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By: Carl D

Carl D — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:23:21 +0000

Hey Patrick

Great to hear from you – sorry you got dumped into the spam folder.

I agree with your point here, though I often wonder how much difference it really makes, eh? Always seems to be plenty of folks who are ‘makin it’ with little more than balloons and ribbons and whistles.

Cheers

Carl

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:22 +0000

Carl,
I come kicking and dragging my feet to the SN world. And in the process, a potent quote from a 4th century desert father keeps ringing in my ear. “Woe to him whose reputation is greater than his work” It’s not a perfect application to SN, but its visceral admonition should cause even the toughest skin to bleed a little bit.

By: Carl D

Carl D — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:52:47 +0000

Hey Mark,

I agree – I think it’s potentially a hassle. It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out over the years; I’m sure there’ll always be something newer and more exciting on the web that takes center stage (probably this blog), but as more and more folks lean on single culture sites like Fb, it’ll be hurt more to move away from them. Regardless how many new fancy sites there are, there’s only so many hours in a day.

And here in Alaska, right now, that’s not too many hours at all.

Cheers

Carl

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:46:14 +0000

Exactly! And I somewhat meant socialize tongue in cheek as you picked up. Which is why I think your post is quite relevant because who wants one entity in nearly sole control of your audience or potential customers. Drug addiction also comes to mind.

By: Carl D

Carl D — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:22:23 +0000

Hey Jim,

Thanks for the post – I wonder about the niche photo forums – I suspect their traffic is most likely down a bit over the last 6 months, but that’s just from what I see – not a real look at their stats. Managing the time is key on the Social media stuff, for sure. That and figuring the difference between marketing oneself and spamming folks – maybe that’s a subject for another post.

To Mark – I think the question is who wants to network or ‘market’ this much, rather than socialize – if indeed there’s a difference.

Cheers

Carl

By: Michael E. Gordon

Michael E. Gordon — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:37 +0000

I think you’re onto something here, Carl.