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Re: SXSW2009: My Boss Doesn’t Get it: Championing Social Media to “the Man”

Adam Singer — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:53:06 -0000

Thanks for taking the time to write up a re-cap, wish i was there but this helped see what was missed.

Cheers,
Adam

Re: Sprucing Up Social Media Explorer

Adam Singer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:27:03 -0000

Looks great Jason, congrats!

Re: How Companies Respond to the Risks of Personal Brands

Adam Singer — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:20:53 -0000

This is a great topic Jeremiah. I do not think there is any reason companies should "worry" about someone getting too popular, especially if they are treating that person well.

Smart people are not necessarily motivated by 'more money' - perhaps by more freedom. You would probably have lost that person regardless if you try and tell them what they can and can't do.

Also I'm at a PR agency, and having a personal brand is vital for my success, especially when I spearhead a social media marketing campaign. PR people moving forward that have strong personal brands are the ones with the most connections and the ones who will be most valuable.

If you can successfully market/promote yourself, you will be able to for a brand as well. This is definitely worth some more discussion, I might put my thoughts together for a post on this too.

Re: Imagine how Portable Social Graphs Will Impact the Web

Adam Singer — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:10:42 -0000

@jeremiah - ahh, that either wasn't clear (or i'm not reading well enough)

will be interesting to see how this stuff plays out in the real world...

Re: Imagine how Portable Social Graphs Will Impact the Web

Adam Singer — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:30:33 -0000

The Amazon example isn't a good one. Amazon already has a huge amount of data on frequent shoppers to the site.

What I put into Facebook doesn't give Amazon anything more useful than they already have on me.

I don't see this as anything revolutionary or "game changing" as the presentation implies. Although they could use data to suggest things, I don't see why this is so amazing.

Also, is Facebook trying to monetize merely by becoming the world's largest affiliate? That seems like a weak model for what they potentially could do.

We'll see how this stuff plays out in the wild of course, but if I'm an e-commerce site SEO, blog referrals and the like still seems like the best option. People don't go on Facebook to shop (or click ads). We've proven this time and time again.

http://www.centernetworks.com/facebook-ad-campa...

Re: Retweet: The Infectious Power Of Word Of Mouth

Adam Singer — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:53:10 -0000

You wrote:

"In some ways, long form blog posts like this seem so much slower and plodding compared to how quickly information can come and go in Twitter."

The difference is you are not spreading news here, you are spreading strategy. There is still a need for deeper thought.

Blogs have evolved into places for longer discussion, not all of us have the attention span of a gnat. Some of us enjoy your long posts.

I wouldn't call it "plodding" I would call it deep.

Re: Four Business Opportunities for the Evolved PR Agency

Adam Singer — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:30:18 -0000

Thanks Jeremiah, I found this extremely useful. You bring up some great points, I wish I had been present at this debate.

Re: Do I need a blog redesign?

Adam Singer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:28:33 -0000

I would do something that uses the full screen width. Seems like wasted space, most of us are running high resolution displays.

Don't change the content though...it rocks =)

Re: How PR Can Help Some Startups: Perspective of one Industry Analyst

Adam Singer — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:06:09 -0000

Great post Jeremiah, I'll join in saying thank you. As a PR director, I notice our industry gets a ton of flack from the blogosphere.

Glad to see some smart people showing the good side of things.

Cheers,
Adam

Re: You, the online brand

Adam Singer — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:21:43 -0000

Great presentation Alex I really enjoyed this live.

Re: Three Tips For Social Media Management

Adam Singer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:52:36 -0000

Sam rocks - I met him a few years back at the winter music conference in Miami, class all the way.

Also, he's quite the talented DJ. Neat to see him included here Jason.

Re: Trail Mix and Online Advertising

Adam Singer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:03:47 -0000

Nice, succinct PDF Eric - very good read, I feel I learned much in about 10 minutes.

Re: Entrepreneurialism has become cool

Adam Singer — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:35:43 -0000

Yes - and even if it fades out of style it's still cool in the eyes of the right people.

Re: Quotable Bloggers from 2008

Adam Singer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:46:38 -0000

Thanks for sharing this with your readers, Eric!

Re: The Lifetime lift

Adam Singer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:55:47 -0000

I love this theory Eric - and that presentation by Guy is really something - gave me an idea for another presentation. Thanks for sharing this.

Re: Copy and Paste is the best Social Media Tool

Adam Singer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:33:43 -0000

Great reminder Eric, I think it is valuable to go over simple ideas -- sometimes we complicate things far too much.

Re: I Don’t Know

Adam Singer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:23:20 -0000

I like this thought, and agree - many people try to fake answers when honesty is the best policy. This is especially true in cases where more thinking/research may be required. Embracing this philosophy shows strength and maturity.

Re: Future Artifacts

Adam Singer — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:44:41 -0000

This is an interesting post Eric - you have a point, but also at the same time things change. It is great to be able to do what you are saying (timeless information) but sometimes things update and you can't really help that. With this said, I agree with the premise.

Re: Seamless Transition - moving Wordpress to a new host

Adam Singer — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:11:57 -0000

New host is smoking fast - this loaded like lightning!

Re: Your blog is an Island

Adam Singer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:12:20 -0000

This is a great analogy Eric - perfect continuation to the post at Daily Blog Tips today.

Re: Would you pay for the NY Times?

Adam Singer — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:56:27 -0000

Goodbye links to the NYT.

Re: WooHoo! Blogging is dead

Adam Singer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:58:40 -0000

Steven, you nailed it today. Nothing more to be said about this really, that guy is being gimmicky for the sake of it.

Re: Let’s all dump on social media and Twitter

Adam Singer — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:20:39 -0000

Right, agreed - you can use anything any way you want, there are no rules. But auto dm'ing me or even emailing me things I didn't ask for to market to me is spam. There's no stopping people from email spamming me and they can and do every day. I don't have much recourse other than reporting it. I can't report spam in Twitter really, but that doesn't stop it from being spam !

Other than that, agreed.

Re: The wrong people are promoting Social Media

Adam Singer — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:57:39 -0000

Hey...not all us marketers are manipulative Steven and you know that. Don't let a few bad examples ruin it for you. I would like to think as a marketing and public relations professional - through both my example set during my daywork and blog content - I am spreading social media and web communications tools in a positive way directed to openness. I'm with you on destroying the old, top-down approach and with you on democratization media and communications.

Re: Site should play nice on your mobile choice

Adam Singer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:12:59 -0000

Looks good - leaving an iPhone comment now :) I gotta get this plugin, it's sick!

Re: Blog SEO Tips from SES San Jose

Adam Singer — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:55:36 -0000

Thanks for sharing those case studies, Lee - massive results. Your team should be proud.

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blogs Update 033008

Adam Singer — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:55:58 -0000

nice referrals, Lee - thanks !

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blogs Update 050908

Adam Singer — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:27:43 -0000

Thanks for the inclusion Lee! -- great way to start off the weekend

Re: Enterprise Social Media Interview with Jim Cuene and Douglas Pollei

Adam Singer — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:47:30 -0000

bev - nice blog - we have alot in common (both being into music and new media)

Re: Techdirt on a roll

Adam Singer — Tue, 16 May 2006 09:43:13 -0000

Techdirt is absolutely brilliant, I would be lost without it!

Re: Wolfram Alpha — it’s like plugging into an electronic brain

Adam Singer — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:59:54 -0000

Needs a better name.

Re: louisgray.com: Christian Science Monitor Covers Twitter's Secret

Adam Singer — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:45:13 -0000

Great quotes, Mr. Gray. I think you nailed it.

