by lallydoodle August 7, 2008
Christian spends so much time fauxcializing on facebook that he hardly ever comes out for drinks anymore.
by Brendan Medina May 28, 2008
The act of pretending to be involved in a socialist community for personal reasons that have nothing to do with the people who are actually involved. i.e. to alleviate guilt, or to get that socio-hippie-freak lover to complete the collection.
Tamera: "I thought he was really fantastic, until I realized he really didn't care about us at all."
Dawn: "Yeah, I had him pegged as being into fauxcialism from the beginning. I hope the sex was good for you."
Dawn: "Yeah, I had him pegged as being into fauxcialism from the beginning. I hope the sex was good for you."
by sociallyaware May 7, 2011
Despite my social inadequacies, I have learned to communicate with people when I have to. I'm not very social, but I'm great at being fauxcial.
by Gleasonator January 17, 2012
Contrived, inauthentic or misleading use of social media resources such as online communities, blogs, Twitter profiles, Wikipedia entries, Facebook pages, etc. to manipulate or to create a false or misleading perception of a company, organization, candidate or cause.
Fauxcial Media is the "Web 2.0" equivalent of atroturfing i.e., the creation of fake grassroots campaigns in PR/Public Relations.
Fauxcial Media is the "Web 2.0" equivalent of atroturfing i.e., the creation of fake grassroots campaigns in PR/Public Relations.
WHAT CONSTITUTES FAUXCIAL MEDIA:
• Businesses pretending to be bloggers.
• Businesses pretending to be journalists.
• Businesses pretending to be “Joe Blow” in order to flog their products in blog comments.
(Bullet points courtesy of marketingexperimentsblog.com)
EXAMPLES OF FAUXCIAL MEDIA:
- Cisco's Human Network - wrote all Cisco-related Wikipedia entries; had vloggers try to write about the Human Network. Got themselves to #2 in Google organic search
- Whole Foods CEO John Mackey used an alias to ding detractors on forums
- "Wal-Marting Across America" used a real journalist and real photographer, but set them up as simply Wal-Mart fans, traveling across America, parking their RV at Wal-Mart parking lots.
(Examples courtesy of Scott Monty - http://www.scottmonty.com/2008/03/suxorz-worst-social-media-of-2007.html)
• Businesses pretending to be bloggers.
• Businesses pretending to be journalists.
• Businesses pretending to be “Joe Blow” in order to flog their products in blog comments.
(Bullet points courtesy of marketingexperimentsblog.com)
EXAMPLES OF FAUXCIAL MEDIA:
- Cisco's Human Network - wrote all Cisco-related Wikipedia entries; had vloggers try to write about the Human Network. Got themselves to #2 in Google organic search
- Whole Foods CEO John Mackey used an alias to ding detractors on forums
- "Wal-Marting Across America" used a real journalist and real photographer, but set them up as simply Wal-Mart fans, traveling across America, parking their RV at Wal-Mart parking lots.
(Examples courtesy of Scott Monty - http://www.scottmonty.com/2008/03/suxorz-worst-social-media-of-2007.html)
by Michael J. Russell January 13, 2009
One who rejects or has no part in social networking of any kind. A person who denounces the culture of online virtual friend harvesting as a means to define their capacity to be social. A die hard anti social networker. Typically someone who has a significant number of quality friendships with actual people. May also avoid social networking because of technophobia or because they enjoy being contrary. See also. "fauxmigo".
Sharmaine refuses to even create a Facebook page. She's too busy with her REAL friends and militantly proud of being anti-fauxcial. Don't even try to ask her to be your farm buddy.
by TheSquidGirl June 13, 2010