'social media experts'
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- cuke426
you can all go fuck yourselves you have a pretend job that is not real and only get hired at companies that don't have any sort of idea what's going on.
you have half a skillset - become a producer or designer or developer or analyst or strategist but what you do is only part of a job.
maybe you noticed that your role has no accountability - you're spouting shit about how to build at a dev, you're dictating strategy to a designer you're scoping for the producers and you are completely talking out of your bum-hole.
you make me want to become president of any company you work at so i can make you get up in front of the whole company and explain what you do and then then promptly fire you just for being a dickhead.
if you're an intern then this does not apply to you.
- ukit0
YEAH FUCK THOSE GUYS
- caput580
Hear, hear!
- georgesIII0
YOU DUN GOOFED!!!
- Peter0
They're mostly trash.
But I thought the same of "Information Architects" of the end of the 90ies. People that wanted in on the IT boom but didn't have much tangible to offer except a pretty distinct ability to bullshit. And a general knowledge of how people like themselves browsed pages.
Didn't take long until it even got its junior and senior roles of doing something fulltime that was merely a minor part of my education. At the same compensation of those putting in far more, with far less bs, nonetheless.With time this role got a bit honed, the volume and their responsibilities wider, and these days I suppose I can appreciate their roles. And I suspect the same thing will sooner or later happen to the "social media experts" and their uncanny ability to regurgitate things they've cross-read online and their "research" into facebook pages.
- "...To the same compensation..."Peter
- I see what your saying. BS roles until people wise up, then the roles take on more responsibility and become useful.Hombre_Lobo
- useful.Hombre_Lobo
- Glad I got understood. And here's to hoping "social media experts" 'll trn into smthng sub- stantial & useful *raises glass*Peter
- So what are you saying Pete, you're an Information Architect these days?raf
- No, you social media expertPeter
- genfourth0
I agree I always thought it was such a bullshit job. It didn't even exist until recently. I remember seeing an info graphic on the daily life of a "SME" and it basically consisted of the fucker doing nothing but checking twitter and Facebook and spamming the shit out of people.
besides isn't every 15 year old girl nowadays a social media expert?
- randommail0
Meet Bonin Bough.
Pepsi's Global Director of Social Media.
And named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People. WTF?!
http://popsop.com/46380- God, _why_?Continuity
- funny hair gets you everywhere.Hombre_Lobo
- These guys give good powerpoint... they are the same as the late 90's account dudes from hellvaxorcist
- that's why Pepsi sucks. WTF is that dude supposed to be and I can't find a normal job!?!popfodders
- everyone is one the phone in that shot? Do people actually talk in public to other people anymore?capn_ron
- @capn-yes. on the phone to eachother :Dlvl_13
- tank0
yeah we have one now. Full.of.shit.
I just ignore em.
- necromation0
"we need a Facebook page..."
WANKERS
- jon_d0
can I get paid to play video games?
- jon_d0
no but seriously, the social media is an important sector for the corporate entities. it builds brand awareness.
- Continuity0
I used to work with one up until recently. The extent of her job was making FB posts and uploading images. I shudder to think her salary was approaching mine.
- acrossthesea0
"we need to add some social media icons to this page..."
"everything needs a like button"- 'Let's do social media!', and its retarded inbred cousin: 'Let's go viral with this!'Continuity
- doesnotexist0
nobody like a brand whining and screaming at you asking you to be its friend.
- reinitialize0
My favorite part is when million dollar companies plunk down an intern to represent their brand through social media.The business dudes have no clue that there should be a strategy in place.
Social media sites are sometimes a customer's first touchpoint with a company, don't they know there should a little more thinking behind this?
- gramme0
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- HAYZ1LLLA0
I've organised a meet with one tomorrow. Looking forward to this.
"You do what now?"
- nosaj0
It's kind of like playing Bass. Super easy to learn the basics, hard to do really well.
- mg330
Someone I know is going back to school to study social media. Dammit I can't remember who it is... but I saw their Facebook post or something like that and just thought "why?"
- popfodders0
you pretty much said it with your initial statement. Companies don't know any better, they hear a buzz word and they jump on the band wagon. It's formally, fucking ridiculous.