This just in from TechCrunch. HubSpot has outdone themselves this time with Facebook Grader. Look, I'm a big fan of Website Grader as I think it's a great way to get some SEO consulting on the cheap. And Twitter Grader is probably okay as the Twittersphere can be vast and overwhelming so it may be helpful to get some advice on how to improve your use of the tool. But Facebook Grader? Seriously!? Is there anyone that vain or pathetic that needs the validation that Hubspot provides via Facebook Grader? I'm sure there are and I'm sure plenty will use the tool, but I find it laughable and absurd that it even exists. Facebook is a great way to connect with friends past and present, as well as a work colleague or two. It's not really intended to be, say, Twitter where you follow all sorts of random people to build your own network of followers. Do I really want 1000 friends on Facebook that all see my random party and family pics. Do I really need a tool to tell me to go out and get a lot more Facebook friends that I probably don't want. No, not really. Are there attention whores out there who do? Probably, and that's why the tool exists. If you need find yourself needing something along the lines of Facebook Grader, take a ball peen hammer out of your toolbox and smack yourself in the forehead first. Repeat until the need dissipates.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Seriously!? Facebook Grader? Seriously!?
This just in from TechCrunch. HubSpot has outdone themselves this time with Facebook Grader. Look, I'm a big fan of Website Grader as I think it's a great way to get some SEO consulting on the cheap. And Twitter Grader is probably okay as the Twittersphere can be vast and overwhelming so it may be helpful to get some advice on how to improve your use of the tool. But Facebook Grader? Seriously!? Is there anyone that vain or pathetic that needs the validation that Hubspot provides via Facebook Grader? I'm sure there are and I'm sure plenty will use the tool, but I find it laughable and absurd that it even exists. Facebook is a great way to connect with friends past and present, as well as a work colleague or two. It's not really intended to be, say, Twitter where you follow all sorts of random people to build your own network of followers. Do I really want 1000 friends on Facebook that all see my random party and family pics. Do I really need a tool to tell me to go out and get a lot more Facebook friends that I probably don't want. No, not really. Are there attention whores out there who do? Probably, and that's why the tool exists. If you need find yourself needing something along the lines of Facebook Grader, take a ball peen hammer out of your toolbox and smack yourself in the forehead first. Repeat until the need dissipates.
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