Re: louisgray.com: Facebook's Success Makes It the Social Media Prism and Translator

Adam Singer — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:07:06 -0000

Facebook and MySpace are the new AOL and Prodigy, this is a spot on explanation Louis.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/05/great-debate-is-college-right-path-to.html

Adam Singer — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:50:26 -0000

FriendFeed frames are pretty neat, didn't realize you could do that. Gave me an idea, thanks Louis.

Re: Search Engine Optimization is a Team Effort

Adam Singer — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:43:48 -0000

Lee - you're making me super jealous...if I lived in Minneapolis I would LOVE to work for you guys.

Re: Why do we do these things?

Adam Singer — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:27:17 -0000

We hate salesmen trying to sell us stuff but we love going to street fairs with lines of merchants wanting to sell us stuff. Why?

The adventure.

We hate high pressure sales but we love going to expos like the Big E where barkers shout out the highest pressure pitches you could possibly ever receive. Why?

The experience.

We hate advertisements of all kind in our media but we love tuning into the Super Bowl for the ads. Why?

The gathering.

Re: What Are Your Best Interview Questions?

Adam Singer — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:06:30 -0000

Fantastic Max, I loved this. I especially like the part about obsession - it's his passion, and we shouldn't think that is dysfunctional at all.

Re: Optimize Your Personal Brand (If You Want To Exist)

Adam Singer — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:12:18 -0000

Great thinking again Max. The thing is though, you can't really sell a "service" on this, personal branding is all about how good you are

a) at marketing yourself

b) at your profession

If you're dedicated enough, you can take the extra step everyone forgets and showcase your work digitally. It really is as simple as that, if you're work is great it will stand out. Sure marketing yourself helps, but after a certain amount of time the talented people start to shine.

Especially in our industry, there's no excuse not to market yourself. If you don't it shows your lack of commitment compared to those who do.

Re: How To Smoke Smarties (And Ignite Customer Passion)

Adam Singer — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:51:21 -0000

great catch max - i agree i didnt see this as negative per say...just silly.

Re: Breaking News! Popeyes Runs Out Of Chicken

Adam Singer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:18:25 -0000

I had pretty much these exact thoughts Max. Did you see this one too? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eiG5FCYJ8k&feat...

Re: Your Professional Bio

Adam Singer — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:58:19 -0000

Interesting thoughts - I think your bio can be anything you'd like it to be. It can be a bullet point list or an essay, it can be long or short. You can incorporate social proofing elements if you want. It can be as simple as an "about" page on a blog or more of a formal layout. There's no wrong answer here - ultimately I think the bio is just the first step - something more interesting is someone's stream - what they find interesting, what they write, what they share, etc.

Re: Social Media Case Study: Dairy Queen

Adam Singer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:32:30 -0000

Great case study Mike, you nailed this. Thanks for the kudos, you honor me. A lot of the credit goes to Jamie Guse and Dean Peters @ DQ as well, and of course the whole PG team.

Re: Social media appeal – leaping over degrees of separation | Broadcasting Brain

Adam Singer — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:15:02 -0000

Great insights here Mark, at the end of the day micro celebrities and even macro celebrities are no less or greater than you or I. It's all one big conversation.

Re: Are you ready for your digital legacy?

Adam Singer — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:18:54 -0000

I love that my content will be around longer than me - hopefully forever. As an artist it is a real motivator to keep making more and better art. Same as a writer.

Re: Things I’ve learned after two years of blogging

Adam Singer — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:47:21 -0000

Keep up the great work Mark, we look forward to another year!

Re: Thoughts on blog subscriber counts

Adam Singer — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:54:17 -0000

Feedburner count is pretty meaningless. It's not how many, it's who is reading your stuff :)

With that said I hope I've helped your numbers get up at least a little, I try to share your stuff when I can Mark - I'm one of your 'raving fans.'

Re: How to Maximize Your Social Media Interaction | Social Media Explorer

Adam Singer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:28:07 -0000

I'm not a fan of Facebook at all, I don't like the walled garden approach as much as the open web. It's alright, nothing to write home about. No one puts interesting content into that network like they do in other areas - it is all fluff. There is definitely marketing value and value for brands, but from a content perspective as a tech-addict and avid reader, there's nothing for me there personally.

Re: Social Media Success Tips Come Straight To Your Office

Adam Singer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:02:00 -0000

Looks like fun - hard to read the names in the sidebar though (and they are really good names). They should fix that somehow, IMO.

Re: Social Media Marketing Example #10: Joffrey's Coffee & Tea Company | Ignite Social Media

Adam Singer — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:38:44 -0000

@Anne Brannon - To clarify - to begin this, all I did was send maybe 20 well-connected friends emails. And we never "asked" anyone to do anything directly - many people did in fact beta and not post or share, and that was okay too.

Re: Characteristics of a Social Media Strategist

Adam Singer — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:45:29 -0000

Under Tech savvy -- really all marketing professionals, not just web professionals should be able to do all of these things by now. Programming is the new literacy.

Re: Tweetmeme – Tweet This Instead of Digg It! Add ReTweet Button to Your Blog

Adam Singer — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:44:21 -0000

It's a cool service - but Digg is about the community as much if not moreso than the news.

Re: SlideShare’s April Fool’s Prank: Cruel, Or Just Unusual?

Adam Singer — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:08:49 -0000

I knew it was a joke - they bumped my recent presentation that had 3,000 views to 300,000 views...I was watching it spread, but knew it couldn't go that fast. Cruel to people with 1 or 10 views, funny to those with a thousand as those numbers don't scale easily and we knew it was a joke.

Re: Do You Pass the Social Media Recruitment Test?

Adam Singer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:02:28 -0000

"3. Has the biggest network" That really is sort of irrelevant. Larger numbers on Twitter or blogs is not an indication of a quality person.

Re: Uploading Personal Files to Your Kindle? That’ll Be 15 Cents per Megabyte

Adam Singer — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:52:37 -0000

Charging to upload files to your own device? Glad I don't own one...

Re: ComcastCares? Or Does Frank?

Adam Singer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:51:49 -0000

Frank is the best thing to happen to Comcast's web PR in...ever.

Re: Are You Treating People Like People?

Adam Singer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:05:01 -0000

Tim is one of my favorite bloggers - period. He rocks.

Re: Melrose Jewelers, Rolex and Owen Wilson - The Sequel

Adam Singer — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:37:06 -0000

I'm still waiting for the day I get a cease and desist letter...hellooooo web traffic :)

Re: Incremental Marketing, Pizzaville Style

Adam Singer — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:07:17 -0000

That is a clever idea - I dig it a lot. Totally a complimentary product, and goes "above and beyond". The pizza is just part of the story.

Re: Hostgator: Now with More Failboat

Adam Singer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:49:13 -0000

I'm about to jump on Hostgator and feel good about the fact their staff comes on to blogs and posts responses. Honestly all shared hosts HAVE to upgrade. If you want 100% uptime you have to get your own host.

Re: Content: To Optimize or Not To Optimize [Twitter Tips]

Adam Singer — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:52:22 -0000

I don't think there is anything wrong with optimizing content for SEO (in fact I've shared my SEO strategy publicly) but optimizing for specific social media sites is just a matter of writing a catchy headline, IMO. Leave the rules aside and let creativity reign! Good points all around, I think both strategies could work out for sure - I personally enjoy clever headlines though and don't necessarily agree with forcing them into a box. Techdirt is one site for example that frequently writes headlines way too long for Twitter, but look at their popularity. I still think if you persevere content is king...optimizing for SEO helps but optimizing for social media is being compelling.

