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Re: Exploring Social Media’s B2B Relevance With Jason Falls

nick — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:59:39 -0000

Great conversation, guys. I think social media vis-a-vis B2B will yield results in due time when we/they acknowledge that social media is all about People to People communications. The tools and technologies that enable and augment valuable B2C dialog will certainly have practical uses for B2B.

I look forward to chatting with both of you guys at SXSWi 2010.

Re: It’s about TIME

nick — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:05:25 -0000

2 things i don't do enough of: 1) absorbing your pithy witticisms 2) absorbing bourbon

Re: It’s about TIME

nick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:39:09 -0000

if it is any consolation, you're one of about 10 people i actually go back and read on twitter. when i figure out how to retroactively consume the pappy, i'll be an even more satisfied and complete man.

Re: sMoRTy71.com: Organizing a Twitter meetup in Louisville

nick — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:25:54 -0000

i'm a sucker for free swag - count me in, though a bit later than 6 perhaps

Re: Why I'm Blue

nick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:52:35 -0000

Well played, Scott! Ford is lucky to have you and I wish you the best for continued success! I look forward to learning from you as you share your experiences there.

Re: GoogleMesh, Facebook, AI and privacy

nick — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:33:24 -0000

Yeah I'm most intrigued by the idea that within a few years the line between our technology and our friends will blur unapologetically and invisibly.

I love love love Google and Facebook and all the opportunities that come with those platforms and amazing repositories of info and interactions. While I don't think "evil" will ever enter its way into the equation from those two companies, I hesitate to think that the marketers who will use those platforms will abide by the same ethics.

Or, hypothetically, will it all become one massive, passive, AI "matrix" environment in which our choices and behaviors are driven solely by the factors of convenience and/or [socio]technographic profiles? I'm anxious to read (and create) more dialog around the possibilities...

Re: what’s a creative versatilist?

nick — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:33:53 -0000

yeah, for some reason "human duct tape" just doesn't have the cachet of "creative versatilist" ...i respond to a remarkable number of epithets too.

Re: 8 for 2008: 8 things you didn’t know about me

nick — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:11:01 -0000

Motivation is not what keeps me from blogging... time, time, time. I'll keep it going when I can and thanks for provoking me into action!

Good to get to know a fellow goofball too... I hope I can soon have as much fun as you are!

Re: http://www.nickhuhn.com/2008/02/21/selling-lemonade-a-social-media-example-for-marketers/

nick — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:10:14 -0000

I look forward to day when a truly innovative company proves sales go up when [wasteful] advertising spend goes down.

Re: Two Types of Entrepreneur: "Alpha" and "Beta"

nick — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:15:16 -0000

That's an interesting topic, Matt, and one to which I can relate as someone who has assuredly had some alpha tendencies suspended for a while. Masquerading as a beta for the last few years, however, has helped me grow and learn tremendously.

I appreciate all you're doing with Forge to get the alphas and betas together. It certainly takes both to create and nurture successful ventures.

Re: Announcing VCDB (Venture Capital Database)

nick — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:53:10 -0000

Well done, Matt! This is a valuable resource for a variety of people and I commend you and all the other contributors who made this happen.

Re: Facebook Is Getting Into Porn?

nick — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:02:12 -0000

I would bet anxious advertisers had requested those changes. While it's not very well known, numerous industries [outside of the vices you mention] adhere to strict age limitations on messaging to minors. Think pharma, food service, political interests...

When advertisers know for certain that their content will only display to 18+ or 21+ profiles, they won't need to jump through as many legal hoops or fine print when presenting the messages.

Re: SXSW 03/07/08

nick — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:42:30 -0000

Great to meet and hang out with you, Rachel! Hopefully I'll see you next year as well and you'll have some cool funding stories to share from epic! (like how they funded profilactic...) :)

Re: How Information Will Move

nick — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:29:22 -0000

I've been giving this concept some thought also: http://www.nickhuhn.com/2007/11/16/googlemesh-f...
Jason Falls gives it a whirl too:
http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/2007/11/19/w...

I'm completely in alignment with your vision of the future. I just wonder if anyone will emerge to 'own' it or if it will remain an oligopoly of service providers and knowledge aggregators like Google, Facebook, Amazon, Nielsen, News Corp, et al. It'll be interesting to say the least, and hopefully with a not very 1984ish conclusion.

I wonder too when our public information becomes meshed with what we consider private or 'guarded' what will happen with respect to privacy and marketing guidelines? I predict the proposal of an Information Privacy Act by a grey-haired senator that doesn't quite get it in the next few years. That will at least put the privacy and information transparency ethical debate on the table.

Re: Help Someone Understand Social Media

nick — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:05:32 -0000

Each morning I look forward to cramming more of your sacred doctrine into my noggin. Veterans like you, Jeremiah Owyang along with rising stars like Jason Falls make it easier for me to translate social media for the more traditionalist mindsets.

Someone asked me yesterday, "what is social media all about?". I responded with, "what's the bible all about? moreover, what's the internet all about?" In all cases it means different things for different people, so thanks to you and other thought leaders for bringing clarity to the conversation and strategies to elevate social media.

Re: Scaling Yourself

nick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:11:04 -0000

Very insightful and helpful, Chris. Your suggestions certainly affirmed many sentiments and behaviors I encounter on a daily basis, and I've learned a few more ninja skills to apply to my life.

I'm in the midst of 'triage' and scaling back my participation in several distractions right now, though I always make time to absorb your invaluable knowledge. Thanks again for everything!

Re: Back in the Swing

nick — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:51:27 -0000

dude i get 3-5 hours of sleep every night. I guess you're telling me that's bad?

Good to see you back in action dude.

Re: Social Media, Employees and Privacy

nick — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:40:08 -0000

oddly enough i was having a somewhat parallel thought process in the shower this morning, but more along the lines of biochemical monitoring as it pertains to the workplace environment. e.g. i'd sacrifice 'privacy' for the sake of a more healthy approach to managing workload and related stress. i think it'd be nice to have a coach (human or otherwise) remind me to take 5 when stress is peaking or invite me to peruse lolcats when serotonin plummets and impedes progress. much better than taking a smoke break or some other destructive coping mechanism, right?

random tangent, i know, but i think it correlates somehow. i'm not sure i'd expect monetary compensation for this sort of biochemical arbitrage but it'd make me a happier, more productive person and ultimately a better contributor to the team or organization. what's that worth and to whom?

Re: 1 + 1 = 3: Rosetta and Brulant

nick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:21:55 -0000

Congrats, Adam! Sounds like a good blend of talent and creativity. Please let me know when I can help with establishing the Louisville office. :) Keep up the great work!

Re: Untapped CRM: Social Breadcrumbs

nick — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:45:29 -0000

I've been having very similar trains of thought lately also, Adam. It seems as though customer acquisition costs could plummet in the scenarios you mentioned, so I would hope that economic impetus would get marketers on board and soon.

Marketing in the dimensions of socially-focused CRM seems inherently less risky than marketing to the lowest common denominators of demographics, retail and pricing strategies. I'm anxious to see who - like Amazon + iPhone, for example - will prove that this model is not only viable, but significantly impacts the bottom line without sacrificing too much in terms of privacy.

As a consumer I certainly don't want more ads, but I'd certainly expect to see more value and relevance in the ads I'm forced to encounter. If I've been exhaustively searching, tweeting, and/or wishlisting a certain product, I predict (or hope, at least) that smart companies will harvest this and make my purchasing decision a bit easier.