The Professional Darts Coroporation (sic) on Facebook

Post by **Ginge** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:37 pm

It's a shame so many people on there seem to think this is the actual official PDC Facebook site. The guy who runs it (whoever it is) seems to be totally clueless. Can't even spell Corporation, and now has just posted this:

Oh dear.

The silly thing is that the official PDC page has thousands of followers LESS than this shoddy effort.

Post by **Tristan** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:38 pm

That says a lot about:

1) the people who have joined that pdc facebook page
2) the pdc's online marketing abilities.

Post by **Dannyboy** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:44 pm

I only realised it wasn't until Krispy put me straight during Ally Pally!
Apparently the admin wanted to change the name to "corporation" but wasn't allowed!

Post by **Roderick Slyme** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:29 pm

The work of Fluff?

Post by **Ginge** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:36 pm

Roderick Slyme wrote:The work of Fluff?

Nah can't be, not even Fluff could get over 25k followers!

Post by **Dannyboy** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:38 pm

The Ginger Ninja wrote:
Roderick Slyme wrote:The work of Fluff?
Nah can't be, not even Fluff could get over 25k followers!

If you combined all the followers on his 1000s of TeamAnderson, TeamPipe, TeamNicholson twitter pages, you probably will make up 25,000!

Post by **Tristan** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:39 pm

Why is the pdc not doing more with their own FB page?

I'm sure that they can get way more followers with just a little bit of effort.

Post by **Ginge** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:45 pm

Tristan wrote:Why is the pdc not doing more with their own FB page?

I'm sure that they can get way more followers with just a little bit of effort.

It's a puzzler. I wonder how many of the 25k followers on that page actually think it is the official PDC page?

Post by **Zeyes** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:29 pm

This part:

Tristan wrote:That says a lot about:

1) the people who have joined that pdc facebook page

might be your ready-made answer as to why Facebook doesn't figure overly much into

Tristan wrote:2) the pdc's online marketing abilities.

Based on the quality of the consumer feedback I've witnessed on actual company Facebook sites, I wonder why any business bothers with maintaining a presence. For reasons other than "you've just got to have it nowadays", anyway. (Just like a Myspace account five years ago...what's Myspace again?) Even Twitter strikes me as a more worthwhile medium.

Post by **Tristan** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:31 pm

Zeyes wrote:This part:
Tristan wrote:That says a lot about:

1) the people who have joined that pdc facebook page
might be your ready-made answer as to why Facebook doesn't figure overly much into
Tristan wrote:2) the pdc's online marketing abilities.
Based on the quality of the consumer feedback I've witnessed on actual company Facebook sites, I wonder why any business bothers with maintaining a presence. (For reasons other than "you've just got to have it nowadays", anyway.) Even Twitter strikes me as a more worthwhile medium.

depends on the business I guess.

However, in this case, I would say online social media presence is very useful. It provides a way of direct communication with your core audience.

Facebook has a lot more users than twitter, although twitter might be more useful, but then again you can link your twitter account to your facebook account.

Post by **Zeyes** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:43 pm

Tristan wrote:depends on the business I guess.

However, in this case, I would say online social media presence is very useful. It provides a way of direct communication with your core audience.

Deriving something useful from communicating with your audience requires that they actually have something worthwhile to contribute (i.e. information beyond what's captured in their buying decisions already), that the social medium in question isn't over-run by, for lack of a better description, blinkered morons who erroneously believe they have the answers to everything, and that - even if they're not morons - the participants of that social medium don't skew wildly different than your overall audience.

Much of the time, the third point eventually feeds into the second, once the truly committed fans of a product are forced to realize that the company simply can't cater only to the 2% they represent. For the other 98% a Facebook presence does nothing a regular company website can't deliver just as well.

Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:40 pm

In regards to this post

a) there were only 2 'BIG' groups on Facebook around 4 years ago..a really good one and the PDC Co-op........the admins of the good one decided to start a new group when Facey said it was gonna delete all all groups..it didn't in the main, and the Co-op was transfered to a new group.....yes its one lad on his own, but he set up the group back in 2008 hence it's size, not sure why people are bitter about it..its Facebook

Post by **jwarner** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:48 am

The Ginger Ninja wrote:It's a shame so many people on there seem to think this is the actual official PDC Facebook site. The guy who runs it (whoever it is) seems to be totally clueless. Can't even spell Corporation, and now has just posted this:

Oh dear.

The silly thing is that the official PDC page has thousands of followers LESS than this shoddy effort.

Facebook wouldn't allow the spelling error to be corrected. As far as shoddy It is far more reliable than the one you claim to be official. Many of us follow the one that you have posted and prefer it over your official one.

Post by **Ginge** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:12 am

jwarner wrote:

Facebook wouldn't allow the spelling error to be corrected. As far as shoddy It is far more reliable than the one you claim to be official. Many of us follow the one that you have posted and prefer it over your official one.

"Your" official one? I dont run it!

I just think it is a little devious how the person who runs it pretends it is the official one, havent seen him say otherwise.

Post by **Ginge** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:38 pm

Ha, the owner of the page has had a Faircloughesque breakdown!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/PDC-Profe ... 6959951625

Post by **Dan1987** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:20 pm

The Ginger Ninja wrote:Ha, the owner of the page has had a Faircloughesque breakdown!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/PDC-Profe ... 6959951625

Ha Ha just see this myself

Post by **Ginge** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:52 pm

Lost the plot methinks.

Post by **Ginge** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:25 pm

Hi guys, Just so you all know this is an un-official page and we have not been forced to remove it. We just think its for the best, however I have decided to start up a brand new page, which I will organise at some point tomorrow. The new page will not be related to the PDC but will still keep you updated with all scores and even but have a brand new title. Thanks for your support, your support has made me start up a brand new page.

My reply has been left

Post by **Dannyboy** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:33 pm

I see Bradley you've had more than your fair share of input.

Post by **Ginge** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:39 pm

Dannyboy wrote:I see Bradley you've had more than your fair share of input.

Always a joy to watch someone lose the plot!