Re: How to Stay Near the Cutting Edge

Adam Singer — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:55:28 -0000

Swap out playing video games for chess, if you really want to keep your mind sharp.

Re: Note to Social Media Types- Build Your Interfaces

Adam Singer — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:16 -0000

"In principal, what you say is spot on. However, to achieve what you say, big businesses need a big shift in mentality.

In most cases, big companies aren’t the most agile and find it difficult to change the philosophy and processes of its people. Changing mind sets in these types of businesses is like turning a tanker!

But in saying this, it does leave sopportunities for smaller more agile types."

You forget that big companies hire small firms to accomplish exactly this!

Re: Be Helpful First

Adam Singer — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:06:47 -0000

YOU are helpful, Chris =)

Re: Example of a Great PR Pitch

Adam Singer — Thu, 22 May 2008 12:59:58 -0000

notice he was a blogger -- that's the lesson for PR people

have a blog, post on it, get involved

you'll know what to do naturally !!

Re: IBM Builds LOTS of Social Apps

Adam Singer — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:52:40 -0000

definitely cool...37 signals already has a great product for something like this (basecamp)

a 'facebook for business' might not add to productivity as much, but it could be good for a larger company. small companies prob wouldnt need such a tool.

Re: The Salad Bar Business

Adam Singer — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:29:28 -0000

great analogy, chris

what if you made your salad bar stand out 100% -- IE go to all organic ingredients

then you can charge more per pound for a special product and latch on to the big trend right now (organic food)

Re: Growing Your Audience- Some Basics

Adam Singer — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:01:58 -0000

Thanks for this post, Chris...

I guess perseverance is what it takes, I'm at a bit over 100 readers and would love to be at a bit over 1,000. But my path has been consistently (if slowly) moving upward.

Do you think there will be a tipping point (maybe a redesign or something) that would help me really get a flood of new readers? Or is it going to just be persistence?

Re: If Youre New Here

Adam Singer — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:03:21 -0000

a great intro to your site, chris - im forwarding this to a few friends.

to the newbies - chris brogan is an absolute expert on social media...one of the few i would consider a 'jedi master'

great idea on the intro post also, i may copy it ;)

hey, imitation is the highest form of flattery, right?

Re: Threading Some Trends Together

Adam Singer — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:41:10 -0000

I liked this post alot Chris, I forwarded to a few people. You have *quite* the commute BTW, you gotta do something about that ! =)

Re: Ten Secrets to Better Blogging

Adam Singer — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:28:40 -0000

Hey Chris - this is very helpful! Going to paw through them this afternoon =)

Cheers,
Adam

Re: How The Arts Can Use Social Media

Adam Singer — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:19:18 -0000

Chris, as an artist and a web marketing geek, I can say with experience social media is a FANTASTIC way for an independent artist to spread their work. I've given away my last album free and found it was shared on BitTorrent and through several social sharing sites.

It's a fantastic way to get exposure.

Re: Should Hotels Have Social Networks

Adam Singer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:15:21 -0000

This is a neat idea...could also be a great tool for single people like me (in addition to networking, of course!)

Re: Who Cares

Adam Singer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:41:09 -0000

Hey Chris, in the future, I expect free ice cream with every click on this site =)

Re: Cuil Misses Me

Adam Singer — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:11:20 -0000

Cuil is worthless at the moment - the interface looks cool but the search is terrible!

Re: What Do You Want Next

Adam Singer — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:47:43 -0000

Some cool creative brainstorming on viral ideas we could all work together on for fun - maybe something even tied to a nonprofit.

You have 5K readers here, I feel like a community project for good would be neat if you could think of something to engage everyone.

Some kind of project to connect all of your readers would be REALLY neat. Not sure how you'd do that. But I'd love a call to action for us all to network and work together somewhere.

Re: Twelve Ways to Sell Social Media to Your Boss

Adam Singer — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:22:08 -0000

"Cost of implementing a blog is free or cheap. No more than $100 for a year of hosting. And most software is free. (There are some benefits from professional blogging software, but for most people, free is plenty fine). "

Sure, but the hours necessary to contribute to make your site effective will cost far more (yes, plenty of returns) but do keep in mind there is more cost to this than purely hosting.

If you're trying to get the idea approved be prepared to come back and be honest with the time commitment - otherwise you may get yourself in something pretty deep and still have other responsibilities as well.

Re: Google Launches AdSense for Feeds- Breaks My Subscriber Count

Adam Singer — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:34:41 -0000

I lost 1/3 of my subscribers as well -- lost a good 100! not cool =(

Re: Inbox Taming for Busy People

Adam Singer — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:21:06 -0000

Congrats, Chris. Glad to hear you're no longer drowning! ;)

Re: 20 Free eBooks About Social Media

Adam Singer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:20:52 -0000

Chris - this was so popular I saw this on several of the blogs I read. You should consider separating comments and trackbacks in your blog, especially with posts like this that have SO MANY trackbacks =)

Cheers,
Adam

Re: Beware of Bubble Thinking

Adam Singer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:48:39 -0000

True, but I still believe in pushing everyone into the blogosphere...just because it's so darn cool =)

Re: Put Away Your Shotguns

Adam Singer — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:23:56 -0000

I agree, but also you can earn permission to send the same message to a bunch of people IF you're sending it to a group that has opted in to your messages and you're building upon a previous relationship.

In this case, they may want to receive your news because they dig your brand. I may be proven wrong, but so far I haven't gotten complaints from something I've been doing, and it is yielding success.

It is not blind shotgunning though, it is sending to people who (i hope) want to receive it.

Re: Share Share Share Share Share

Adam Singer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:21:55 -0000

I bet Google penalizes you for keyword stuffing ;)

Share Share Share Share Share!!

Re: Plan Your Audience Acquisition Strategy

Adam Singer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:03:03 -0000

Mark knows what he is doing...hey he got you to link to him Chris =)

I think the best way is NOT to focus on building your audience. I am at ~300 subscribers and I have been blogging since January. Im not interested in getting to 10,000. If people subscribe, cool, I added options in the right places - but I'd rather focus on writing and not think about amassing people.

I may be different though, in that I'm not blogging for a living, I'm just trying to create things people will dig.

That's all you need to focus on =)

Re: 50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level

Adam Singer — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:47:43 -0000

I think persistence is the real key - it surpasses all else!

Re: 50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level

Adam Singer — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:38:30 -0000

hey chris really might help to separate comments and trackbacks on your threads, esp big ones like this.

would make the blog alot cleaner and comments section easier to read -- like you say, that is where the community happens!

it's really simple:

http://hackwordpress.com/how-to-separate-wordpr...

Re: You Can Do Your Job Without Twitter

Adam Singer — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:18:09 -0000

It actually *is* my job to spend time on the network/learning it and spread messages here.

So, in answer to your post topic - I actually couldn't do my job without it =)

Re: How Did Personal Video Eclipse Entertainment Video

Adam Singer — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:26:09 -0000

It's interesting to see once in awhile. The problem I have with it is that I am FAR more efficient at reading/scanning content than I am listening.

What I do enjoy, is voice mixed with slideshare presentations or other content. That is highly compelling to me.

Re: Still Cant Figure Out Technorati

Adam Singer — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:22:50 -0000

hopefully us, your readers, who you provide insane value to helped ya get there. well earned ! =)

Re: Need Your WordPress Fixed

Adam Singer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:46:34 -0000

Nico is a nice guy for sure. Hope he gets the time to follow-up with me on designing something custom for my blog...

Re: The Big Risk for Corporate Trust Agents

Adam Singer — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:19:33 -0000

Right - I think what you're getting at is look out for your career, not for your job.

