inflatemouse
from inflatemouse 945 Days ago#
I don’t think the content quality of this article warrants the attention it has received.
from inflatemouse 1045 Days ago#
Your metaphor is lame. It’s more like there are a bunch of people that manufacture tools to exploit Twitter and you are complaining that there are certain people who are very good at using those tools. No one gets killed by people who act like douchebags on Twitter.
from inflatemouse 1045 Days ago#
There are countless celebrities that create a business around their name: Martha Stuart, Tony Hawk, Tony Robbins, etc. To expect that any celebrity is performing a task other than shilling for something when they engage public media is naive.Understanding the social ploy is not the same as being a fan. I think that Guy Kawasaki, Pete Cashmore, et al. are borderline in their use of the media. You obviously have strong feelings on the subject Halfdeck, but I don’t see you DeSphinning the regular "How to exploit Twitter" posts.I think automation is more of a threat than any one individual. The people that deserve to be called out are TwitterHawk and ReTweetist and TipJoy-- the people who are monetizing, automating and incentivizing the Guy Kawasaki/Pete Cashmore mentality.
from inflatemouse 1045 Days ago#
Both Guy and Ellen use the same tool to leverage their followers, fame. Each had a large following before twitter. Ellen bribes her followers with tickets and a sense of being participant in show. Guy bribes his followers with a <b>sense</b> of being connected into the marketing machine.Guy Kawasaki is very-good at exploiting every new channel. That is what he makes money on, exploiting media and crowds. "Guy Kawasaki" is a business; like P.Diddy, or Jay-Z. He has assistants and a support network that most people can’t afford.If people don’t know what Guy is that is not his problem, and perhaps that is part of his system.
from inflatemouse 1046 Days ago#
@halfdeckI’m not defending him. I’m just being realistic about the content. There are near daily "How to Exploit Twitter" posts on Sphinn. All of the people that feel Guy Kawasaki’s tactics are sleazy should stand up against them, but for the most part his followers are able to run rampant on Sphinn.
from inflatemouse 1046 Days ago#
I am curious about this response to Guy. Clearly he is the most successful brand on Twitter. How did he do it?Created a strong brandAdded content consistantly@Replied frequentlyReTweets frequentlyMade his stream about informationWhat has Guy Done that we wouldn’t recommend for a business to do? Are you mad that his personal brand is bigger/more successful than most businesses? There have been almost daily "How to leverage Twitter" posts on Sphinn that are rehashing things said by Guy or describing his behaviors that make him a powerhouse.Great, Twitter needs a Goat, but I think it should be Mashable. Mashable doesn’t reply, rarely retweets, and almost always links to Mashable.At least Guy Kawasaki offers both the original Doc. and an AllTop link so you can choose. If any brand did half as well at participating in Twitter as Guy does they would be a hero rather than attacked.
from inflatemouse 1083 Days ago#
I’m going to play devil’s advocate. Most businesses put up a venue for communication: blog, forum, whatever. That puts the ball in the customer’s court. And...well... no one cares. It probably is not the companies fault that the conversation isn’t happening. Like your quote from Danny Sullivan points out-- we don’t want to talk about artificial sweetener (your business).Just because we ignore business communications doesn’t make them less earnest.Also, good post.
from inflatemouse 1136 Days ago#
Odd title, but funny.
from inflatemouse 1399 Days ago#
You all should write Haikus on Twitter at least once per day.
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from inflatemouse 1452 Days ago#
Rand and Micheal are on very different sides of SEO I am glad to see one openly critiquing the other.
from inflatemouse 1459 Days ago#
So you seem to be of the opinion that I should just out the site.
from inflatemouse 1472 Days ago#
I think if you put out a good piece of content you should be willing to stand behind it, good or bad response. On the other hand I also think it is good to ask a colleague to read your work and post it if they think it is valuable.
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