I have dove head first into using Facebook to start networking and keeping in touch with old friends.
What is facebook. Simply it’s a social site where you can find friends or acquaintances to strike up deals, re-kindle relationships or just plan have some fun.
I’m still quite new to it myself and I’ll talk more about it as I learn it myself. If you are a Facebook Pro contact me to let me know what I should and should be doing
I am ashamed to say that I know what Facebook Spam is. As today I was on the end of one of these Facebook spammers.
It started out to be a simple request of friendship. Which is no biggie. I checked out the persons profile it mentioned that we had 2 friends in common one being Ken McCarthur from JVAlert and Affiliate Showcase fame.
So I figured sure maybe this guy wanted to expand his network of online marketers and since he knew Ken why not.
That was my first problem.
Within 60 seconds of accepting his “friendship request” he sends me an email pitching me on some biz opp. WOW to say I floored would be an understatement. What really pissed me off was the fact that he name dropped Ken McCarthur name then asked me to review something for him
It was a typical flash presentation biz opp. You know the kind (ground floor opp here – billion dollar industry – money around every corner) same ole crap imo
Now I’ve met Ken and I know he doesn’t roll this way so I immediately wrote this jerk back and scolding him for making this pitch at me. I mean have the decency to find out about me then maybe I’ll take a look. Not 60 seconds after we’ve just met
to avoid a 2nd problem
I deleted the guy from my friends network as I figure this guy would do the same to my friends list. Just go down the line asking to be friends with them mentioning my name and then pitching my friends his opp. (what a slimeball)
I then contacted Ken and told him what happened. He was shocked and said he actually didn’t even know the guy. He deleted him from his list as well
People do slip onto lists especially when the person requesting and you have common friends. Which is probably how he got on Kens list to begin with.
Facebook spam who would of thunk it
take care talk soon
- Scottie