Building career security and personal brand security, not job/employer security, is vital.

Great advice, I'm with you!

Re: People in the Real World

Adam Singer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:48:57 -0000

"If ever I’m in risk of getting a big head about my status on the web, I need do nothing more than stand up at whichever coffee shop has my money that day and say loudly, “Do you know who I am?”

I'd love to be in the coffee shop when you did this...would be pretty funny =)

Re: How Different Media Reaches Us Differently

Adam Singer — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:17:55 -0000

great point chris...you have this great blog that tons of people respect and follow you at, yet the person you were after connected with you from an image

you cant predict when that will happen but you made yourself available...and you got what you wanted. well done.

Re: Finding Treasure in the Comments

Adam Singer — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:53:35 -0000

pun intended ;)

Re: Privateers- Backing Your Pirate Ships

Adam Singer — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:53:46 -0000

GL chris ! we're behind ya

Re: Facebook is NOT for Blind Email Marketing

Adam Singer — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:44:16 -0000

Facebook/MySpace are not channels to market in at all unless you've built permission.

I've been using them since the beginning and it has never been effective at that.

Re: Actually WATCH These Videos

Adam Singer — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:51:48 -0000

i love how confident seth is...like there is nothing you could ask the guy he wouldn't be able to give you a worthwhile response

Re: Dear Bank of America

Adam Singer — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:58:00 -0000

chris has some bite today, i love it =)

Re: Wear Your Rockstar Status With Pride

Adam Singer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:19:53 -0000

looks nice dude...my offer still stands on original music embed for that page ;)

let me know !

Re: Jim Kukral Launches TheBizWebCoach

Adam Singer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:45:43 -0000

Jim is a nice guy, I wish him luck!

Re: Who Cares Advertising

Adam Singer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:01:58 -0000

Both of those products are gross - I would never eat meat from a can or frozen meat in a box.

Seriously, there is no making me purchase those products...ever.

Re: Dear Twitter- I'll Give Back SO Much Space

Adam Singer — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:44:44 -0000

LOL - you think 15K 140 character messages is even a blip of space? That's bunny rabbits!

Re: Search is Part of Social

Adam Singer — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:24:47 -0000

Here's an easy strategy any blogger can incorporate into their workflow (hint hint):
http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/09/13/blog-search...

Re: Advertising and Trust

Adam Singer — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:31:01 -0000

that is some thread of comments...

i'll just say i never thought what you did was wrong, you disclosed it, that's all you have to do. don't let the negative people get to ya.

Re: Question for You While Preparing for 2009

Adam Singer — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:27:28 -0000

I think this is a great list Chris - don't get too caught up in showing the specific steps on how to setup on those sites - it is EASY. Just show them the path/bigger picture =)

Re: When Will the Volume Game Turn Down?

Adam Singer — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:21:08 -0000

It doesn't to you or I, Chris. I'm not sure it does to the everyday consumer either. Just like anything else, it becomes background noise, a part of the landscape that is ignored. Many marketers only know how to be louder, not necessarily more effective. It will continue as long as big brands exist and the management still is living in the era of "average products for average people" as Seth Godin puts it. Although there still needs to be those products, you're right - at what point do people stop turning up the volume and start carefully thinking? Big questions...I'm not sure it is going to be stopped anytime soon.

Re: 27 Blogging Secrets to Power Your Community

Adam Singer — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:31:05 -0000

"Failing that, posts with numbers seem to work. Especially weird or odd numbers."

27 is definitely an odd number. ;)

Re: Understanding Your Guests

Adam Singer — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:19:55 -0000

I do believe that list posts (not yours actually) but in general are a bit gimmicky and not necessarily the things that cause people to subscribe. They can be a part of your post structure but I think encouraging people to post lists isn't the recipe for success as much as carving out a unique voice.

I agree and have seen similar traffic spikes when I post lists, but actually gain more subscribers on days I post deeper thinking and not merely 20 awesome blanks to help you blank. Just hope your readers don't think that is all it takes (post a bunch of lists) because it isn't. Some of your shorter posts I actually find more useful than the lists =)

Re: Understanding Your Guests

Adam Singer — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:09:55 -0000

@Steven - Read this, as I think it touches on what you said

How not to sell out:
http://www.skelliewag.org/how-not-to-sell-out-5...

Re: Log Into Twitter And Change Your Password

Adam Singer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:36:00 -0000

Great advice, done!

Re: When Pirates Board a New Ship

Adam Singer — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:10:56 -0000

You guys love the pirate ship analogy so much...

Okay I'll admit, it is a pretty good analogy and simultaneously funny. Nicely done.

Re: If You Haven't Moved to WordPress 2.7 Yet

Adam Singer — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:59:30 -0000

Always upgrade to the latest version ASAP. I've had previous installs of WP (early 2.x versions) hacked due to failing to upgrade quickly.

You don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun your friends. Upgrade early, upgrade often - with all software.

Re: My Advertising Alternative for Feb 1

Adam Singer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:58:45 -0000

Chris,

If you could logistically make that easy, I bet you could sell it.

The truth is that would be VERY difficult to do. Chucking 3 million bones for everyone's eyeballs is simple. It is unartful. Your ideas is clever. Make clever easy and you win ;)

Re: Post from the Comments - Voices

Adam Singer — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:08:44 -0000

Agreed on not sounding like a warmed over press release, and Bob's comment is great. Even still - and I'm younger than most of you guys (at 26) I still believe you can be interesting and not use profanity. That's just me, then again you all are pirates ;)

Re: You're Doing It Wrong

Adam Singer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:07:42 -0000

I would say you're doing it right, Chris ;)

Re: Subscription Drive

Adam Singer — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:25:30 -0000

I'm already subscribed, but if I could subscribe twice or even three times I would. Chris def gets the seal of approval =)

Re: Creators Take Note

Adam Singer — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:02:48 -0000

"Is YouTube bad for TV and filmmakers?"

Technologies and tools are not inherently "good" or "bad" for anything or anyone. They simply "are". Is the iPod bad for radio? Radio was terrible as it was and people who enjoyed listening to music never listened to the radio anyway. Radio could have innovated and played DECENT music and had GOOD programming, better than the iPod - but they didn't. Thus they failed and now everyone is their own DJ.

Mediums that don't change or evolve doom themselves. The internet was here quite awhile ago. The TV and film people sat in their ivory towers and didn't bother to think things could change. Meanwhile the world went right along without them.

YouTube could be the best thing to happen to film and TV if they embrace it. It is all so much free PR and promotional content for them. There is some great thinking about this over at Techdirt if you want to read more. Here:
http://techdirt.com/articles/20081230/193639326...

Re: 11 Reasons to Take the Train

Adam Singer — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:25:42 -0000

12. There is the possibility that the guy sitting next to you is thinking - hey, is that Chris Brogan?

Re: The Rise of Microfame

Adam Singer — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:53:55 -0000

Chris Brogan, the tee shirt. You're describing Seth Godin's new book, "Tribes" quite well here.

Re: Twitter Taco Truck and the Times

Adam Singer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:40:39 -0000

Damn that looks tasty. You're killing me Chris, I brought a salad for lunch. Now I'm craving tacos!

Re: My Advice to Publishers at the OReilly Conference

Adam Singer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:17:56 -0000

Great presentation Chris - I dig your confidence and attitude.

Re: Wake Up to How You Share on the Web

Adam Singer — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:47:15 -0000

And that's why you should blog more than you use social media. Then you own it. Thank you, drive through - been saying this for years.

