I’m keeping my eye on two invitations I received to the same event, a party happening Downtown this weekend. One invitation was sent via Evite, the other via Facebook.
So far there have been 7 replies on Evite: 5 yeses, 1 maybe, and 1 no.
On the Facebook invitation, there have been 49 replies: 22 yeses, 18 maybes and 9 nos.
Looks like Facebook is becoming the invitation mechanism of choice. If you’re not on Facebook, you’re missing out on some of these invitations. It’s not just for college kids anymore.
If your business throws events and you don’t have a Facebook presence, you’re probably losing business to those that do (I’m thinking specifically of Orleans on Front/Voodoo Room and their Mardi Gras party here, vs. Calhoun’s and their Mardi Gras party which is the Evite/Facebook invitation I’m talking about).
Then there’s MySpace. MySpace is so yesterday’s news. It’s a haven for spammers and webcam girls. I’m considering deleting my account altogether.
Fourth post so far, and we’re only halfway through the day. Will there be more?