Facebook narcissism

Jim Russell caught something funny. (Or sad, if you look at it the right way).

Facebook should have a warning “you’re about to look like a self-absorbed a**h**e to the entire world.”

Well, now that we have my self absorption out of the way, anyone put up a page that I can be a “fan” of?

  • http://bengold.tv/ Ben Gold

    We needed proof?

  • http://bengold.tv Ben Gold

    We needed proof?

  • http://www.socialpoweradvisors.com/ Ellen Leanse

    Funny…kinda thematically aligned with this…

    The truth always hurts!

  • http://www.socialpoweradvisors.com Ellen Leanse

    Funny…kinda thematically aligned with this…

    The truth always hurts!

  • http://www.socialpoweradvisors.com/ Ellen Leanse

    And my page is comin’ right atcha!

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19479377896

  • http://www.directmarketingmba.com/blog Susan F. Heywood

    Gotta believe in yourself!

  • http://www.socialpoweradvisors.com Ellen Leanse

    And my page is comin’ right atcha!

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19479377896

  • http://www.directmarketingmba.com/blog Susan F. Heywood

    Gotta believe in yourself!

  • http://www.tylerreed.co.za/ Tyler

    Haha, I put up a page for myself to test. I got one fan, I actually feel cool. Want to make me feel even cooler Rob? http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19489648576 :P haha

  • http://www.tylerreed.co.za/ Tyler

    Haha, I put up a page for myself to test. I got one fan, I actually feel cool. Want to make me feel even cooler Rob? http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19489648576 :P haha

  • http://map33.blogspot.com/ angela

    funny. i hardly ever see stuff from you on Facebook these days.

  • http://map33.blogspot.com angela

    funny. i hardly ever see stuff from you on Facebook these days.

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Angela: that’s cause I haven’t been playing with Facebook much. That’ll change soon.

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Angela: that’s cause I haven’t been playing with Facebook much. That’ll change soon.

  • http://rockmanac.wordpress.com/ rockmanac

    Meh.. I get called on that all the time! Welcome to the club my friend.

    -A

  • http://rockmanac.wordpress.com/ rockmanac

    Meh.. I get called on that all the time! Welcome to the club my friend.

    -A

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Ellen: that’s hilarious!

    Rocky: yeah, but in your case…

    Heheh.

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Ellen: that’s hilarious!

    Rocky: yeah, but in your case…

    Heheh.

  • http://rebeccarachmany.blogspot.com/ Rebecca Rachmany

    Okay, it was bad enough being your own fan but now you’re blogging about being your own fan and blogging about someone else blogging about your being your own fan…. at what stage does the narcisissm end? ;-)
    Hey, don’t blame me, I’m just here trying to be “part of the conversation.”

  • http://rebeccarachmany.blogspot.com Rebecca Rachmany

    Okay, it was bad enough being your own fan but now you’re blogging about being your own fan and blogging about someone else blogging about your being your own fan…. at what stage does the narcisissm end? ;-)
    Hey, don’t blame me, I’m just here trying to be “part of the conversation.”

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Rebecca: damn you interfering with my narcissism!

    But enough about me. Do you have a page on Facebook that I can add to my fan list?

  • http://scobleizer.com/ Robert Scoble

    Rebecca: damn you interfering with my narcissism!

    But enough about me. Do you have a page on Facebook that I can add to my fan list?

  • http://peterhaus.co.uk/ Pete Gilbert

    Is it so bad to publicize yourself? I thought we were all micro brands now!
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5541459559
    Please be my fan!
    Heh.

  • http://peterhaus.co.uk Pete Gilbert

    Is it so bad to publicize yourself? I thought we were all micro brands now!
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5541459559
    Please be my fan!
    Heh.

  • http://www.renchi.com/ raymond

    here, knock yourself out, we like you as a fan too.

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5598674862

  • http://www.renchi.com raymond

    here, knock yourself out, we like you as a fan too.

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5598674862

  • Andrew Taylor

    At 68 years of age, I had my doubts but dipped my toe in the water a few weeks ago.

    Imagine my surprise when I now find I have approaching forty friends, contacts and acquaintances pop out of the “woodwork”. Six of whom I had lost contact with over the years.

    Mind you, to be fair, I don’t do things in half measure so did throw myself into the spirit of things. And allowed FaceBook to send invitations to all my contacts that I would welcome into my group.

    I think the best thing about FaceBook is it allows you to keep in contact with your friends. Through the Newsfeed. This is a terrific idea. If a friend loads up an application, there’s an excuse to send a quick message to ask how they found it. A little thing, but keeps you in touch with people.

    I’m sold.

    Ampers.

  • Andrew Taylor

    At 68 years of age, I had my doubts but dipped my toe in the water a few weeks ago.

    Imagine my surprise when I now find I have approaching forty friends, contacts and acquaintances pop out of the “woodwork”. Six of whom I had lost contact with over the years.

    Mind you, to be fair, I don’t do things in half measure so did throw myself into the spirit of things. And allowed FaceBook to send invitations to all my contacts that I would welcome into my group.

    I think the best thing about FaceBook is it allows you to keep in contact with your friends. Through the Newsfeed. This is a terrific idea. If a friend loads up an application, there’s an excuse to send a quick message to ask how they found it. A little thing, but keeps you in touch with people.

    I’m sold.

    Ampers.

  • http://rebeccarachmany.blogspot.com/ Rebecca Rachmany

    Sorry, I don’t live in a walled garden. I started a ning group, but I have found that if I want real votes from real people for my real campaign for real mayor of my real town — social networking is of limited value. (As of this moment — give it a few years, though.)