Re: It's All About You

Adam Singer — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:07:19 -0000

This is smart advice. Chris, I love how you make your posts a bit fun sometimes while educating readers. That's the magic of smart educators, you really get it.

You watch Randy Pausch's last lecture? That was the whole brilliance of it, he really showed us how education can be exciting and make us come alive. I think that's why you're successful here Chris, you love to have a "headfake" as Randy calls it with your posts.

Re: The Righteous Web

Adam Singer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:18:00 -0000

The ONLY problem the way I see it is packaging things like IZEA does for paid blog posts kind of cheapens what is possible through organic PR. It doesn't just hurt the PR industry, it hurts companies when they want to engage in unique promotions that generate buzz without handing over cold hard cash to bloggers. Just sayin.

Re: Just Ask for It

Adam Singer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:13:21 -0000

Re: Just Ask for It

Adam Singer — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:14:11 -0000

We must be in sync Chris

http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/03/03/simplicity-...

;)

Re: The Power of Apology

Adam Singer — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:58:52 -0000

Mr. Brogan, you sir are a class act.

Re: Say What You Want

Adam Singer — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:54:34 -0000

As much as I'd never eat there due to the fact that I'm a health-freak, you have a great point Chris, and I agree. Plus they are literally EVERYWHERE. I took a 4 hour drive somewhere yesterday and I must have seen 50 locations if not more. They literally blanket the landscape.

Re: Quotable

Adam Singer — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:19:28 -0000

Thanks for sharing this, Chris.

To the commenters - I find that all SlideShares are best viewed by clicking forward at your own pace instead of clicking the play button which advances the slides at a default rate. We all read at different paces, I agree it is sort of a useless function :)

Cheers,
Adam

Re: Forget Beyonce- Here Are the Stars

Adam Singer — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:42:46 -0000

Chris, have you read this book?
http://remix.lessig.org/

You should, if you haven't :)

Re: Look for the Signs- They are Everywhere

Adam Singer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:25:10 -0000

You're right, and the thing is - NOW is the time to capitalize on change as things are being disrupted and we're reaching intersecting points. Miss out now and you may regret it forever.

Re: The Real Meat of the Question

Adam Singer — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:00:36 -0000

At least their trying something new - kudos on Ford for experimenting - that's what it's all about. Also, Cashmore says "beta test" - I'll say imitation is flattery here (beta testing traditional products was an idea I had, and implemented last year for a tangible product - and then went on to create a final product based on the feedback).

Re: Moved my 41400 Comments into Disqus

Adam Singer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:09:30 -0000

This is on my to-do list for the blog (working on the slow redesign process now). Thanks Chris, this is a good nudge to move faster.

Re: Spread Your Wings- Get More Retweet Action Today

Adam Singer — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:35:18 -0000

If all you want is re-tweets, just write something about Twitter. I am not joking, it works almost too well. My post last week receieved almost 1,000 re-tweets, because - well - it was about Twitter. It's easy to do that because the network is still very much a meta network.

Re: Don’t Trust My Review of Six Pixels of Separation

Adam Singer — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:08:40 -0000

I'm excited to read this - Mitch is definitely one of my favorite bloggers. Thanks for teasing us with it, Chris!

Re: Be Naked

Adam Singer — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:18:46 -0000

Hey, I like my icon :)

Go to my blog to see my face...actually, new photos are on my to do list...at that point, I've been planning to swap out the icon I made.

Re: I Still Rather Like Blogging

Adam Singer — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:51:12 -0000

Chris, you nailed this. And I agree thoroughly. Here's 19 reasons why.

Re: PR pros have leadership role to play in social media

Adam Singer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:54:46 -0000

Well said Debbie, I think we're on the same wavelength.

Re: Where are all the good long tail blogs

Adam Singer — Fri, 01 May 2009 08:53:31 -0000

Hey Tac - they are there. That's why they're in the long tail, you have to dig ;)

Re: The Scoble Top Tech Blogger/FriendFeed/Social Media List

Adam Singer — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:58:20 -0000

Thanks Scoble - if you could do like a 10 MUST follow type list, that would be even more useful.

This is alot! =)

Re: Mike Arrington is wrong about Google search

Adam Singer — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:36:07 -0000

The really interesting part will be if they integrate the data with the algorithm. Google is not one to ignore a data stream - I really am interested to see if users will play a role in defining the results Google gives me.

Google also has to be SURE groups of people cannot "game" the system - I tend to trust their algorithm *because* of the fact that it is based on a system that is pretty hard to game (PR). We will see how this plays out - good on Google to try something new IMO.

Re: Social network advertising: not your father’s banner ad

Adam Singer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:44:30 -0000

The Context Optional website is actually rather good too - thanks for sharing that.

Re: Twitter raises new funds: you’re worth $42!

Adam Singer — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:54:40 -0000

I may be worth 42$ to them...but the value they give me is worth far more. I'm winning in this deal so far ;)

Re: User data ownership on Facebook and why it doesn’t matter

Adam Singer — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:30:37 -0000

Robert,

Yes, yes and yes. I have been posting essentially what you wrote here in EVERY Facebook thread I have seen. Facebook + MySpace = the new walled gardens.

I think I figured it out though. Here it is:
These tech bloggers can't figure out what to write on. Therefore any shred of news, no matter how obvious or insigificant is magnified ten fold. It hits page 1 of digg. The top bloggers go nuts over it. Everyone debates. The discussion is pointless.

Come on guys, we're smarter than this. Thanks for posting Scoble, you saved me the effort.

Re: Robert and Rocky ride again at Rackspace

Adam Singer — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:34:22 -0000

Best of luck to you Robert - I am sure it will be a huge success!

Re: A private note to PR people

Adam Singer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:48:19 -0000

@Louis - wow, that is quite the endorsement - really appreciate that!

Re: What are the tech bloggers missing? Your business!

Adam Singer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:42:08 -0000

Chris Brogan seems to be doing a darn good job of this (imo).

Re: Chasing the magical experience

Adam Singer — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:29:02 -0000

"I’ve seen musicians give concerts to four of my closest friends and then go out and give concerts to thousands of people. I would rather have the small experience EVERY TIME."

Robert - you reading my blog today? We're on the same wavelength :)

Re: 75% of Facebook Users Reject New Design; Facebook Forces it on them Anyway!

Adam Singer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:50:07 -0000

It makes sense:

40% of ALL of Facebooks users TRIED the beta version. Then only 75% of that 40% remained with it.

Anyway, the new version is FAR cleaner. Everyone is afraid of change, that is the problem. People become used to things, even if it isn't good. Then they are frightened by something new.

Welcome to Earth - this isn't new, did you guys just land or something? ;)

Adam Singer's last blog post..How To Choose An Online Marketing Or PR Agency

Re: Quicktake: The Impacts Of Google’s Social Search

Adam Singer — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:36:48 -0000

"Social search empowers customers over search marketers. With consumers influencing each other in search results, this diminishes the power of traditional search marketing as people can lean on each other."

Search marketing is continuing to evolve alongside social media marketing. I don't know that this statement is accurate in the sense that good search marketing embraces the social aspects of the web, too.

Re: Help! My Boss Wants To Be My Friend On Facebook

Adam Singer — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:49:31 -0000

Funny, I was the one who convinced my previous firm's management to join Facebook and friend me there. I friended my current boss long before I joined the network. IMO you shouldn't carry on within Facebook or any network in a way you wouldn't present yourself professionally. Walled gardens are less private than you think.

Re: Thank you Forrester, a Grand Adventure!

Adam Singer — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:18:32 -0000

Huge news! Congrats Jeremiah, really looking forward to what's next for you. You're a standout blogger, marketer and person - I'm glad to have finally met you (even if briefly).

