Social Media: The Surprise Spoiler
Posted on November 14th, 2007 under Personal
I recently proposed to my lovely girlfriend, Jen. For all those wondering, she said yes. Fortunately, she had no idea that I was going to ask her to marry me. I was so close to ruining the surprise due to my excitement about finally having the ring in my possession. How? Two words – SOCIAL MEDIA. Allow me to explain.
During my lunch break, I went to my jeweler to pick up the ring. The entire purchasing experience was flawless. Greg at Novak Jewelers was attentive, creative, and helpful. He designed and created the ring that I knew Jen would love. Being the social media addict that I am, I decided to review Novak Jewelers on the review site, Yelp. While writing the review, my colleague Reem Abeidoh asked me what I was sharing on Yelp. After informing her about my intentions, she simply asked, “Are you crazy?”
For those who are wondering why Reem questioned my sanity, the answer is pretty simple. The Yelp review I was in the process of authoring would have appeared on my Facebook page. Guess who my friend is on Facebook? Jen…



I’m a search marketing, social media and web development professional from St. Louis, MO. Aside from the aforementioned, I enjoy home brewing, charity work, studying history and anything related to technology.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
[...] so happens I’m a huge fan of just about everything on this list… (Me coughing loudly so Jen notices.). Great idea [...]