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2 months ago

in Confidence and The Next Move on Chris Brogan
You know Chris... I have been meaning to thank you and Penn about this very topic.

Since going to PodCamp 1 I have grown more and more confident about doing things with my community. I have continued my podcast about knitting, I have started a fiber guild of 150+, I have organized gatherings for knitters in NYC and MD just because no one else was doing it. I am hoping that I can complete the circle in a way by doing a FiberCamp event in January.

While I have not found financial profit through my "niche" podcast, I have found friends and supporters/sponsors for doing all these exciting projects. Each time I complete a projects I feel a little more confident about the next good idea that I think should be done. As my friend Alanna says about me "Guido is not afraid to ask, what it we... ".

Anyhow... thanks Chris for believing in me and my "niche" and showing me that lots of things are possible if you just go out and do them.

4 months ago

in Nameless Podcast Episode 1: Diversifying with Jenny Ryan on Kim Werker Blog
Great show... the audio is very clear and the content is fun. nuff said.. :)

5 months ago

in Association is not recommendation on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
ok... I agree with you about the trust/recommendation angle. But, social networks like linked in, facebook, and twitter create a connection between you and many others. This connection is not only visible in volume of status updates from your connections but also as a directory of folks who associate with you.

First, the issue of value/volume... Especially when using twitter you can be overwhelmed by the amount of posting that goes on, isn't it important to not follow back everyone who follows you? Shouldn't you be stingy with follows? Doesn't your following also count as endorsement?

Second, the issue of people who associate with you. Having had headhunters call me at my place of business from looking me up in linked In I have become very cautious of who is associated with me on linked in. Apparently some people don't understand that the whole purpose of linked in is more about connecting through your network, not just collecting info about you. Hence, someone associating to you become a bit of an endorsement as well, no?

Can't wait to here your thoughts, (twitter is no place for a in-depth conversation where you need to present examples)
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Christopher S. Penn I don't view following back as an endorsement, more of a subscription and a way to direct message. But that's how I approach it - some people view it as an endorsement. However, when you follow back thousands of people, it's pretty clear you're not endorsing all of them.

As for people who pester you - immediately disconnect. The follow/friend association is not necessarily an endorsement, but unfollowing or breaking connections clearly is an un-endorsement of their lack of any redeeming value.

1 year ago

in Watch this Justin.tv video from PodCamp NYC on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
I wonder if that guy would pay to go to a podcamp? (Let alone purchase a table)

This is just lame, not only does he state that he is stealing the table, but then he complains because he is booted. Doesn't the admission that you are steeling usually mean that you don't get to complain about it?
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