I have a Facebook 'fan page' type thing

Regular readers will be fully aware that I am quite 'au fait' with what is cleverly described as 'social media'. Only last week I had a conversation with a client about it that went a bit like this:

Client: We have to do ... the social media.

Me: The social media?

Client: Yes. The social media.

Me: Hmm.

Client: Can you do social media?

Me: Do it? What do you mean, can I 'do social media'?

Client: Yes. Do you know how to do it?

Most of the time, clients say, "I know, let's do a Facebook fan page!", and you ask them why and they say "because Facebook IS social media". Faced with that kind of assertion, the need to explain dissipates rapidly and thoughts turn to the olden days when you could choose from TV, radio, press or print, young people were respectful of their elders, and offices in advertising agencies were routinely equipped with full bars, humidors and Christina Hendricks*.

The thing is, I do know why fan pages exist. They exist so that fans of things (i.e., you, my loyal readers) can express your appreciation (aka love/lust) for things, e.g. this blog. Luckily, after many months of hoping that someone, somewhere, would listen to my plea, someone I know has made a thing on Facebook and it is all about me!!!

It is super. You can go there by going here. Sign up! You know it makes sense! And if you do it, YOU will be able to look your client in the eye and tell him or her that yes, you can do social media.

**UPDATE** Beady-eyed readers will have noticed that the link supposedly taking you to the Facebook did not, in fact, take you to the Facebook. Now it does. Yes indeed.

* I have recently added Christina Hedricks to my laminated list .