Cheers,
Adam

Re: Three Years

Adam Singer — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:26:10 -0000

Congrats Jeremiah - your passion and motivation for the web are obvious, and you do us all a great service.

Look forward to the next three years and beyond!

Re: Keeping up with the Social Web

Adam Singer — Sat, 09 May 2009 12:54:28 -0000

You should do some video blogging on deeper material Jeremiah, you're great on video. She's asking shallow questions because her beat isn't as industry oriented, but you could do well in this format. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Guest Post: Designer Mitch Canter on the Web Strategy Redesign

Adam Singer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:45:14 -0000

This looks fantastic Jeremiah - I love it. May have to speak with your designer in the future...

Re: An Industry Viewpoint: Social Media Services

Adam Singer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:13:42 -0000

"If you look closely, there are some practitioners that have been doing this for 5 years or longer."

Exactly. Just because we slap pastel colors on something doesn't mean some haven't been socializing on the web for marketing purposes for long before. Message boards, IRC, and forums have been around more than a decade, and really were the first 'social media'.

Re: Video: Into the Twittersphere

Adam Singer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:09:12 -0000

Funny as hell. Do Digg next!

Re: Report: Social Media Marketing Up During Recession

Adam Singer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:51:14 -0000

Jeremiah - did you see this post done by Lee Odden previously:

Both of your data reflects each others:
http://www.toprankblog.com/2009/03/social-media...

Re: Report: Social Media Marketing Up During Recession

Adam Singer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:30:24 -0000

Great information Jeremiah. I think this has less to do with the recession (some companies are actually doing okay) and more to do with the fact that companies are seeing this is as a vital prong in the media landscape. And, as I wrote today - we don't really need "social media experts" - we need good marketers. All marketers should understand social media by now. A core element of being a communications professional is staying at the edge of how society communicates.

Re: A Running List of Sponsored Conversations

Adam Singer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:10:55 -0000

This is more PR influenced than sponsored, but here's what I did for Joffrey's:

http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/11/01/social-medi...

At no point was anyone "required" to write about us to get product though, it was all organic.

I'm writing up what I did for another client this week, I'll ping you with a link when it's done.

Cheers,
Adam

Re: A Running List of Sponsored Conversations

Adam Singer — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:09:46 -0000

Jeremiah, are you looking for PR influenced conversations? I have several examples of those I have personally helped facilitate - they aren't directly "sponsored" or "paid" though.

Re: Expulsion of the Social Media “Gurus” –Impacts of the Recession

Adam Singer — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:10:11 -0000

Yes, we don't need "gurus" - we need those who know how to use *all* media for tangible results that achieve client goals. Social media is just ONE element in the mix. At this point you can't ignore social, you can't ignore SEO, you can't ignore AdWords, you can't even ignore the daily newspaper yet.

Everything matters and you have to know what to use and when for necessary results. The gurus who spew buzzwords and fluff without substance were never going to last anyway. The recession will quicken their exist, so we hope.

Re: Walking the Talk: Some Agencies and Vendors Demonstrate Social Media Prowess

Adam Singer — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:56:40 -0000

It is not just agencies Jeremiah. Practicioners need to also.

Shouldn't SEOs rank well? Shouldn't all web marketers blog?
http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/09/27/seo-rank-we...

Re: The Importance of Nurturing

Adam Singer — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:07:14 -0000

Jeremiah,

This is a wonderful post and something I have had similar experiences with. Mentoring is the best thing you can do to help others, ultimately you don't just end up showing others what you know, they end up teaching you!

I've spent hours showing other artists what I know, and they come back years later and their art is way beyond anything I could ever do. It is truly amazing and one of the best ways to make a difference in the world.

Even if not monetary, the rewards are you are helping shape a life - whether you realize it or not.

Re: Weekly Digest of the Social Networking Space: Jan 27, 2009

Adam Singer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:02:36 -0000

The woman killed over Facebook status is a gimmicky headline just trying to get pageviews.

I am with Carlo @ Techdirt on this -

Woman "Murdered For Facebook Status" -- Or Because Her Estranged Husband Was Nuts
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090123/102541350...

Re: Twitter’s Valuation, $73.52 an Active User?

Adam Singer — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:21:37 -0000

Interesting numbers Jeremiah, thanks for sharing. I'm worth 73.52 to them, sure - but they have given me far more value than that. I feel way ahead in the deal.

Re: Misjudgment or Transparency? How a Single Tweet Caused a Stir With a Client

Adam Singer — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:10:35 -0000

The whole situation feels like a mountain out of a mole hill. Looks like none of these people are busy enough and are all wasting time on tiny issues. Seriously, there are far more important matters at hand, it actually does make FedEx look like another faceless corporate giant with too many employees who don't have enough real work to do.

Re: Social vs Traditional Marketing Agencies

Adam Singer — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:30:04 -0000

Alright, that was disorganized - Jeremiah please delete my first response...let me try once more in two sentences of 140 characters or less:

-You don't need a whole agency dedicated to social media - your current marketing/PR firm should by now be able to fill that role.

-If not, get a new marketing/PR firm because splitting your communications will fragment things too much and kill consistency.

Re: Thank you 2008

Adam Singer — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:49:48 -0000

Thanks for your insights this year Jeremiah - they have proven incredibly valuable. Look forward to connecting with you further in 09.

Re: Photo: Motrin and Kmart

Adam Singer — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:41:51 -0000

I wonder if their execs even realize what is going on in all this - or there are just consultants telling them, they pretend to understand, but in reality are confused.

Re: Understanding Izea’s Sponsored Blogging Service

Adam Singer — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:02:04 -0000

I've thought about this some more and I have a quick conclusion:

The whole paid blogging idea is an attempt at cheap, uncreative PR...there, I said it.

No one comes off looking good.

It is advertorial 2.0 - you can not count it nearly the same as you can a true PR campaign.

Re: Understanding Izea’s Sponsored Blogging Service

Adam Singer — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:04:56 -0000

The PayPerPost idea has been around forever. I have been asked countless times by companies if I would post something up for some cash. Izea merely has packaged this idea and made it public, good on them.

It all depends what kind of blog you have. If you run a professional blog and you are not blogging for dollars, you would never use something like this. If you're running a "cat blog" as Seth Godin names it, or merely blogging for dollars via AdSense, then this is a great offering.

Good PR remains vital, campaigns like this will never get you "digital ink" on Technorati Top 100 blogs, for example.

This is the online equivalent of advertorials, and should be treated as such...its paying for placement. Readers don't take such posts as seriously as they do posts that were written purely as editorial content. They also may jeopardize a blogs reputation. It all depends on WHY you blog whether this is attractive to you. I think it is fine and up to the blogger to decide, I don't see why people get so bent out of shape.

If you don't like it, don't read their site - simple.

Re: How Companies Respond to the Risks of Personal Brands

Adam Singer — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:07:21 -0000

@Dan - I don't think there will be any difference between the amount of people building a personal brand today and when millennials are in the workforce.

Everyone keeps talking about how the next generation is made up of "digital natives" yet these kids are (on the whole) still at the same level of motivation as any generation - only a small percentage actually care enough to do something like build a personal brand.

Being 25 I have witnessed my own generation enter the workforce, and most are pretty lazy.

I disagree with everyone saying that millennials will change anything, age has nothing to do with it. Exceptional people change things, not demographic groups.

They may force corporations to let them use Facebook/the hot social network of the day because they are used to it (it's like the phone to them) but from my experience only a small % of people actually want to build a reputation for themselves using it.

