Facebook Poll: How Are You Using It?

Written by Andy Komack on April 16th, 2009

After some recent conversations among my friends & family about “Facebook burnout”, and my own avoidance of the site, I thought it would be interesting to collect some data here for everyone to share about how readers of our blog use Facebook.

I am assuming that the vast majority of our readers are active users of the Web for business, so the results will be (intentionally) skewed in that direction:

How do you use Facebook?

• Personal Only
• Business Only
• Business & Personal
• I Don't Use Facebook
• Used to Use Facebook, But Am Burned Out

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And another very short Facebook advertising poll…

Have you ever clicked on an ad in Facebook?

• Yes
• No

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Related Articles Out There:

• “Social media burnout and overload”
• “Blog Burn Out Or Facebook Time Suck?”

Related KoMarketing Content:

• Why You Should be a Fan of Facebook Fan Pages

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 4:10 pm and is filed under Polls, Social Media Strategies. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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5 Responses to “Facebook Poll: How Are You Using It?”

1. Andy Komack Says:
   

   Just got a message from a business friend about this poll:

   “I have a Facebook page, but I can’t stand it. I use it only because some people don’t have a LinkedIn page and it’s the only way of reaching them. But I don’t put much on my page, and I have the privacy settings at the max.

   I don’t like it that I have a mix of personal “friends” (people I really don’t associate with but know in real life) and business associates. It weirds me out to see my clients doing personal stuff on Facebook.”

   I feel exactly the same way!

   April 16th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
   
   
2. Todd Bairstow Says:
   

   We are seeing low CTRs on our advertising, but decent conversion rates on those that do click. It’s not mind-blowing, but it appears worth doing from our end.

   April 16th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
   
   
3. Kevin Says:
   

   i find that placing ads on facebook is less effective than networking directly with other users

   April 16th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
   
   
4. Andy Komack Says:
   

   @Todd Bairstow – thanks for adding the thoughts on conversion rates. It’s helpful to hear as many experiences as possible (and I know your comment is real!)

   April 17th, 2009 at 10:28 am
   
   
5. Janet | Web Design Says:
   

   I have tried to load it to my mobile with no success so with that I have not ever tried it again, for me its really not a big thing.

   May 11th, 2009 at 6:01 am