Comments on: Social Media Participation : Choose and Execute http://ritubpant.com/social-media-participation-choose-and-execute/ Social Web, Media, Ideas and Opinion Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:05:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Momblebee http://ritubpant.com/social-media-participation-choose-and-execute/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Momblebee Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:48:41 +0000 http://ritubpant.com/?p=292#comment-408 Ritu - I often stop by to see what you have to say...and I agree with you here. A good part of what I do in my business involves social media interaction, but there are other parts of my business that need to happen offline. I can't be everywhere at once and find that I spread myself way too thin to have too many active social media involvements. It all affects productivity and if your involvements are unproductive, then there's no point. The key sites for me are Twitter, LinkedIn, and although I do have a profile on Facebook, it started as personal and I never really made the switch to professional, and there it sits. I have my own blog to maintain and I spend a good amount of time visiting other key blogs (like yours ;) that I find relevant and interesting and comment when I have something to add. I use various bookmarking sites as well, but for deeper involvement, what I have on my plate is enough for me. Maybe you should check out my post I put up yesterday...similar points as you make in this post, but talking about just using and building followers in a lame attempt to build traffic. If your followers, your profiles, your comments on other's blogs are empty, then there's no point to any of it! Ritu -
I often stop by to see what you have to say…and I agree with you here. A good part of what I do in my business involves social media interaction, but there are other parts of my business that need to happen offline. I can’t be everywhere at once and find that I spread myself way too thin to have too many active social media involvements. It all affects productivity and if your involvements are unproductive, then there’s no point. The key sites for me are Twitter, LinkedIn, and although I do have a profile on Facebook, it started as personal and I never really made the switch to professional, and there it sits. I have my own blog to maintain and I spend a good amount of time visiting other key blogs (like yours ;) that I find relevant and interesting and comment when I have something to add. I use various bookmarking sites as well, but for deeper involvement, what I have on my plate is enough for me. Maybe you should check out my post I put up yesterday…similar points as you make in this post, but talking about just using and building followers in a lame attempt to build traffic. If your followers, your profiles, your comments on other’s blogs are empty, then there’s no point to any of it!

]]> By: Ritu B. Pant http://ritubpant.com/social-media-participation-choose-and-execute/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Ritu B. Pant Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:39:38 +0000 http://ritubpant.com/?p=292#comment-403 Hi Emily, thanks for stopping by. I am all for it. But again if you aren't going to be using that site or don't think you will ever utilize the platform, why even bother. ;-) I have personally never had that problem since most of my accounts are "ritubpant." But I do understand where you are coming from. My personal opinion : If you start an account to protect your personal brand or name and never use it, it has an adverse effect on personal name/brand. When people check out your profile page it's dead. It has never been updated and I think that gives a wrong message about the brand to potential clients or people who want to connect with you. My 2 cents Hi Emily, thanks for stopping by.

I am all for it. But again if you aren’t going to be using that site or don’t think you will ever utilize the platform, why even bother. ;-)

I have personally never had that problem since most of my accounts are “ritubpant.” But I do understand where you are coming from.

My personal opinion : If you start an account to protect your personal brand or name and never use it, it has an adverse effect on personal name/brand. When people check out your profile page it’s dead. It has never been updated and I think that gives a wrong message about the brand to potential clients or people who want to connect with you. My 2 cents

]]> By: Emily http://ritubpant.com/social-media-participation-choose-and-execute/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Emily Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:32:43 +0000 http://ritubpant.com/?p=292#comment-402 This is a great post and very true. How do you feel about creating accounts on social networks just to protect your brand/personal name? Even if you have no interest in using them. This is a great post and very true.

How do you feel about creating accounts on social networks just to protect your brand/personal name? Even if you have no interest in using them.

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