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Re: New term: Love Leech

Sam Eder — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:33 -0000

I see it from both sides...as a blogger I hate the cheapy comments that are almost more about getting another link to their site than it is to plug a product. Now that I work for a vendor in the space I feel almost... well... scared to comment lest I get regarded in the same vein. From the industry side, transparency and sincerity should be the "golden" rules to follow.

Of course, I'm sweating a bit before I click the submit button for this comment. :)

Re: Lessons for grassroots campaigns

Sam Eder — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:19:25 -0000

Interesting- I had the opposite experience at the rally in Austin. I was asked about volunteering about 3 times on the way in and was emailed some very enticing and easy ways to get involved the very next day. Additionally, I received a "find your polling place" email yesterday that helped me avoid going to the wrong place this morning.

Re: Lessons for grassroots campaigns

Sam Eder — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:41:28 -0000

I thought you might find this article in the WashingtonPost interesting:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...

Just another sign that people who ignore the power of social media do so at their own expense.

Re: You can’t actually give 110%

Sam Eder — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:06:19 -0000

Well, I only give 110% 50% of the time. Nice meeting you at SXSW, believe it or not the ant food saved me on Tuesday!

Re: How to talk about your competitors

Sam Eder — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:56 -0000

I've been thinking about this a lot since we're positioning ourselves against 65+ competitors. Since we are a social media company , my approach to date has been to be open. As our market matures, features and functionality will be a tough selling point since anything can be built in or added via APIs. That leaves services and perceived leadership as the two areas for differentiation. Taking a page from Obama's campaign, I think it will be hard for vendors who trash their competitors to be seen as leaders since they can hardly be considered honest brokers in the space. Vendors who focus on laying out their vision for adoption and the future will ultimately become trusted voices and, hopefully, immune to the oneupmanship that drag down companies.

Re: Improving your business travel experience

Sam Eder — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:39:46 -0000

My tip- sign up for every free "loyalty" point system and work the specials. I can't even begin to extol on the beauty of being able to upgrade a hotel room (or get early check-ins) that often require no accumulated points! I love my Starwoods Preferred Guest Card and wouldn't dream of giving it up.

Re: ANNOUCEMENT: Ant’s Eye View 2.0

Sam Eder — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:07:57 -0000

Wow... I go away for one vacation and BAM! Great stuff, guys! I can't wait to see what you two achieve in 2009.

Re: Mashable US Tour and Austin Tech Happy Hour

Sam Eder — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:19:32 -0000

Send us the sponsor information. We might be interested!