retweets. Let's make a deal…— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@atane Only retweet my updates if you find value in them and think others may also, and I'll do the same for you. We won't beg each other.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
(the above tweet actually contains a typo that I corrected when I embedded the tweet on my site; apologies for the typo)
Let's make a deal: I won't ever ask you to blindly “like” anything I have on the web, and you will return the favor. How does that sound?
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon That sounds great 🙂— TEDDY A JONES (@TeddyAJones) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon If I'm in touch with the person on another site and I like them, then I'm happy to connect elsewhere. But not out of the blue.— Holly Worton (@hollyworton) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon@hollyworton I'm happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂— Diana Harrison (@DMHarrison123) August 13, 2012
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@dmharrison123:@faydra_deon@hollyworton I'm happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂 <– If that works for you, great.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
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@dmharrison123:@faydra_deon@hollyworton I'm happy to go to a page, have a look and click like 🙂 <– It doesn't work for me.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon I wonder if these people also lack social grace and etiquette in real life. Do they demand things from people on the street?— Atane Ofiaja (@atane) August 13, 2012
Another reason I don't click “like” on ANYTHING is because I'm being tracked enough on the web without allowing Facebook to track me more.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
The “like” system is equivalent to using those grocery store club cards. Everything you “like” is being indexed to “sell” you other stuff.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
It's one of the same reasons I don't use my Facebook login to log into other sites. Why would I want Facebook knowing what I buy online?
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
(the above tweet actually contains a typo that I corrected when I embedded the tweet on my site; apologies for the typo)
It doesn't benefit me at all to allow Facebook into that part of my life. They get all the benefit, and I get all the targeted ads.
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
Too many people aren't thinking about why they're doing this or that online. They're just thinking about ease of use. Don't be sheep!
— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deonLOL… girl you are on a roll with your Facebookisms… I love it!Happy Monday…— Stephanie C. Harper(@SpeakStephanie) August 13, 2012
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@speakstephanie Happy Monday to you, too, sis. I think many folks wish I would go back to autotweets right about now. Haha.— Faydra Deon (@faydra_deon) August 13, 2012
@faydra_deon Yes! I'm with you on that rant. I don't “like” or use FB to login anywhere else either.#privacyissues— Chela (@ChelaBK) August 13, 2012
