Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 11/01/2011
Soon after we ordered, another couple came in and sat near us. They were quietly perusing their menu when the waitress came over and abruptly asked them what they wanted to order. The gentleman politely requested some more time to decide. She insisted on drinks. Again, he said that they needed more time and in an effort to appease her, asked for some waters. She interrupted him, again, to insist that he give his meal order. He again, calmly, requested more time. She walked away. So did they, slipping out of the restaurant and away, probably for good.
After my hubby and I had been there about fifteen minutes, and I had enjoyed my soup and uncharacteristically eaten my bread before my meal, the waitress came over and looked at my untouched plate and said, “You take a reeeeallly long time to eat.” Now, had she laughed, or made it sound like a joke, that would have been one thing, but instead, she accompanied the comment with a long, condescending, condemning glare. I felt instantly humiliated and embarrassed.
Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 10/27/2011
I am inspired by something that I read. Inspired to use Chapstick? No, but rather, inspired to write down five lessons that I came up with after reading an article on Chapstick’s Facebook fiasco.
Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 10/26/2011
So, is it time to run a Facebook Contest? I thought I would try one out on my brand new Facebook Fan page at facebook.com/socialwebcafe. Now, I don’t want to make a complete fool of myself in the process, but, at some point, we have to jump in and get our feet wet, right? And, besides, if this contest thing works out well, it would be a win-win with promotion opportunities for me and goodies for the winners.
Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 09/30/2011
Ok, so you are thinking of x number of ways with … cat … microwave. Oh, I can’t even type it! Or, your mother-in-law has really annoyed you and you are thinking of ways to get even with her. Nothing nasty, mind you, not really. Need to be careful with those inner monologues, you may give someone an idea and you don’t really want to propagate those ideas, possibly hurting someone, do you?
Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 09/29/2011
If you have been on Twitter, you have probably seen these. They are the mentions of people who come out that say so-and-so-1 and so-and-so-2 have unfollowed me today. Please, are we in the mood to insult people on Twitter? What is the purpose? It seems to me, the only purpose is to let the whole world know that so-and-so-1, etc. unfollows. I have looked into some of the people who send these automated messages and some are following, like 100 people, with 1000 people following back. You know that they are following so-and-so-1, hoping for a reciprocal follow and then unfollowing.
Author: Deborah Anderson
Published: 09/28/2011
Ok, we don’t want to sound insensitive, here, but really. You want us to do something for you. Ok, no problem. What is it? But, please do not ask us to do something, via a mention (i.e. @socialwebcafe), like 5 times in a row, day after day. If we had considered doing it, we will feel so bombarded that we may just change our mind!
