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  • May 30, 2012 at 4:10 pm #1005287
    Le Doc
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    Found only one alternative for this… Make up page insted of a dj account, then link your usual fb account as an administrator (to use your friend list)

    I didint see any other options, but works quite well

    May 30, 2012 at 6:51 pm #1005313
    Steelo
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    The actual account itself is meant to be real people, not aliases or whatever. So yep making yourself a page is the way to go.

    May 31, 2012 at 1:33 pm #1005388
    Arthur Kokanov
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    yup, thats the only way.

    May 31, 2012 at 3:07 pm #1005392
    Reason808
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    Well, I actually DON’T want to link my DJ facebook to my “real” facebook identity. *

    Should I create an alias facebook account and then put up a DJ page to that?
    Somthing like:
    first name: mike
    last name: magic
    so my FB page will be something like http://www.facebook.com/DJmagicmike**

    I just want to have a decent FB page that matches my DJ name.

    * I don’t trust FB’s every-changing privacy settings to keep away clubbers (and their drunken FB photos) away from my more conservative friends.
    ** Yeah, I know “DJ Magic Mike” is a corny name. This is just an example. If I had a dime and could slap the face of everybody who’s ever suggested that to me . . .

    May 31, 2012 at 3:53 pm #1005393
    Chris Collins
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    Only an admin can see the admins on a fan page. Aside from being the first to “like” it, there’s nothing for an outsider to tell which account a fan page is linked to.

    May 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm #1005395
    Arthur Kokanov
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    yea your followers are not linked to your actual profile.

    May 31, 2012 at 7:57 pm #1005399
    Hee Won Jung
    Participant

    FB Fan pages are nothing more than just a popularity contest. I can understand if you own a business or a studio or something like that for having a “Fan page” But if you are just a DJ…why bother? I would rather have just my own FB page as my fan page and my actual page.

    But this is just my opinion…i like to be personal with everyone my fans, and my friends…I dont keep co-workers or any of my family on my facebook page…thats just asking for trouble. As well regarding facebook privacy settings you can change any of them within Facebook.

    There is even a option to have it so none of your content can be used by other outside sources

    June 1, 2012 at 1:11 am #1005409
    djsubculture@gmail.com
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    reason808, post: 21256, member: 831 wrote: …
    ** Yeah, I know “DJ Magic Mike” is a corny name. This is just an example. If I had a dime and could slap the face of everybody who’s ever suggested that to me . . .

    Just so you know, there really IS a DJ Magic Mike . He’s been at it since the late ’80s. I used to buy his BASS CDs back in the day.
    I don’t recommend trying to slap him.

    June 1, 2012 at 7:22 am #1005415
    Reason808
    Participant

    Just so you know, there really IS a DJ Magic Mike . . . . . . I don’t recommend trying to slap him.

    Shoulda done a google search before I wrote.
    Well, my intent wasn’t to slap him as a DJ, per se, but the name. You can be a decent DJ with a goofy name.
    My real name is Mike, and I get a lot of stupid suggestions for that name by non-club people, etc.
    It’s kinda like “jumpin'” John, “crazy” Carl, “Wacky” William, “Sexy” Susie, etc. (and I didn’t google these names either.)

    I dont keep co-workers or any of my family on my facebook page…thats just asking for trouble.

    Yeah, but I find this harder to do as I get older and have moved overseas. I have a one generation FB rule, but I like to stay in touch with my younger relatives who communicate mainly via Facebook. And the lines between friend and co-worker (and FB vs. LinkedIn) are blurred. I also like to stay in touch with “cool’ people I’ve worked with, but the professional connection is still there. Some of my Grad School drinking buddies are now starting to become serious professionals.

    June 1, 2012 at 12:42 pm #1005423
    Arthur Kokanov
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    reason808, post: 21279, member: 831 wrote: Shoulda done a google search before I wrote.
    Well, my intent wasn’t to slap him as a DJ, per se, but the name. You can be a decent DJ with a goofy name.
    My real name is Mike, and I get a lot of stupid suggestions for that name by non-club people, etc.
    It’s kinda like “jumpin'” John, “crazy” Carl, “Wacky” William, “Sexy” Susie, etc. (and I didn’t google these names either.)

    Yeah, but I find this harder to do as I get older and have moved overseas. I have a one generation FB rule, but I like to stay in touch with my younger relatives who communicate mainly via Facebook. And the lines between friend and co-worker (and FB vs. LinkedIn) are blurred. I also like to stay in touch with “cool’ people I’ve worked with, but the professional connection is still there. Some of my Grad School drinking buddies are now starting to become serious professionals.

    I like to keep work and personal life separated. I understand in this type of profession you need to keep a good crowd/fans and you do that by being personal, but I have things on my FB that I wouldent want fans to see and constantly updating and promoting my events would get boring fast to some of my friends who dont want to see updates. With a FB page I have both options.

    June 1, 2012 at 6:13 pm #1005438
    D-Jam
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    FACEBOOK PAGE!

    Not a profile!

    Read our guide on utilizing Facebook — http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/07/djs-guide-promoting-facebook-getting-fans/

    June 3, 2012 at 3:16 am #1005491
    Reason808
    Participant

    Excellent article. Thanks D-Jam. Hopefully your tips can compensate for my lack of promotion and marketing talent! I’m planning to use a Facebook page linked to a DJ profile to fully separate my professional and DJ lives. I’m planning to send an email to selected FB friends from my real page who are cool with my DJ identity. These guys will understand when odd or risque clubland stuff turns up in my comments or photos, etc. You hinted at these problems in the article:

    I will say though that sometimes the comment system on Facebook can backfire: Some people want their lives personal and thus would not want to invite themselves to be found on Facebook

    I’m hoping a separate DJ profile will be a liberating factor and a great way to test the waters with all the cool sharing and social networking features out there. I’m really reluctant to share what I do on the web. To me, Facebook (and social networking) is like trying to take a shower with somebody constantly moving the curtains around.

    June 4, 2012 at 7:52 pm #1005612
    D-Jam
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    When I made my D-Jam page, I sent a few messages out to my friends saying that this is where “all things D-Jam” will be, and I will not post anything on my normal profile involving it.

    I keep to that now…so when friends ask me why I’m not posting any DJ stuff, I point them to the page.

    I even made a page for myself as a web designer/developer simply so potential employers will see that as my “Facebook presence” and not my normal profile.

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