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Re: louisgray.com: TweetStats Shows Impact of Instability on Top Tweeters' Activity

Chris Brogan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:33:16 -0000

In my case, I'm actually consciously using it a bit less. For me a "bit" is funny. But I am using it less. One reason is that I'm much more busy. The other reason is that I'm shifting into FF like the rest of the nerds. The other other reason is that it's harder to use Twitter when it's down.

Re: Is this Rocketboom 2.0? (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:58:22 -0000

Oh Dave! I'm wiping tears away. Deadly.

Re: My to-do list for Identi.ca (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:29:16 -0000

Nothing vital to add here, except to say that the thought of plugins made me excited. Contact mgt, or any number of things as an add-on. One side of me says, keep it light. The other side says, just think of what one could do. Which one wins?

Re: What Success Means

Chris Brogan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:23:52 -0000

Hey look. It's me! There in the picture. : )

Thanks for the kind tribute, Micah. I am grateful for your thoughts. And by the way, Aaron gets dibs on "first!"

Re: FriendFeed, Blogging, and Crossing the Streams

Chris Brogan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:27:06 -0000

There's lots to this, but what I took out and found immediately connecting to me was the curation piece. I completely agree. I believe that curators are one of the five roles that need to exist in this century. Glad you're doing it now.

Re: louisgray.com: Why the Embargo Process Is Broken and Why We Still Need It

Chris Brogan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:49:20 -0000

I'm glad that I'm not often a news guy. I don't care who gets something out first. I totally get it that it's important to the people who are running their site like a news platform. I'm just saying, hey, I'm really glad I just putter around.

Should bloggers call out the offenders? I dunno. What's to gain there? I'd let the burned PR companies decide whether or not to send more information to that source sooner or later. Why should bloggers poop on each other? (I mean, discounting the fact that it's fun.)

Re: louisgray.com: Why the Embargo Process Is Broken and Why We Still Need It

Chris Brogan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:03:12 -0000

That's so silly. My email sends autoresponses to Disqus? Sorry, Louis. (edited)

I don't disagree exactly, but what WOULD the best practice be? If you're the little guy, and someone comes along and scoops up your story and runs with it without a hat tip, at least, what SHOULD go next?

Re: Mob By Social Media

Chris Brogan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:21:42 -0000

His name is Richard Cheese. Dick cheese. The name itself is a joke. I just used the same vernacular. Point one.

The video was pretty much Cheese working hard to get people to cut off cameras. Here's what I think happened:

Richard has a contract that probably says, "no video, ever." Well, he performed for a group of videobloggers and media makers. It's like wearing steak shorts to a shark pool. Hilarity ensues.

Like all things on the web, maybe it's nothing. Tempests, tea kettles.

Should I call names? I didn't give up being human or passionate when I took on writing. Bashing your passionate fans is a bad play. If Richard had to communicate a contractual requirement, maybe he could've paused the act, stopped the music, spelled it out, and then let it go from there.

SPITTING on people is certainly not a solution, no matter what.

But again, I saw the video, so you can only take one person's word for another.

The larger point is exceptionally valid. I could probably ruin someone with a little effort, whether or not they deserve it, and that's scary. Then again, the web is fairly transparent, and information CAN be found these days. I consider that to be the measurement/protection for when others do it.

The #1 tech blog often takes swings at people who strangely end up being competitors. CNN craps on McCain. It's all a bunch of subjective moments.

I'm sure to contribute a bit.

Re: The rest of Me

Chris Brogan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:32:01 -0000

Being that I'm a huge fan of About sections, congratulations. Don't ever give up where the bodies are hidden. That's your insurance policy. : )

Re: Sean Connery copies biographer’s photo for his autobiography!

Chris Brogan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:03:28 -0000

That ripoff artist! He's such a crook. : )

Re: Enterprise 2.0 Startups – Know Your Market

Chris Brogan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:05:07 -0000

I think you're quite on to something. As an enterprise employee who is out there messing with startups and internet companies, I'm often surprised what small development teams think an enterprise user base wants. Great post, mister!

