Comments on: Is the Internet Turning Pink?

By: Kelly Rivard

Kelly Rivard — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:09:43 +0000

I definitely agree with all the criticism of my professor; I’ve learned more from farmers and marketers on proper social media use than I have in any classroom.

As far as the drastic turn of the conversation after Jess’s post…uh…?

By: joshuafleming

joshuafleming — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:41:06 +0000

Claire – thanks, but I need to groom myself better and drop enough poundage to fit into the flight suit before I start proclaiming myself “Metrosexual” – LMAO

By: joshuafleming

joshuafleming — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:33:42 +0000

Pete, I’m dying over here! Social Sexual? I think you should trademark that, hashtag it #socialsexual and come up with a slogan “I was socialsexual before socialsexual was cool.” or “Socialsexual – the new Metrosexual.”

By: Claire Celsi

Claire Celsi — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:31:31 +0000

I dunno, I think they both might be metrosexuals. Which is a good thing.

By: jessheld

jessheld — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:27:09 +0000

Pete, that makes you and Josh social media super hero’s! Survey data only represents a somewhat higher percentage of women vs. men on many of these sites. We know your there! Thanks for the comments!

By: Pete Jones

Pete Jones — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:14:09 +0000

Interesting. Men don’t want to chat and create relationships. Shocker.

Wonder what that makes guys like Josh and I?

We can’t be metrosexual, maybe we’re socialsexual…no, that can’t be it. Hmmm, I will have to think about a new term for men who use Social Media to build relationships because it is so 2010.

By: jessheld

jessheld — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:04:42 +0000

Thanks Claire & Kelly! Kelly, I agree with Claire that your professor is not educated nor experienced in social media. Social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook are mainstream, not a trend or a fad, but rather a very real way we interact as businesses and consumers.

By: Claire Celsi

Claire Celsi — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:45:13 +0000

Kelly: Unfortunately, your professor is not very well educated on how to use social media. That is unfortunate. You should suggest to your school’s administration that they hire a more qualified individual. May I use your quote in my collection of case studies on how NOT to teach college students?

By: Kelly Rivard

Kelly Rivard — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:39:48 +0000

This is a hot topic that my professors here at school are missing; even the prof who taught my “new media” class (which, essentially, was a social media class) seemed turned off to the idea of social media outreach and marketing, especially to a target audience. To him, Twitter is “shouting into the darkness.”

It’s great to see the ladies taking charge, especially since there’s still in some areas a common misconception that women can’t be trusted to make some purchasing decisions. (This has actually come up a few times recently in agriculture.)

Also, where can I find myself a pink MacBook?

By: Claire Celsi

Claire Celsi — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:30:14 +0000

Excellent correlation to why marketing to women using social media is simply smart! I would never use a glamour shots-type of photo on my Facebook profile though. I think that was a miss…most people use more casual shots.