Comments on: Can you survive without Facebook?

By: Sang Hyun Jung

Sang Hyun Jung — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:39:46 +0000

As the new interactive ET for the current summer session, I’m relieved to see that cooler heads prevailed and applicants without twitter accounts were indeed chosen.

For those that heavily rely on Blackberries, Facebook, Twitter, etc. to communicate, “cutting off” may be more than just losing a social media tool. It means losing the ability to connect and strengthen relationships with friends, groups, and ideas.

By: Chris King

Chris King — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:34:07 +0000

I have a Twitter account but never use it. I’m still trying to figure out the point of it all. On the other hand, I have a Facebook account and use it all the time. I find it hard to imagine anything replacing Facebook at the moment as it seems to continually incorporate every emerging technology into its interface. But I’ve been wrong before. To me the downside of Facebook is that I’m not always interested in what all my friends (or most, for those who have created lists) are doing all the time. Mostly just a few friends who I’m not always in touch with. If Facebook becomes smart enough to find a way to tell me only what I want to hear, than I think it could well become irreplaceable.

By: Kevin Beatty

Kevin Beatty — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:15:43 +0000

Hi Darius,

If it wasn’t for Twitter, I may have missed your post!

While I’m not sold on the value of Facebook for B2B companies, other social media tools like Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. do have value and should be part of the integrated communications strategy.