One Slaps in the Book of Face
The last year, Facebook became the site of management of social network Number 1 in the world, past MySpace. As such, it considerably is used to form a network, especially among the online salesmen. I use Facebook, with Gazouillement and YouTube, as an important piece of my strategy of social media. I did a lot of big contacts on Facebook, and of ordinary the newspaper in some times a day.
Early a Sunday morning, I awakened and wandered endormiment in my head office. I had some messages on Facebook, therefore I tried to subscribe, but was shocked to receive this messageae¦
* "Your account of Facebook was rendered infirm for the violation of our Terms of Service. If you feel that your account incorrectly was rendered infirm, please click here".
WHAT! ?
My throat obtained dry. I began obtaining in sweat. I had done almost 3,000 friends already. Without an account, I could not direct people to my videos, my items, and my press relacchements. I could not form a network with my contacts. I could not joke about with my friends! This was not good.
I must do some choseae¦RAPIDEMENT. I began sending e-mailae¦. first to the dispute center, then in the office of assistance. Finally, I received an automated response e-mail:
* "We received your e-mail. We will reconsider your request and you let us return to soon".
Is that it? Ouch. Well, at least a weak glimmer of hope. Then, I awaited some days. Nothing. Then, I awaited again few days. Always nothing. This began me to frustrate really.
After some research on the site of Facebook, doing some online research, and by the friends on the Gazouillement, I learned that the expression was not an isolated case. A lot of the Social sites of Media rendered infirm accounts. I had recently amisae¦les colleagues salesmen, that had their accounts of firm YouTube. You can read of him on my principal site. It is called "Playing Nice With YouTube".
It seems to be the norm that the sites of Social media simply render infirm your account without warning, leaving the disconcerted user. They has not any consideration for the user, and their Terms of Service (HAS) the leaves you with little to no recourse. In most of the cases, their reasons to render infirm are legitimateae¦. the users post equipment protected by a copyright, promoting illegal activities, or not playing just by the rules. But this was different. What did I DO?
I sent at last a letter with an angry tone. I think that I could have mentioned even something to contact my lawyer. Yuck. I hate to do that, but I was DESESPERE. At last, after 3 WEEKS, I obtained an e-mail declaring following it:
* "Good day Jeff, thank you to furnish these information. Facebook has limits to his place to prevent from the users of the programs running that examine automatically the site for the certain content. Although this was not the case in your position, looking at of or the page refreshing to a quick rate can cause your infirm report. Unfortunately, we are incapable to furnish more information of this system. Nevertheless, after reconsidering your position, your account was revived. Please significantly to slow down the rate to which graze you Facebook and abstain from any violent one of Terms of Facebook of Usage. You should avoid also systems or products utilisatione that refresh automatically the pages of Facebook. The amplest usage unsuitable of the site can have for result your infirm report again. We appreciate your cooperation advances. Thank you for your comprehension, your User Operations Facebook".
So apparently, my offence "used their site also heavily". Ouch. Of course, I never will do THAT again.
Of my research, here the things that can keep you of is forbidden on Facebook:
1. Do not use a false name.
2. Do not join too many groups.
3. Do not post too many messages on a wall or in a group.
4. Do not do too many people of friend also quickly.
5. Do not remain of your education or of your job.
6. Do not push too many people (sedrieusementae¦obtient a life)!
7. Do not do the advertising for your application on the wall posts.
8. Do not use the double text in the multiple messages (no cutting &the amplifier; stick).
9. Do not use the customer e-mail also heavily.
10. Do not post the shocking content.
11. Do not use manuscripts to scratch the news of Facebook.
Of course, if you forbade, your ONLY recourse is to send them by e-mail. Here three addresses e-mail that I would recommend:
render infirm to facebookcom
the calls to facebookcom
the information to facebookcom
The lesson here WATCHES OUT. If the sites as the Gazouillement, Facebook and YouTube are an important party of your strategy of marketing (and they should be), then to take the time in fact TO READ the Terms of Service (HAS) for these sites. To assure itself that you play by the rules. Do not mistreat your account.
Then, if you do not want your slapped face, NICE OF GAME.
Always to live in the fear,
Shecky
PS Connects with me GENTLY on Facebook: http://profile.to/shecky
Posted on January 9, 2010.