How not to Social Media, by Chris Orwig .

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How not to Social Media, by Chris Orwig .

First, don't post.
Second, when you do post, do not introduce your content.
Third, when you do post, post only videos of yourself.
Fourth, shut down comments.
Fifth, flood the stream. Twelve posts all with the same time-stamp, for example.

Chris just earned himself an unCircle.

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John E. Bredehoft said…
The one with his daughter (I watched a minute of it) is cute. I'd comment on it if I could.
January 24, 2018 at 5:54 PM
Bodhipaksa said…
1–3 are related: I think that Youtube may autopost content to G+ when it's being uploaded, hence the lack of an intro to the content, the sudden influx and (since he's sharing videos of himself on YT) the apparent narcissism.

I know someone else who doesn't post here, but who will suddenly have several videos (also of himself) appear simultaneously. Probably neither of our guys even knows this is happening.
January 24, 2018 at 7:09 PM
John E. Bredehoft said…
Bodhipaksa Perhaps, but then why are there videos on the Google+ account that are not on the YouTube account? And why do the Google+ video posts default to "no comments"?
youtube.com - Chris Orwig
January 24, 2018 at 9:33 PM
Bodhipaksa said…
I do not know the answers to those questions.
January 25, 2018 at 6:02 AM
Bodhipaksa said…
I was looking into G+/Youtube integration (with a view to possibly doing that for my business account), and it seems there are no longer settings to allow that. Presumably when the two services separated they grandfathered in existing connections. (Youtube also removed Facebook integration. All that's left is Twitter.)

Anyway, comments being disabled of G+ seems to be a choice Orwig has made, and I agree that that's not good social media practice. But my main point is that the periodic deluge of Youtube videos on his account is almost certainly not deliberate and the fact that his videos are about him is just due to the nature of his Youtube channel.
January 25, 2018 at 7:08 AM
Bodhipaksa said…
We could add to your "how not to social" list, "Don't set up automation and then forget about it."
January 25, 2018 at 1:20 PM
Jason ON said…
And you have valid points, Bodhipaksa, if they're accurate in this circumstance, but I personally believe you might be more right than wrong in the idea that he probably automated some things many many moons ago and never bothered to recheck his settings.
January 25, 2018 at 2:34 PM
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