Comments on: Spam or legitimate promotion?

By: Kirsten Corby

Kirsten Corby — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:08:04 +0000

Oh, it’s spam. It’s blatted out en masse and bears no relation to the topic at hand on the threads where it appears. Definaitely spam. If it shows up on my page I will delete it.

By: walt

walt — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:52:26 +0000

OK, there’s one vote for self-promotion (and presumably appropriate self-promotion). So should I go out and comment on all 1,300+ library Facebook pages (there will be hundreds more by the time I’m done) when the book(s) are available?

One difference: The comment is wholly unrelated to the Facebook update it’s commenting on–not normally considered a good thing. And it’s not (just) reaching a librarian, it’s reaching everybody who Likes the library’s Facebook page.

I’m aware that librarians can delete things from their Facebook pages. That’s one reason for this post. (Oh, and it’s not a “guy”–it’s a woman.)

By: terry ann liberrian

terry ann liberrian — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:29:15 +0000

walt, this strikes me as self promotion, rather than spam. i liken it to the letters and preview copies of books i recieve at my desk a few times a month from hopeful authors who want me to order their book. (and the scientologists. they LOVE sending me free books). i know the line is thin, since spam-related activity on blogs and webpages looks very similar. however, i really think the above guy is on the side of promotion, due to the intent. honestly, i think he’s a bit of smarty-smart. even if the library doesn’t order the book, their customers will see the link and follow it and maybe buy it.

on a second note, you can delete anything from your facebook page that does not go along with what you want your page to represent. i delete things all the time from mine!