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Subject:Re: verb for "gaining followers on Facebook" ? From:Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> To:Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> Date:Tue, 1 May 2012 11:45:01 -0700
In Facebook:
- Personal profiles add friends: When you add someone to your friends
list you are "friending" them - verbification in action
- Pages win fans: When you become a fan of a page, you "like" the page
- To spread the love around, you Share the page
You might find some useful terms about building a platform in Michael
Hyatt's blog: http://bit.ly/mhplatform
This short link is to his current post advertising his book on how to
build a platform. 8 years of trial and error condensed into 6 months
of writing.
You could also search for the MakeUseOf Guide to Facebook called "You Like This"
-Tony
On 2012-05-01, at 11:33 AM, Monique Semp <monique -dot- semp -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
> Hello, writers who know social media terms,
>
> Just wondering if there’s a one-word verb that means “gain a follower on Facebook”?
>
> I don’t need to worry about whether the people that are gained are fans or followers, and I’m not talking about the person who chooses to follow someone (which could be sort described by the verb “like”). I’m hoping that there’s just a less wordy way to say “gains followers on Facebook”...
>
> TIA,
> -Monique
>
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