Re: Enterprise 2.0 Startups – Know Your Market

Chris Brogan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:16:12 -0000

Stupid auto-responder. :(

Re: rizzn's personal blog

Chris Brogan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:37:00 -0000

You're so kind to me. Some day, we'll meet and you'll be all, "Man, I can't STAND that Brogan dude."

Very kind of you to shout out, mister. I like what you do, so it's mutual.

Re: louisgray.com: The New World of Browser Choices is All About the Hooks

Chris Brogan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:57:05 -0000

It's a great question, actually. I'm a Firefox guy at present, but haven't yet picked up an iPhone. When I do, will I be more inclined to go Safari? Not sure, but I can imagine that being a possibility. But then, here comes Chrome, and after reading the comic book, I'm pretty excited about it.

So what's a furry ape to do?

Re: rizzn's personal blog

Chris Brogan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:35:06 -0000

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Re: A Response to Chris Brogan: Why My Job Needs Twitter.

Chris Brogan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:01:44 -0000

Does that change your actual day job though? What do you do for a living? (Forgive me if I missed it. The two cats were pleasantly distracting.)

Your answers are great answers for what I get out of social media, too.

Re: A Response to Chris Brogan: Why My Job Needs Twitter.

Chris Brogan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:29:46 -0000

Friends+global=cats. Makes perfect sense. : )

Re: Vision, Mission, Strategy, Tactics, and Execution

Chris Brogan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:06:37 -0000

Really great post, Chris. I love the analogy all the way through. As you and I both are known for community, making that point about all the people in the van is a great one.

Love this post!

Re: louisgray.com: My Blog Is Less a Destination Site than a Conduit

Chris Brogan — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:19:36 -0000

That made me think about a post I did over a year ago: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/... . I totally agree with your premise. An off-platform flow of content is a great way to be.

Re: Advice For Social Media Consultants: Escape The Echo Chamber

Chris Brogan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:45:19 -0000

It's 3:42AM and I can't sleep. Part of why I can't sleep is that I'm designing a new slide deck to be part of a conversation I'm going to have with IT professionals about all the various things social media is not. I also wrote five or so blog posts. I'm also writing in my book.

In pretty much all those cases, I'm writing to groups of people who will likely find me via the web.

So, to the challenge (and I intend to find my own ways to go along with your schemes, Falls), I add this: find ways to do it in the flesh in local areas, offline, and in face to face ways. Even if we're going to educate people on these new tools for collaboration and communication, we have to work a little extra to put them in the hands of people who can use them.

My first move: next Tuesday, I'm speaking to PR students at Boston University. I'm going to share what I know about PR from the future, so that they can marry that to their traditional learning.

Really great post, mister. And hey, I'm really glad I saw you there at the show, and that we got to go to our special place. Hope I see you again somewhere inside the fishbowl.

Re: Taking Stock: Analysis of the Top 5 Technology Blogs

Chris Brogan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:02:32 -0000

Want to know a weird way to find a post? Rizzn's comment popped up in my FriendFeed, and I thought it was so interesting that I wanted to read the article. VERY interesting stuff, and quite an analysis. In fact, it made me think about myself and what might come next in 2009. See, I'm stupid. I built a top 100 site around my own stupid name. Grrrr.

Anyhow, really good analysis, and I liked the spreadsheet, too.

Re: Advice For Social Media Consultants: Escape The Echo Chamber

Chris Brogan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:20:17 -0000

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Re: Taking Stock: Analysis of the Top 5 Technology Blogs

Chris Brogan — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:20:16 -0000

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Re: Taking Stock: Analysis of the Top 5 Technology Blogs

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Re: Erick Schonfeld Misses the Point – It’s About Quality, Not Quantity!

Chris Brogan — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:56:14 -0000

Does this mean I have to take it back when I called you "tech dork?" Thanks, Jesse.