Comments on: Is Social Media Becoming Selfish Media? http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/12/selfish-social-media/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:25:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: the good wife episode guide http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/12/selfish-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-1128435 the good wife episode guide Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:54:34 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9331#comment-1128435 What i don't realize is if truth be told how you are not actually much more well-preferred than you may be now. You're very intelligent. You know thus considerably relating to this subject, produced me individually believe it from numerous numerous angles. Its like men and women are not fascinated until it¡¯s one thing to do with Girl gaga! Your individual stuffs excellent. All the time deal with it up! What i don’t realize is if truth be told how you are not actually much more well-preferred than you may be now. You’re very intelligent. You know thus considerably relating to this subject, produced me individually believe it from numerous numerous angles. Its like men and women are not fascinated until it¡¯s one thing to do with Girl gaga! Your individual stuffs excellent. All the time deal with it up!

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]]> By: Simin U. Ford http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/12/selfish-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-675789 Simin U. Ford Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:44:03 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9331#comment-675789 Interesting perspective Chris, but I have to differ. I think social networks have a self-balancing system that allows heavy self-promoters to be left behind. Nobody "has" to listen to them, or "buy" from them, or "visit" their sites, etc. After a while they realize their time investment isn't paying off. The way I see it, if you don't understand the inherent value that social networks (such as Facebook) have to offer, you'll never be able to use it effectively. You don't have conversations there *just* to drive traffic - you have conversations to build communities, to build trust, to build relationships. Despite your commercial intent or business goals, these quality relationships are what take you forward. It all comes down to how much value you add to them and vice versa. S.F Interesting perspective Chris, but I have to differ. I think social networks have a self-balancing system that allows heavy self-promoters to be left behind. Nobody “has” to listen to them, or “buy” from them, or “visit” their sites, etc. After a while they realize their time investment isn’t paying off.

The way I see it, if you don’t understand the inherent value that social networks (such as Facebook) have to offer, you’ll never be able to use it effectively. You don’t have conversations there *just* to drive traffic – you have conversations to build communities, to build trust, to build relationships.

Despite your commercial intent or business goals, these quality relationships are what take you forward. It all comes down to how much value you add to them and vice versa.

S.F

]]> By: Ted Murphy http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/12/selfish-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-663022 Ted Murphy Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:16:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9331#comment-663022 People do things for many reasons, but for the action to be sustainable the reasons have to be economic. Sustained participation in social media will of course have some economic basis. People do things for many reasons, but for the action to be sustainable the reasons have to be economic. Sustained participation in social media will of course have some economic basis.

]]> By: Sam http://www.blogherald.com/2008/11/12/selfish-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-660667 Sam Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:04:57 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=9331#comment-660667 Bloggers, at large, aren't harming social media, but gamers and spammers make it a bit of a muck to waddle through. Not all bloggers fit into those categories, thank (deity of your choice). I visit Digg to read the stories and comments, and Plurk for the conversations. I don't think that Digg is especially vulnerable to being ruined by self-promoters (as evidenced by previous episodes of self-promoting blogger angst). Plurk, on the other hand... Well, let's just say I'm glad that most of the internet still sees Twitter as a more viable marketing route. Bloggers, at large, aren’t harming social media, but gamers and spammers make it a bit of a muck to waddle through. Not all bloggers fit into those categories, thank (deity of your choice).

I visit Digg to read the stories and comments, and Plurk for the conversations. I don’t think that Digg is especially vulnerable to being ruined by self-promoters (as evidenced by previous episodes of self-promoting blogger angst). Plurk, on the other hand… Well, let’s just say I’m glad that most of the internet still sees Twitter as a more viable marketing route.

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