That I find strange/odd/bizarre.
I can’t quite put my finger on it so thought maybe you could help.
For some reason, when someone I don’t know follows me on Twitter, I don’t think much of it. I reason that
a) I said something that was interesting
b) They auto-follow based on keywords
c) I was suggested to them
Which is fine. I actively participate on Twitter so it’s normal. And if someone puts me in a public list, I can see it.
Now on Google +, I haven’t done much more than put up a profile pic and the occasional comment,mainly about how I don’t know what do to there and have only shared it with my existing circles.
Yet, I keep getting circled. By men.
Apart from the people I know that have added me to circles, I keep getting ‘circled’ by random men. And yes, if you look closely there is a fake Hugh Jackman that has been making the rounds..or circles.
I’m kind of curious to know what they are circling me in?
Person who hasn’t said anything but may eventually say something interesting?
Is it really true that there are ‘no girls on Google Plus‘ as indicated by a recent Forbes article? Or do women just not go around circling random people? Mashable has even gone so far as to call it a “sausagefest”.
Perhaps men are quicker to make the land-grab while us women observe and wait to see if it’s really worth spending our time on?
I think Google + is that grey area between Facebook and Twitter, which we’re all trying to figure out.
I did come across something I liked about it recently. The ability to share links to public discussions such as this one, which isn’t something you can do on Facebook unless you’re already friends or like the same page where the discussion is happening. So maybe there is a place for Google + in all this.
Are you on Google+? What has your experience been so far?
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Webinar recap- Flourish with Facebook: 3 ways to take your online presence from Blah to Brilliant
Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by Sandy.
I did a short webinar last week covering some recurring questions about building a Facebook community and what do do once people do start ‘Liking’ you. Here are the slides, I’d love to hear your tips! Flourish with Facebook: 3 ways to take your online presence from blah to brilliant View more presentations from [...]
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Watch out! All of the geeks are abuzz with the latest and greatest from Google, G+. Here a few thoughts that come to mind: Buzz vs Woody Google has had plenty of time to watch and learn from Facebook’s mistakes and simplify the user experience in G+. But is it simple enough for the average [...]
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Yes, another daily deal related post but this time I’m on the losing side! In the past, when I’ve bought deals it’s always been at places I haven’t been to before but I have blogged about how the disadvantages of daily deal sites, one of them being that is alienating for existing customers who pay [...]
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I don’t think there is a simple Yes or No answer to this question. I see the Community Management role as a sub-set of the Product Management and Marketing role in a company. Meaning, the Product Manager is the one the drives the road-map and makes decisions about what features will be in the product [...]
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The quest for new likes/followers/fans/groupies seems never ending. I see it everyday and am asked often, “How do I get more followers“ Show up. Participate. Interact. Provide value. Basically, you have to ‘do the work’. But you have to also decide why you are doing it. and then there’s the : “I need 1000 fans [...]
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They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. But what if it is the first step that is the hardest? The first step to beginning a whole new adventure? A new job? A new project? I experienced this type of resistance recently. And by resistance, I mean à la lizard brain/Seth [...]
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We hear about the Art of Marketing and the Art of Sales but what about the Art of Patience? You know the part where you have to patiently wait for a response from a customer or prospect? You know the days in between hitting send in Outlook/Gmail and refreshing your inbox (even though most services [...]
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A person interested in your services contacts you and in your effort to help them, you go all out with everything you can offer them. Newbies or veterans, it happens to the best of us and it’s a common mistake that we all make at some point. We forget to grow big ears and talk [...]
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One of my friends recently had a bad food experience at a downtown Montreal cafe. Since she’s a regular at this cafe and has food allergies she wasn’t going to dismiss it. She contacted them through their ‘Contact us’ page on their website and the owner responded expressing his dismay and concern over her negative [...]
