Re: GNU/Debian Linux vs. facebook, Twitter and other proprietary social media
The thing of facebook is people login to facebook and regularly view
their activity feed. So if you are posting to facebook you are
appearing in the activity feeds of people who have 'liked' your page.
People can also message you through facebook and this can be a channel
for customer support.
You use a facebook app to have an RSS feed (eg from your website/blog)
appear in your activity feed. This way you don't actually have to use
Facebook, per se, you only have to setup the page and the RSS
importation. You can also, I believe, setup email forwarding so that
when people message you through facebook it appears on your email.
On 5 February 2012 10:26, Nick Lidakis <nlidakis@verizon.net> wrote:
> I hope this isn't too off topic for this list but smart people lurk about
> these parts.
>
> In a nutshell, my wife and I starting a small business in a family oriented
> neighborhood. We're serving coffee, espresso and baking fresh bread and
> pastry on premises. The shop will be located at the northern tip of
> Manhattan in the vicinity of Inwood Hill Park (last remaining undeveloped, old
> growth forest in Manhattan), Isham Park and Fort Tryon Park.
>
> Starting on a shoe-string budget during a recession, I plan on using GNU software for
> as much as I can possibly can without devoting too much time to computing.
> Music Player Daemon for music, possibly sc for basic spreadsheet
> needs, m0n0wall firewall for Wi-Fi, etc. Also investigating a Linux payroll
> system, etc.
>
> Wife uses a Mac. I have been using Debian since 1996 for all my daily needs, though I still
> would not call my self a guru. We do not have any social media presence and
> we like it that way. No facebook, twitter or other accounts. We use basic cell
> phones. With that said...
>
> Everyone has been telling us that we *absolutely* have to be on facebook and
> twitter, if not more, for our coffee house. They argue that it's free
> marketing and advertising. That we need facebook to advertise events and
> specials. That most people today check their facebook before their email.
> That is, if they check their email at all.
>
> This does not sit well with me. I've read the tech news concerning facebook's
> privacy and "intellectual property" policies. I've recently read about
> twitter's country based censorship controversy.
>
> Being a neighborhood shop, I was hoping to avoid social media. I want to
> interact with people in person. But I agree that I need a way to let people
> know about events of specials. Can I do that with GNU software without
> selling my soul to Zuckerberg? Do I even need software or could I be smarter
> about this?
>
>
> P.S. Thinking about "social media" pisses me off even more because, currently
> working as a paramedic, I've had co-workers take their phones out while treating
> patients. And I have yelled at people. These days, seems most people can't go
> two minutes without sucking on their digital pacifier.
>
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
>
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