Social Honeycomb

The Facebook 3-Strike Rule

I’ve blogged about Facebook etiquette before, and have since gotten a bit lax with my denial of random would-be friends who don’t give me any reason to know who they are or why we should be connected.  Well, my laziness has come back to bite me in the tush, so I’m putting a stop to it and introducing the Facebook 3-Strike Rule.  With me?

Lately on my Facebook account – and I know I’m not alone – I’ve been getting tons of requests to join this cause that has nothing to do with me or my life experience, to be a fan of that brand I’ve never heard of, or to attend an event for some acoustic guitar performance in a town 500 miles away put on by some guy who knew a girl I may have taken a class with my junior year of high school…  No thank you, ladies and gentlemen.  Facebook enemies “friends“ who engage in this kind of Fb invite spam: cut the crap, please.

And to help with the crap cutting, here’s what I propose.  If you invite me to join your page, group, game, app, quiz, etc., three times (um, clearly I rejected the first two invitations, genius, and I’m not interested), I’ll be de-friending you, plain and simple.  And the thing is, we likely don’t know each other at all anyway, so I probably shouldn’t have been Facebook friends with you in the first place.

If you’re reading this, I encourage everyone to enforce the Facebook 3-Strike Rule with me.  There are enough annoying things in everybody’s day, so come on, I really do not need to log into Facebook to see yet another invitation to the Oh Nuts! fan page that has no relevance to me – and if it for some reason does, I couldn’t see it because the sender gave zero context.

When it comes to Facebook, always remember:

• Be polite
• Respect people’s Facebook pages
• Do not blindly invite your friend list to be a fan of your project
• Friend-request people with whom you have a reason to connect

What do you guys think?  Helpful rule?

You Can Find Me in the Shower…

Seriously – because I have amazing new soap!

The always elegant Shelley Greenberg, perhaps better known as @thespottedduck, recently did a giveaway on her blog that got me pretty excited.  To a commenter chosen at random, she was giving away a bar of soap from DeShawn Marie, a Boston-based artist/magician/creator of all-natural, gorgeously unique handmade soaps.  Needless to say, I asked Shelley if it would be OK if I entered 1,000 times, since I love cool soaps (and fancy soaps, too, RL), but to be fair I could only get one shot.  Well, toss me in the shower and pat me dry, I am one lucky girl – I won the soap!

I chose Grapefruit Orange.  I love citrusy scents in the spring and summer; consequently, my favorite lotion of all time, space and energy is Jo Malone Grapefruit, so I figured DeShawn Marie’s Grapefruit Orange would be a perfect complement.  My lucky bar arrived today, so naturally I had to take some pictures.  Check ‘em out:

The scent is heaven – I can’t wait to lather up!  Thanks to Shelley and Deshawn Marie for putting together a wonderful giveaway.  And everyone should definitely check out DeShawn Marie’s other products as well.  I know I’ll definitely be trying some different types – she makes all sorts of handrolled soaps that are really pretty - so take a look yourself.  And geez, stinkbomb, take a shower.

Oh Yeah, I Live in New York

So, it’s been a while since your favorite brunette bee posted a legit update here – well, I’ve got one that I’m sure you already know, but just in case:

I live in New York now. 

But let me be crystal clear: I do not live in NYC.  I go there to attend tweetups, visit museums, and meet up with friends and colleagues, but I don’t spend every day and night in NYC. 

So when you ask “How’s life in the BIG CITY today?” or “Have you seen the Cupcake Truck yet?” or “How’s NYC treatin’ ya, kid?” for me it’s like, “Oh, yeah, hey, um, I live in a village on Long Island – the closest thing to a cupcake truck is Peapod.”

But you know what?  I think I’ve got the best of both worlds here.  I lived in Boston for 4.5 years, relying on the T (gag me), cabs and my own two feet, and having few chances to really escape from the sounds, smells and sights that came with living in an urban area.  Here, I’m in the greatest spot because I have all the perks of suburbia (malls, parking lots, grass) coupled with a quick (less than an hour-long) train ride to the City right outside my door. 

What’s great too, is that I am still part of SHIFT Communications, and I get to work virtually with my amazing team of PR stars from Boston.  I’ve been growing and learning with this particular team for the past year and half, so it’s a blessing I get to continue working with these enthusiastic, creative and hilarious people every day.  Big thanks to SHIFT for wanting to keep me around. 

Plus, obviously the Gregory aspect of the move makes me smile! Goes without saying…

I am really loving my life here, and I’m excited to show you some sweet snippets of what my new world is like here on SHC.