  • http://rebeccarachmany.blogspot.com Rebecca Rachmany

    Sorry, I don’t live in a walled garden. I started a ning group, but I have found that if I want real votes from real people for my real campaign for real mayor of my real town — social networking is of limited value. (As of this moment — give it a few years, though.)

  • http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com/ darryl ohrt

    Please make all of my friends jealous, and become my fan, Robert. (This narcissism thing is fun.)

  • http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com darryl ohrt

    Please make all of my friends jealous, and become my fan, Robert. (This narcissism thing is fun.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5824888795 Colin Smillie

    Sure, we’d love to get you on the Piano ( prop piano from Chicago ) too…

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5824888795

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5824888795 Colin Smillie

    Sure, we’d love to get you on the Piano ( prop piano from Chicago ) too…

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5824888795

  • http://apairofhsus.blogspot.com/ Ian Hsu

    Does anyone know how Facebook is planning to deal with administration of user-created Fan pages, once a big brand decides that they want control? Say that I create a Page for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream that gets a bunch of fans. What happens 6 months from now when the folks from B&J’s decide that they want to create a Page…and lo and behold, one already exists! Would Facebook transfer administrative rights to B&J, or would B&J create another Fan page that ostensibly competes with what’s already there? Given the possibility of this situation, I would think that brands will want to create their own Pages as soon as possible — or learn how to collaborate with fans who beat them to the punch.

    Here’s a Facebook Page I created for Stanford University: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6192688417. Definitely looking forward to seeing more apps that can be added to pages, currently the selection is small and non-Facebook created apps on pages have been pretty buggy for me.

  • http://apairofhsus.blogspot.com Ian Hsu

    Does anyone know how Facebook is planning to deal with administration of user-created Fan pages, once a big brand decides that they want control? Say that I create a Page for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream that gets a bunch of fans. What happens 6 months from now when the folks from B&J’s decide that they want to create a Page…and lo and behold, one already exists! Would Facebook transfer administrative rights to B&J, or would B&J create another Fan page that ostensibly competes with what’s already there? Given the possibility of this situation, I would think that brands will want to create their own Pages as soon as possible — or learn how to collaborate with fans who beat them to the punch.

    Here’s a Facebook Page I created for Stanford University: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6192688417. Definitely looking forward to seeing more apps that can be added to pages, currently the selection is small and non-Facebook created apps on pages have been pretty buggy for me.

  • http://www.billerickson.net/ Bill Erickson

    Here’s a page for our clothing line (Activist Apparel): http://tamu.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20809306816

    I’m still not sure if I like groups or pages better for this type of thing. Pages are more customizable (with applications), but they lack the viral aspect because you can’t invite your friends to it. I know it shows up in news feeds, but inviting all my friends to join a group is much more effective than hoping they see it show up on their news feed.

    Also, I haven’t seen mass adoption of pages yet in the mainstream facebook crowd. The only people I’ve seen becoming “fans” are the people actually making the pages.

  • http://www.billerickson.net Bill Erickson

    Here’s a page for our clothing line (Activist Apparel): http://tamu.facebook.com/profile.php?id=20809306816

    I’m still not sure if I like groups or pages better for this type of thing. Pages are more customizable (with applications), but they lack the viral aspect because you can’t invite your friends to it. I know it shows up in news feeds, but inviting all my friends to join a group is much more effective than hoping they see it show up on their news feed.

    Also, I haven’t seen mass adoption of pages yet in the mainstream facebook crowd. The only people I’ve seen becoming “fans” are the people actually making the pages.

  • http://www.podchicks.net/ MK

    Yo Ellen — Just checked our your Facebook. Remember the rhyme: “i” before “e”, except after “c”. See bracket below.

    Led by proven strategists and entrepreneurs Ellen Leanse and Sajjad Jaffer, SocialPower Advisors guides global, Fortune 500, and entrepreneurial organizations in understanding the business impact of social networks and creating strategies that [acheive] measureable business results.

  • http://www.podchicks.net MK

    Yo Ellen — Just checked our your Facebook. Remember the rhyme: “i” before “e”, except after “c”. See bracket below.

    Led by proven strategists and entrepreneurs Ellen Leanse and Sajjad Jaffer, SocialPower Advisors guides global, Fortune 500, and entrepreneurial organizations in understanding the business impact of social networks and creating strategies that [acheive] measureable business results.

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  • http://www.yosemitereservations.info/ jimdmcd

    Ouch, that hurt….

  • http://www.yosemitereservations.info jimdmcd

    Ouch, that hurt….

  • http://www.benjaminbach.com/ Benjamin Bach

    Scoble, Vanity is for the weak

    Be a fan of a superhero: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19210444848

  • http://www.benjaminbach.com Benjamin Bach

    Scoble, Vanity is for the weak

    Be a fan of a superhero: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=19210444848

  • http://www.podmailing.com/ Louis Choquel

    Our killer service is about to be launched in the US:
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5646569569

  • http://www.podmailing.com Louis Choquel

    Our killer service is about to be launched in the US:
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=5646569569

  • http://www.tastyblogsnack.com/ Justine

    Stupid facebook. If they wouldn’t cap their friends list at 5k no one would have to make a page.. asdl;fkjsjflskd

  • http://www.tastyblogsnack.com Justine

    Stupid facebook. If they wouldn’t cap their friends list at 5k no one would have to make a page.. asdl;fkjsjflskd

  • Christopher Coulter

    $500 Macy’s card for yah…fan that. ;)