Re: 75% of Facebook Users Reject New Design; Facebook Forces it on them Anyway!

Adam Singer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:42:57 -0000

hey andy that's what i get for backing you up? ;) hehe

Adam Singer's last blog post..How To Choose An Online Marketing Or PR Agency

Re: 75% of Facebook Users Reject New Design; Facebook Forces it on them Anyway!

Adam Singer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:25:29 -0000

Alot of math for one day...back to writing !

Adam Singer's last blog post..How To Choose An Online Marketing Or PR Agency

Re: 75% of Facebook Users Reject New Design; Facebook Forces it on them Anyway!

Adam Singer — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:26:11 -0000

Seriously the new design is FAR better, you people complaining need to give it a chance.

Adam Singer's last blog post..How To Choose An Online Marketing Or PR Agency

Re: Eric Friedman From Marketing.FM

Adam Singer — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:00:45 -0000

Test response...damn I like disqus a lot!

Re: Eric Friedman From Marketing.FM

Adam Singer — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:01:09 -0000

Test Facebook

Re: How I Got 2000+ StumbleUpon Visitors Using My 10 Step Strategy

Adam Singer — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:40:17 -0000

Careful with purely focusing on SU/Digg traffic. It spikes and over the last year I've had ~100K visitors from my site to it barely any of it converts - social media traffic is very much just looking for the hot thing at the moment. Totally ADHD traffic, for the most part ;)

Re: Case Study: ProBlogger Guest Post Effect On My Traffic

Adam Singer — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:43:26 -0000

Great analysis Marko, cool to see what the numbers look like from the inside -- thanks for sharing.

Re: Blogging Vs. Tweeting

Adam Singer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:32:22 -0000

I'm not sure I notice this and haven't noticed a drop in quality on those sites. Might be my personal opinion, but those people especially use the separate platforms for completely different purposes.

Re: If a blog post falls in the woods, will anyone hear it?

Adam Singer — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:22 -0000

"There are too many blogs."

Ah, but each blog is important to *someone*. Even if not you. Even if there are no comments. It's someone's personal space on the web. They may not even be doing it for anyone other than themselves.

Your post was "a tree falling in the woods" to me until David tweeted it. And, now it's live, I read it and enjoyed it. But I might have discovered it in a year from Googling a random phrase. Sure, I didn't read it when you posted it, but at some point it might matter.

Cheers,
Adam

Re: Please Don’t Ask Me to Sphinn Your Stories (and How to Use Sphinn and Similar Social News Websites)

Adam Singer — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:16:17 -0000

On digg, users ask other users all the time. Actually, without that not much would make it to the front page.

Good you're trying to do something different on Sphinn. I haven't used the site but your users have submitted my content on more than one occasion. I'll have to check it out.

Re: Rebecca Kelley Joins the 10e20 Team

Adam Singer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:23:50 -0000

Congrats to both the 10e20 team and Rebecca!

Re: Pros and Cons of Hiring SEOs

Adam Singer — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:59:35 -0000

I re-read this again today and got to thinking, especially about this point:

Hiring more experienced internet marketers in the hopes of bringing a knowledgeable outside perspective to a constantly evolving set of processes can seem promising. However, finding experienced SEO professionals who are willing to work for an agency can be challenging. This is especially true if working remotely might not be an option. Also, the fact that there are many opportunities to generate substantial income from building, promoting and monetizing one

Re: BIGLIST Update – Search Marketing Blogs 041808

Adam Singer — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:42:34 -0000

great list as usual Lee - you're bliglist campaign definitely falls into the category of the 'making others popular' strategy to make yourself even more popular (http://thefuturebuzz.com/2008/04/15/a-powerful-...)

Re: Site Re-Design? Call Your SEO Expert First!

Adam Singer — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:32:16 -0000

Lee,

This is an awesome thread. My head hurts so much from nodding in agreement. You really understand what is a commonality for so many of us.

Thanks for writing this!!

Adam

Re: BIGLIST Update Search Marketing Blogs 050208

Adam Singer — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:06:06 -0000

lee - will sending you swag get someone on the list? ;)

Re: Social Media Monitoring – Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands

Adam Singer — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:25:06 -0000

Seems like an interesting product, however I really don't have issues keeping track of my clients in social media independently.

It's important for you to be active on those networks and have your finger on the pulse of what is going on...that is MORE vital than tracking everything.

Also, hate to be grammar police but:
"They gain there power either from the number of times"

Their?

Re: Social Media Monitoring – Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands

Adam Singer — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:44:09 -0000

When you're active on the network, you can research mentions, etc. using the tools provided free. If an external tool made that analysis more useful, than it definitely would be worth checking out.

I'd need to demo it to see the power =)

Re: Social Media Monitoring – Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands

Adam Singer — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:48:29 -0000

also one other thing to add:

its great you guys are "corporatizing" social media with tons of research and metrics, but ultimately to be successful all the analysis in the world won't help if you can't create ideas that are creative and resonate enough to spread...

Re: Social Media Monitoring – Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands

Adam Singer — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:16:10 -0000

great point alisa, agreed on the part that viewing social media as a separate channel is a mistake.

i am curious to see the service in action, i put in a request for demo to radiant -- i think i have to see it in action to see if its right for me

cheers on bringing this to my attention Lee

-
adam

Re: Agency + Client = Superhero Link Building Team

Adam Singer — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:01:57 -0000

lol @ the captain planet photo...classic :)

Re: Enterprise Social Media Interview with Jim Cuene and Douglas Pollei

Adam Singer — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:01:18 -0000

"In the early days of the Internet, this was done by newsgroups, email, or bulletin boards. Now there are large online spaces you can connect like Facebook, Myspace, or LinkedIn. Connections can be on these large sites or it can be in smaller sites as well with persons of likeminded interests. The whole point is to participate (connect and share) and not to be idle on the sidelines"

Plenty of people still use newsgroups, email and bulletin boards.

Just FYI. All the new tools get all the buzz, but there are still plenty using the basic, simple and effective things. They're not glamorous but they still foster community.

Re: Interview: Guy Kawasaki on Alltop, Twitter and Blogging

Adam Singer — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:17:09 -0000

Nice interview, Lee -

(kinda related) also check out Guy Kawasaki's interview of Darren Rowse of ProBlogger:

http://www.sun.com/solutions/smb/guest.jsp?blog...

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blogs Update 052308

Adam Singer — Fri, 23 May 2008 09:20:09 -0000

DailyBlogTips.com is one of my absolute favorite blogs. *Everyone* here can benefit from his content, not just bloggers.

There is unbelievable marketing advice in so much of his content. Subscribe...trust me!

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blogs Update 052308

Adam Singer — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:16:04 -0000

LOL, no you didn't ask me to do that. I just happen to subscribe (and enjoy) both TopRankBlog and DailyBlogTips...so neat to see them interact.

Thought I'd throw in my 2cents

Re: PRSA Digital Impact: Not All Blogs Are Created Equal

Adam Singer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:02:42 -0000

just keep a blog, its so easy

you'll know what to do after that :)

PRSA panels and such are fine, but you gotta embrace the platform if you want to be successful, not just try to spread your messages and read papers/interviews

with that said, this blog has great advice, i just think the best piece of advice is to dive in

Re: PRSA Digital Impact: Tracking Social Media Trends

Adam Singer — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:31:26 -0000

Nice post - I definitely consider myself in the category of 'geek marketer' =)

Re: SES Toronto: SEO Don’ts, Myths and Scams

Adam Singer — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:01:40 -0000

Under linking dont's, you wrote:

"Attempt to get hundreds or thousands of links at once (especially paid or automated)."

