social media12/18/09

[Adam Blatner]

Hello again. Discussing this with some friends last night, one said, "What if you want to publicize your books?"  That struck me, and stirred me up. Yes, indeed, there's an idea: Use facebook to promote knowledge about several of my products---my cartoon-mandala books, my recent 2007 anthology about applied drama, my blog,  my forthcoming fantasy-imagination-development book (which is a core priority, but may require a year of work yet), and of course, the many papers on my website, lists of books and where they can be obtained, photo directory, other website stuff. But is it ethical to bug people that way? 
     Whom would I list as potential "friends"?  People I know or people who just might have this interest? Should I address all psychodramatists, for example? Wouldn't that be intrusive? It seems that way to me right now. Or would it just be considered standard marketing strategy? 
     
   Sure, I might use the social media also to connect with old friends, but, that's a low priority. I'm quite content and socially connected, so that another issue is that I don't want to take the time to check in and see who I have connected with---unless there was more of a motivation that partook of actual marketing. (I do want to get my ideas out there and looked at and considered, even argued with... but is social media appropriate for this purpose?  Not sure yet..)     Warmly, Adam
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  From: Jen 
  To: thana ag ; divinemsjen at hotmail.com ; adam blatner ; list at grouptalkweb.org 
  Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 7:24 AM
  Subject: Re: social media & sociometry (and FACEBOOK)


  I think that some people could overdo facebook, and that could get in the way of more creative satisfying pursuits.  But isn't that true of many pleasures -- television, alcohol, ice cream, sex.  Maybe excess is the problem, not the facebook (or Desperate Housewives or Haagen Daas) itself. 

  There's the issue of people overtrusting people they don't know with facebook and the like, as in teens who hook up with untrustworthy people via internet.  But that's another question altogether.

  The fact that some people misuse an activity does not mean the activity is completely bad.


                      Jennifer Whitlock
                    Licensed Professional Counselor (and psychodrama student at HVPI)
                                           Budd Lake and Newton
                                             973-222-3750
                              www.JenWhitlock.com
  From: thana ag <anathga at hotmail.com>
  To: divinemsjen at hotmail.com; anathga at hotmail.com; adam blatner <adam at blatner.com>; "list at grouptalkweb.org" <list at grouptalkweb.org>
  Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 8:52:19 PM
  Subject: FW: social media & sociometry


   How true ,Jen,  all relationships start from  periphery to center..from supperficial , tentative to close and intimate.

  I was thinking of the time factor: the only thing we have in limited supply and  therefore  need to  budget it, preferably not carelessly ...   so with more choices available -more need for discernment....
  However the discussion makes me question my reluctance to actively engage with facebook,and the like. 



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  From: anathga at hotmail.com
  To: divinemsjen at hotmail.com; adam at blatner.com; list at grouptalkweb.org
  Subject: RE: social media & sociometry
  Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:49:12 +0000


  How true ,Jen,  all relationships start from  periphery to center..from supperficial , tentative to close and intimate.

  I was thinking of the time factor: the only thing we have in limited supply and  therefore  need to  budget it, preferably not carelessly ...   so with more choices available -more need for discernment....
  However the discussion makes me question my reluctance to actively engage with facebook,and the like. 

  anath garber 
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