Comments on: The Grand Experiment of Social Media

By: Don’t be afraid to experiment! - Martin Cayouette

Don’t be afraid to experiment! - Martin Cayouette — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:47:17 +0000

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By: 2cre8

2cre8 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:18:17 +0000

Suze – I can’t agree with you more! Being a new start-up, I immersed myself in the social media world and felt I need to hurry up and play catch up. I read posts about blogging/microblogging etiquettes to make sure I wasn’t breaking any unspoken code in the blogsphere. I was also quite overwhelmed and felt bombarded with information overload. As I had posted in my blog, “Journey into the Social Experience”, over time I’ve been able to discern what’s valuable information vs. hype and clear out the noise and clutter. And during it all, I discovered the playing field is flat…everyone has a voice. Your post just reconfirmed what I’ve been feeling all along. It’s so reassuring and I applaud you!
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By: cj madigan

cj madigan — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:01:31 +0000

Ah, Suze, you are such a sensible voice. Just when I start to slip into self-doubt about some social media thing–maybe I am doing it wrong–I read one of your posts and come back to sanity. Thank you for your very distinctive take on this fascinating new medium.

By: C. Zimmermann

C. Zimmermann — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:42:39 +0000

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. “Followers, in my book, are there to learn, absorb, then go off and do something real with what their leaders have shown them.” I’m absorbing now. I love that I can sit in my living room in pj’s and learn so much. And I put that together with what I learn in my university classes and come away with the best of both. I have not subscribed to the idea that you must follow everyone that moves. I follow the people who move me. And I don’t follow more people than I can read, and still have a life. If that means I don’t follow every person that follows me, that’s ok. I don’t think it’s arrogant, it’s effective time management. I want to savor the meat, and I can’t always do that if I have to sift through the garnishes.
I had a great job that got downsized out of existence. I went back to school, researched, wrote and created a video about social media for an art class and realized that the skills that will put me ahead of all the other people in my situation were right there, and could be learned at home, sitting in pj’s.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:25:38 +0000

As usual, great call, Suze.

It’s been interesting over the last few weeks, watching some high-profile names seem to just pad out the numbers and names. Not that there’s anything wrong with this – it’s how they might make their living or reputation. But certainly, it’s beginning to feel slightly jaded.

I’m more for the voices that don’t care – REALLY don’t care – about the numbers or who they’re hanging with. People that want to discuss something because it benefits others, not because it (possibly) strokes egos.

Like I say, been interesting to watch – but, looking back over time, maybe not as surprising as I may have initially thought it would be.

Love the Maxwell story about $1 million vs. $15,000 per year. Of course, like you say, there’s more at stake than just cost – but for such a tangible difference in amounts, why isn’t this happening now?

Thanks for the thoughts, as ever.
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