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Comment on The Social Media Neophyte Who Flew Too Close to the Sun by Jon Kohrs

Jon Kohrs — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:19:00 +0000

Nice post. Welcome back to the world of blogging. It’s great to see you writing again.

Comment on Some Helpful Advice from a Nitpicky Web Developer by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:09:00 +0000

I think one of the most important examples I can think of, is ease of navigation. I think many websites today struggle with this. As a customer (and not a web-developer), I find that more often than not, I can’t find what I need quickly enough. Links should be clearly defined, not ambiguous or abstract. I understand you want to display a creativity in the use of your links, but make it easy for the customer and they will keep coming back…save the creativity for the content, not the links that get you there.

Also, look at it from the customers perspective and say to yourself, what would I be looking for on this site? How easily can I find it/is it direct enough, or am I going through a bunch of nested links to get there?

You don’t want to frustrate those who are frequenting your site. “Good enough” is a recipe for lost customers….

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Beware of Pedestals in the Attention Economy | Geoff Livingston's Blog

Beware of Pedestals in the Attention Economy | Geoff Livingston's Blog — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:22:39 +0000

[...] help but disillusion and disappoint both the people who assume these pedestals and their fans. There are no social media Gods, but there are illusions that can cause us to become distracted and lose months, even years of time [...]

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:21:00 +0000

“We are all still learning” – my sentiments exactly, Deirdre. I’m glad we had the chance to meet at WEDGE, too, and I will absolutely stay in touch. :-) Thank you for your kind words.

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:18:00 +0000

Good thoughts all around, Rania. :-)

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Deirdre Walsh

Deirdre Walsh — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:39:00 +0000

Hi, Mike. I was thrilled to be part of the Federal Reserve’s Wedge Conference in large part because I enjoyed meeting wonderful people like you. I agree it’s sometime easy to listen to the folks with the most fans or followers, but the truth is – in social we are all still learning. Hello, I put a B2B company on MySpace in 2006!

Thanks for sharing your insights and look forward to staying in touch – human to human. ;)

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Rania Madanat

Rania Madanat — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:41:00 +0000

There are no social media God’s, Guru’s, or Experts. Social media changes every day! It is the world at our finger tips and an audience we may never meet otherwise. ”Be human”, be yourself, contribute knowledge, and absorb knowledge in the world of social media.

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by davinabrewer

davinabrewer — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:22:00 +0000

This is getting reblogged in some capacity. Just thinking about blogging and community, about the up-and-comers and ‘old guard’ and what cuts through all of it: our personalities, our real, human sides. Hmm.. wheels a-turning.

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:15:00 +0000

I agree, Kathy, it’s been a great ride in the social communications arena this month.

Have you read either Terry Pratchet or Neil Gaiman? Both authors have storylines where gods’ powers are derived solely from how ardent their followers are. No followers, no power. Something to consider for all of us, perhaps?

Comment on There Are No Social Media Gods by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 May 2011 03:13:00 +0000

Davina, welcome! I love your statement, “we are more than the sum of our tweets and blogs,” and think that’s a great summation. I’ve become nearly “unstruck” myself with self-perceived “unworthy” tweets and have to remind myself that they’re the human factor everyone is rallying for.

I see that you’ve positioned yourself as an aggressive commenter, and that’s perfect! These like and reply links aren’t going to activate themselves. :-) Thanks for your thoughts and hope to see you here again soon!