No, the world didn’t come to an end last night. It just seemed that way when Facebook had a little hiccup. What would we do without Facebook? It has become such a part of everyday life that all other social media went crazy with comments about it, which is interesting in its own way.
I had the most amazing time during the 15-20 minutes Facebook was down. Honestly, with the panic that ensued, it seemed like the problem lasted a lot longer. At first I thought my internet connection went down. According to what I read, a lot of people had the same thought.
Some people did not lose Facebook at all. Others could use the mobile version. The fact that people even mentioned that, shows how much this social media is imbedded in our society. The website downdetector.com shows what sites are down at any given time. Check there before you panic!
Because the site is so popular, it demonstrates why every business should have a page and use it. You need to post on your Facebook page at least a few times a week, preferably every day, to get the most out of the site. Also, adding links to your regular website will help send traffic to the social media page.
Millions of people are using social media every single day. If you want to grow your business, you have to be a part of it. I met someone at an in-person networking event recently who told a business owner, “If you’re so great, why doesn’t anyone know about you?”
So true! Enjoy the fact that free social media sites are here for your business. Every now and then there is a little problem, but for the most part they are a presence that must be part of your marketing if you are to succeed.
Just for fun, here are some of the fantastic comments I read last night. I didn’t attribute these to the people who sent them in case they didn’t want their names mentioned.
I’m predicting an explosion of births nine months from today. #facebook
Thought I broke #facebook but apparently it’s just down at the moment…
I didn’t realize how much #facebook meant to me :'(
#facebook is the number one trend worldwide…. Oh the irony
#facebook is down, How will i know what everyone is eating right now?!?
Because #facebook was down, he turned his head only to discover that his wife left him months ago, that he was hungry and that he had to pee
#facebook is down, how will I know if my elderly next door neighbor is ok? I could knock and ask, but, face-to-face interaction, ewww.
This is Twitter in its prime; when #Facebook goes down and people need another social networking site to vent their frustration.
OMG #facebook is down. The Mayan doomsday calendar must be off by a few days.