InterNations or facebook ?
Where would you rather connect - if at all ?
One of my SoMe customers got a 'friend request' on facebook. No message, null.
Normally they're advised to ignore them completely though this time it stroke a chord with them (picture, same residence) so they asked me what to do.
I recommended them to send a standard verification message:
Hello xxx,
Many thanks for your 'friend request' and please bear with my poor name and picture memory when I'm asking you now . . .
Do we know each other ? If yes, where have we met and could you verify yourself as 'real' (eg. phone number) ?
Warm regards,
xxx
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A day later they received the following . . .
Hi xxx,
We met during the last Internations xxx-activity last Sunday. Since you're very careful with fb friend requests you will surely understand when I keep my phone number private.
Have a nice day
xxx
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Customer confirms request after they checked InterNations event and membership status (Albatros) and writes back:
Aah, thanks. Then why you rather connect here on fb than on InterNations ?
Cheers,
xxx
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Minutes later . . .
xxx, please stop that, I don't have time to justify myself, we met last Sunday, I found it was ok and will withdraw my contact request have a nice day xxx
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What say you and what would you do ?
What does this conversation say about our society and the online world ?
Let me know if you'd like to learn what I recommended my customer and what they did.