Happy Valentine’s Day, RIP Whitney Houston, NBA’s Jeremy Lin, Bangor, Maine Football Coach Resigns After Posting Nude Photo On Facebook, Social Media Week

Posted by DD on Feb 15, 2012

Ok – let’s get the stupid stuff out of the way so we can move on to more serious things.
First, did you hear about this IDIOT High School football coach that stupidly posted a nude picture of himself on Facebook? Now, I am the type of professional who tries to be sincere, honest and politically correct, but sometimes you just have to use the word stupid and idiot. I don’t like using these strong words because someone always comes out of the woodwork and gives a good reason like, “maybe he was having a bad day” or “you shouldn’t say that about people. You don’t know the whole story.”  Well for this I apologize. I just can’t help myself until someone proves me wrong. If you are going to take a nude picture of yourself, have it on your computer, log into Facebook with a username and password, then ACCIDENTALLY or ON PURPOSE, upload that nude picture to your profile, YOU GET CALLED A STUPID IDIOT. You want to know more about it?  See:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/13/news/lewiston-auburn/oxford-hills-football-coach-resigns-after-allegedly-posting-inappropriate-photo-on-facebook/

Which is the perfect segue into the next big thing on Facebook. It’s just so obvious, it’s beautiful. It is called the Unfriend Finder. It is an application on Facebook that allows you to figure out who unfriended you. Now I am in the business of social media optimization and this might be helpful to see what businesses and companies get unfriended, because if you get a negative reaction or feedback from a customer, you can try to ask that person, what happened? What bad experience occurred to make you never want to eat in my restaurant again or use my service? Was it customer service? Price? Cleanliness of the place? Because in your personal life you don’t really have those issues… you have other ones. So why did that guy unfriend you? Why did that woman friend you in the first place? I personally try to maintain a balance between my professional social media interactions and my personal ones. If you want to know more about the app: http://www.unfriendfinder.com/home (Btw – I was at 972 friends on Facebook. Now at 971 – ok – was it you?!?)

Oh, and if you want to participate in Social Media Week, its sponsored by some heavy hitters. If you don’t believe that social media can get you more business, think again! Check out these sites for more info and see who is involved. http://socialmediaweek.org/newyork/ or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/smwnyc

Rest in peace, Whitney Houston. I am no one to judge the famous Grammy singer. Her battle with drugs and alcohol, her demons. But it’s hard not to be critical when in my first paragraph I berate a guy and call him a stupid idiot for posting a naked picture for all to see. I think life and the lives of all are equal. So I am taking back my first paragraph, and though I think the act is stupid and idiotic, what do I think about ruining a “more” successful life with drugs and alcohol. So does money, fame and fortune bring happiness and security? Do we say the same thing about all famous suicides? Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitarist of all time? Janis Joplin? Marilyn Monroe? The list goes on and on. Basically, my take on this is that people need help and support and unconditional love whether you are rich or poor, successful or a failure. So reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them. Who really knows what happened inside Whitney’s head? Here is the Sony Music website: http://www.whitneyhouston.com/us/news. I like the way they give her fans an outlet to grieve and mourn. Janis, Jimi and Marilyn didn’t have social media to see them through. Such a shame. 48 years young.

Now let’s end with some GOOD NEWS!!!!

Have you heard of this new basketball player named Jeremy Lin? Apparently he plays for the New York Knicks in the NBA. They are calling him “LINTASTIC!” Spurring on LIN-SANITY! Check out this article. I will just quote 2 things: “Jeremy Lin is on the verge of becoming the Tim Tebow of basketball,” and “What gives this story legs is that (1) Lin graduated from Harvard, whose basketball program has never been dubbed “gateway to the NBA,” and (2) he is Asian-American.” Read more here:  http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/02/the-secret-of-jeremy-lins-success/253051/ Good luck Lin! We will be watching you.

So Happy Valentine’s day whether you celebrate it or not. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Hallmark greeting card days. Who cares? Just tell someone you love them. Love your friends. Your family. Your clients. Your customers. Your patients. Today is the day. Tell them that you appreciate them. Now make your phone calls. Send your emails out and the correct marketing message to go along with it. Need help telling someone you love them? Have Conan O’Brien help. (http://teamcoco.com/content/conans-platonic-valentines-day-f-card) Can’t get in touch with Conan? Call Raphi Salem at SalemGlobal Internet Website Marketing and Lead Generation today at 212-222-3292 or email him at info@salemglobal.com. You will LOVE him!