Well, attempting aside, this is an effect of hitting the front of Digg, Sphinn, Reddit, etc. whether you consciously try to or not.

And, I think this is a positive, especially if you aren't even attempting it. Most of my pages that received tons of links from social media are on page 1 of Google for what I wrote about. Totally organic stuff though, not paid or automated.

Just saying :)

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blogs Update 06/20/08

Adam Singer — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:34:28 -0000

neat design on that jungle map marketing blog! =)

Re: Rushing Your SEO Doesn’t Mean Quicker Results

Adam Singer — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:35 -0000

great points lee, i think you're spot on (as usual)

Re: All Aboard! Social Media Club

Adam Singer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:25:48 -0000

Lee Odden AND Chris Brogan? Okay, I'm sold - I'll join as a member =)

Re: Search Engine Optimization is a Team Effort

Adam Singer — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:03:00 -0000

Don't tempt me Lee, I love paintball - seriously though, you guys have some fantastic culture and team unity going on. That's a great way to attract smart people.

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blog Reviews 082508

Adam Singer — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:41:08 -0000

"Our hypothetical research says blogs with a BIGLIST BADGE are 78% more likely to impress the opposite sex. (link back optional)"

It's true - since adding the button to my blog I've had a much higher ROI with girls. Thanks, Lee!

Re: Digital PR and SEO Series: Part 1

Adam Singer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:58:27 -0000

Judging by the fact that yet another (national) PR firm sent me a press release for my blog, positioned terribly, it's clear that plenty of agencies need to be brought up to speed.

Again, it isn't that difficult - you just need to actually USE this space to 'get it.'

Re: Digital PR and SEO Series: Part 2

Adam Singer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:26 -0000

I liked this Lee. Any tips for getting people to realize the power of putting content into a blog format? I get *so much* pushback from that, I started calling it a publishing platform and they listen a little more.

The problem is so many people still think 'blog' is something a 14 year old publishes to MySpace. Then you show them links to legit sites that are great resources published intelligently with huge audiences and they STILL don't get it.

Maybe you just can't convince some people...I really don't like trying to 'force' some people to adopt things when you put in all the work, get results and they still don't understand it. It's unreal.

Re: BIGLIST SEO Blog Reviews 090508

Adam Singer — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:43:09 -0000

All TopRank readers should check out Being Peter King. It's *really* good, Peter is brilliant and getting well deserved praise from the blogosphere lately.

Great list as usual, Lee.

Re: Still Trying to Figure Out a Blog for Your Business? Blog World Expo

Adam Singer — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:18:30 -0000

Damn, this looks like fun too...esp in Vegas!

Be sure to blog about this for this of us who can't make it.

Re: Jason Falls Interview: Waking Up the PR Industry to Social Media

Adam Singer — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:16:46 -0000

Great interview, Lee, thank you for sharing. I have noticed (and written on) the fact that much of the PR world and the media world has alot of catching up to do.

It is good to see people like Jason out there spreading knowledge.

Jason, talking like this at Blog World Expo is great and all, but you should get up in front of people who have less of an understanding too. Somehow I feel like BWE attendees are not the ones who need this education ;)

Adam

Re: Wish List for Twitter

Adam Singer — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:41:09 -0000

Nice list - agreed esp on removing the no-follow. I tweeted this too for added effect.

Re: David Meerman Scott Social Media Breakfast Minneapolis

Adam Singer — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:57:42 -0000

Cool video - great advice too, it's pull vs push - spot on!

Re: 7 Ways To Develop A Unique Brand For Your Blog

Adam Singer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:43 -0000

@charlene:

Kottle.org is a fantastic blog with a unique *and* simple design.

Also, the 37 Signals blog has a nice clean design.

You can see I'm partial to simple layouts, however design is totally a personal preference. Check out the blog design roundups on Smashing Magazine for some of the more avant-garde designs .

As for outliers in the blogging world, it all depends on niche - they exist across the spectrum of interests.

Re: Abbie Hoffman never wrote for the web

Adam Singer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:22:07 -0000

Not so much a fan of the AP ;)

http://thefuturebuzz.com/2009/08/01/drm/

Re: Bad, Bad, Bad Blogger

Adam Singer — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:27:17 -0000

Hey no harm done. And you are not dumb!! That was an honest mistake! =)

Re: Inspiration

Adam Singer — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:46:53 -0000

No problem! :)

Re: Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers

Adam Singer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:28:52 -0000

Subscribed, thanks for the tip. I'll be reading :)

Cheers,
Adam

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/alltops-custom-pages-finally-tip-me-to.html

Adam Singer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:01:25 -0000

Nice page Louis - I agree, it's a neat product. I like that they give you a custom URL for your feed too. It's like iGoogle, but you can just send a link to someone.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/clash-of-editorial-recommendations-and.html

Adam Singer — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:31:49 -0000

Thanks for all the insights and keeping us up to date on SXSW for those who can't make it - appreciate you taking the time to put all these posts together Louis.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/how-to-blog-live-events-and-publish.html

Adam Singer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:25:02 -0000

Great advice Louis, I like your workflow. Clearly it works you provided the most value of anyone to me of SXSW even though I couldn't attend.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/do-not-blame-google-newspapers-have-not.html

Adam Singer — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:01:53 -0000

Essentially the AP is looking to lock up it's news. Apparently they have learned nothing from watching the public teardown of any remaining relevance of the RIAA and the music industry and their attempts to lockup their content.

What they both have in common is they are trying to bend the web to their whim, as if they are so important special rules should be made to accommodate them. That approach is fundamentally flawed from step one. We should not be making any special rules to accommodate organizations designed for a previous era. This is the antithesis of progress and creating systems that work at scale.

Economic growth is not had from bailing out or making special accommodations for the gatekeepers of yesterday, but in investing in innovative new players who create products that are relevant, interesting and useful to a modern world.

Restricting networks that are by design open is two steps backwards and harms everyone at the benefit of the few. Mitch Joel points us to a talk between Thomas Curley (President and Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Press) along with Arianna Huffington (from The Huffington Post). It's at: http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/trying-.... Go watch it if you have a minute. What I got out of it? The AP wants to reinstate their position as king in a world they have been dethroned. It appears to me they want to try and do this through a form of "news DRM"

The core problem with DRM, content restriction, lawsuits, paralleling pre-Internet models, and a "head in the sand" approach is that they ignore the bigger opportunity: building something to take advantage of open networks.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/i-wish-ad-companies-would-truly.html

Adam Singer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:46:08 -0000

Yes, and yes. I believe we've had this discussion before - how can sites with so much meta data be failing so badly to serve me ads that I like? I buy a lot online personally. These people are leaving money on the table for sure.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/05/google-reader-extends-statistics-on.html

Adam Singer — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:01:12 -0000

RSS is dead articles are linkbait, plain and simple. I love people trying to declare relatively new technologies dead already when things like Fax machines truck on (now THOSE are dead). Seriously it's a joke. It's "infotainment", aka fluff. The internet equivalent of a rumor magazine.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/05/relaunchxing-socialmedian.html

Adam Singer — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:46:52 -0000

With so many aggregation services out there the value of being a quality content producer just keeps going up. socialmedian is great, I love that so much of my content is shared on that network. Keep up the good work.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/06/friendfeed-sneaks-into-my-rss-stats-and.html

Adam Singer — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:33:40 -0000

1000's of subscribers for everyone! It's sort of like monopoly money...

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/06/rumors-are-true-i-bought-robert-scobles.html

Adam Singer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:24:36 -0000

Nice ride there Mr. Gray - congrats. Find anything interesting left in the glove? :)