"The Three Stooges 1959- Sammelkarten" used courtesy of Thomas Duchnicki
One of the things I love about Facebook is that it’s kind of all things to all people. Some people use it mostly for the games, and that’s fine with me. Some use it to reach out to customers and create an online community around their product/service. I’m cool with that too. I use it for business a little bit, but I love to keep up with friends and family, use the birthday calendar, and stay in touch with people. I’m going to assume you’re OK with that.
With all of these different people using Facebook in a ton of ways, there’s bound to be a little crossing of the streams (Ghostbusters reference alert), so here’s a big tip that will help us all get along:
Don’t share every single achievement from Farmville, don’t tell me which “Mad Men” cast member you are, and don’t tell me how many square inches of rainforest you’ve saved.
I get it if you’re proud of your Bowling Buddies Score, or if you’ve taken a HILARIOUS new quiz and just have to share, but there are people I’m connected to whose news stream is made up of nothing but this stuff. I’m beginning to worry that they’ve forgotten about the outdoors. Did you know you don’t have to publish this stuff? It’s true! You can just enjoy it by yourself and maintain relationships with people who are getting fed up with it (believe me, they’re out there.) When you finish an activity, you get this popup:
It is literally this easy.
Just click “skip instead” of “publish”. That’s it and that’s all. I’m not going to tell you to keep everything to yourself, but for the love of all that’s good and holy, use a little discretion. Think about why you’re sharing what you’re sharing; if you do that, you’ll be saving relationships. Believe me.
What do you think?
