Is it a good idea?

With Social Networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter becoming places for a goldmine of free advertising amongst the majority of people with access to the internet, I was wondering if the Wizard or JB had any plans to open up a Facebook group or two devoted to the Wizard's Odds/Vegas site.

In my mind it would be a quick way to spread the word whilst costing little in terms of time and effort. To direct traffic to the Odds site for instance, you could post the questions from the Ask the Wizard column, making people visit for the answers. For the Vegas site, post hot topics and encourage people to post comments here.

Ultimately it is up to the Wiz himself, but does anyone else think its a good idea?

And I know there are other Social Networking Sites, but I thought Facebook and Twitter would do for the purposes of this poll?

EDIT - My own poll, and I misvote. I meant to vote for the Seperate Odds/Vegas sites without Twitter, mainly as I never tweeted in my life. Dont suppose anyone knows how to change polls?

I have been told not to think of these things as teeny-bopper nonsense, that in fact the smarter companies are taking advantage of the exposure, the advertising... yet I think this social networking is just going to pass me by.

So, pay no attention to me, I'm sure it is a good idea.

edit: I didn't vote!

Correct. Social networking, such as Facebook/Twitter is being taught in MBA level marketing classes now. Additionally lot of smaller companies are using it to allow project managers to interact/collaborate during the workday.

The casino I work in promotes events via Facebook, which I have been helping out with, which made me think maybe the Wizard could do the same.

Please, no Twitter. It's for twits (my age is showing).
--sent via Twitter

Seriously, though, a Facebook group would be cool.

Call me an old fart if you have to, but I just don't get the whole social networking thing.


Last September when I was in Vegas for a convention, one session was about social networking and keeping in contact with potential clients.

During his 45 minute session, his presentation was interruped half a dozen times by some social media posting alert.

During the Q&A, I asked "It used to be MySpace. Then it was FaceBook. Now it's Twitter. Who knows what it's gonna be next. And your own presentation was interrupted several times. So I gotta ask, how the hell do you keep up?"

He didn't have a good answer.

I get Facebook. I tend to agree that Twitter is rather rediculous though.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Call me an old fart if you have to...

P.S. Happy Birthday to me, this coming Sunday. I'll be 51.

Does that qualify for 'Old fart' status yet?

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Call me an old fart if you have to

i have to. Happy Birthday for Sunday you Old Fart.

The thing behind social networking, is peoples need to feel popular and important. So they compete to see who has the most "friends", leading to easily accesible groups of people that generally share at least some common interests. From a marketing perspective, that kind of database could take ages to compile, and Facebook does it all for you.

I dont know why people strive for the most friends, I just use it to keep in touch with people who I dont see much due to working the strange hours.