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Dan SocieDan Socie
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Steph and I killed our Facebook accounts - our own social media suicide pact. We did it together and while it's only been 2 weeks it feels great. The distraction and timesuck of Facebook was daunting.

I prefer Endurance Nation as my social network anyway. It provides me everything I need - and more. Especially hugs from Rich. Some days those are sooo nice. 

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  • Carrie ChavezCarrie Chavez
    Good call Dan! FB is a huge time suck. That is awesome!

    Hope your recovery is going well. Will I see you as you roll through at ToC?
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    @soigneur, I hear you on that. thankfully I am so overwhelmed here that I have minimal time for FB other than marketing/customer service. My wife can easily burn an hour a night there...crazy to me!
  • John StarkJohn Stark

    Yep, killed my official account months and moths ago. Haven't missed it at all.  And like P, my wife gets "distracted" for a long time on FB.

    Just established a new one around Thanksgiving under an alias cuz my 84 year old mother was giving me crap cuz I don't have a FB account so I can post pics of her grandson.  My mom loves seeing updates from the family, I guess.  

    The alias is so (hopefully) no one can find me.  I really am not interested in rekindling old friendships.  I am fine with my 26 family "Friends."

    Now Twitter . . . . . that's another story.  :-)

     

     

     

  • Dan SocieDan Socie
    We (Steph and I) always worked out of the the house and for 10 years this is all our kids knew. Now we both work out of the house full-time. So we need to limit our distractions when we are home. Facebook made it too easy to avoid dealing with reality.

    Twitter is staying for @Soigneur. It generates sales for the business.
    LinkedIn is staying but I don't spend anytime on it. It however got me a job - a really good job - via a recruiter searching for candidates.

    @Carrie. No ToC this year because of the new job. I don't have 52 weeks of vacation time anymore and I have to use what time I have wisely. Recovery is going well - thanks.

    Endurance Nation will benefit because now all the pictures I posted on Facebook will be posted here. While I'm not fully engaged in triathlon I'll still post about bike racing, solo double-centuries, 40 mile runs, cyclo-cross and anything else I can come up with.


  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    @Dan, sounds like you need to fire up a sleeper cell for non-tri folks inside EN...happy to help with that...
  • Larry GilbertLarry Gilbert
    Posted By Patrick McCrann on 06 Jan 2011 06:35 AM

    @Dan, sounds like you need to fire up a sleeper cell for non-tri folks inside EN...happy to help with that...

    I like the sounds of that.....let me know if I can help



     

  • manconamancona
    I hear you Dan, my wife and I take the divide and conqur approach. I use twitter and she uses facebook.
  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
    I admit to having a love/hate relationship with FB as well. I only joined it originally because of EN, and now its blown into a huge network. Crazy.

    Dan- gonna really miss you at TOC! Who is gonna keep Rich from killing us?
  • Dan SocieDan Socie
    @patrick I might take you up on that. First thing would be to change the name. Sleeper Cell? nah. Not fitting enough for a bunch of nomads of sport.

    Nomads of sport: "Community of people who move from one sport to another, rather than settling permanently one."
  • Dan SocieDan Socie

     I'm going to miss being at TOC as well. Maybe I'll fly out just to sit around the fire again. Best part of last years trip.

  • Michele CellaiMichele Cellai
    The time suck portion and not wanting to be found are the reasons that I am on FB under an alias as well. I joined so that I could keep up with ENers while I was on hiatus in the fall. I don't even get on everyday, now that I am on EN again.
    Even my teenage niece and nephews figured out it can take over your time and life if you let it.

    I was wondering about your business. Good to hear it can still benefit from being "found".
  • Linda PatchLinda Patch

    I'm dropping back on FB more and more. I like the little funny touchstones with people, but it also gives me a headache.

    You're keeping Soigneur up, right? There might be better ways to get to your core customers, but regular posting on FB can't hurt.

     

  • Dan SocieDan Socie
    Yes. Soigneur is alive and running well. Thank you for the support as I get it off the ground. It's FB presence will stick around but be updated by my partners. But honestly I'm not selling product because of any social network. I'm selling product because athletes like it and they are telling others while out riding their bikes.

    Killing Facebook was done for personal reasons and honestly the only people I really care about are here.
  • NortonNorton
    Posted By Patrick McCrann on 06 Jan 2011 06:35 AM

    @Dan, sounds like you need to fire up a sleeper cell for non-tri folks inside EN...happy to help with that...






    That's me! Sign me up!

     

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