Social Media Press Releases

I give it two years until I leave Facebook. Not because I don't like its features - in fact, I love being able to store my photos online, creep on my friends, and see what my Aunt is up to. No, I plan on leaving Facebook because of a trend that is already starting to happen.

Last week I got a Facebook invitation from my friend Ryan to purchase tickets for the first Milwaukee Wave game of the 2009-2010 school year, a place where he currently interns at. I don't know about you, but I love when I get unsolicited offers to purchase things or give my demographic information. What should otherwise be considered unethical from a marketing standpoint now seems to be okay because of "Facebook friend" status. All I know is that once my friends all get entry level positions and need to start building data-bases, what is now a once a month occurrence is going to be all the time. There is already a sort of pseudo-pressure to reply to friend's requests online, especially if they are good friends. I just hope that this trend doesn't escalate to the point where Facebook creates awkward online social interaction.