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Re: Chris Brogan’s Social Media newsletter

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:08:07 -0000

Thanks for the kind words, Lee. I'm just glad to be able to occasionally share the larger world stage with swell folks like you. I'm grateful for your kind words.

Re: BlogWorld Expo 2008: What happens in Vegas gets posted to the Web

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:12:12 -0000

Hey superstar. Thanks for the shout out. I really liked getting a chance to talk with you. Here's wishing you the very best, and don't be a stranger. : )

Re: Collaboration works when community thrives

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:51:05 -0000

I'm more and more passionate about the collaboration-inside-the-firewall space, but as I'm thinking about it, I'm also thinking about just how rapidly these types of networks need to form, dissolve, and reform. We have to develop something that doesn't feel like we're putting up a network just to make a call.

Hmm. Now there's the analogy. At 1:50AM my time, I get an idea. Now, to sleep and forget it.

Re: iPhone vs Blackberry - Survey Sample Size of One

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:42:51 -0000

I'm a Curve owner and I wouldn't trade it for an iPhone. I like the keys. I like that I can blast through my email. It gives me a lot of business power, and some web power. YES, I wish I had the iPhone's UI. YES, I wish I had the better browser, but not at the expense of texting and email (and blessed Twitter).

So now your sample is 2. : )

Re: Web Discussions: Leaving The Instigator Out

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:12:31 -0000

Because of this post, I dove back into FriendFeed to see who'd said what about my stuff. I felt sad. There were all kinds of vibrant conversations going on, only I didn't know about them.

One part of the currency I crave from doing a blog is that conversation, especially on my blog, where I spend lots of effort building the posts to be conversation starters, not just fully formed ideas.

I'm with you, Fred. I want it to go both ways.

Re: My own personal Independence Day

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:23:46 -0000

First off, happy Birthday to your independence. Second, this is a great write-up and a must read of lessons learned by a pro in the space. I'm excited that you took the time to write it. Finally, I too see people charging way too little for their services, probably because they're thinking like a little fish and not like a professional. Doctors are a standalone practice and they don't charge lightly.

Thanks, Jake.

Re: Should Twitter charge high-spew users? (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:29:52 -0000

Crap. I knew I'd be up there. : (

Re: Listening, respect and teamwork (Scripting News)

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:20:49 -0000

**Totally off topic to your post:** Sure wasn't what you intended by writing your great post, but now I've added that flick to my Netflix queue. I still wish there were some way that Netflix or Paramount or whoever gives a rat's ass would throw $0.05 into your bank account for a gesture like that. Wouldn't THAT kind of work make more sense than stupid banner ads? Anyhow, back to your much more salient point.

Re: drew olanoff dot com. - Give me Quality or Give me Death

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:21:29 -0000

I really like this, Drew. I've learned that the secret ingredient to quantity is practice. Lots and lots of practice.

Re: Who is the sidebar for?

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 18 May 2008 06:17:55 -0000

Unless you've already done the work, I'd say that your sidebar is pretty well community-focused already. I like the Disqus community bar there, too. I haven't integrated Disqus into my blog yet, but yours might be the one that gets me to really think hard about it.

Re: Can someone squeegee that bubble please

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:59:20 -0000

Some people think it's about the tools. Others think it's about how others can build things (relationships, data streams, business) with the tools. A third set feels like it's about the movement. To me, it's column B that moves past, and columns A and C that will find themselves in a tar pit.

Loving your writing on Mashable, by the way.

Re: Social Media: just another term for Multi-Level Marketing

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:43:43 -0000

Wait. I'm writing about multi-level marketing? Weird. That must be my Tyler Durden self. My last ten posts were about:

* website information
* YouTube- potential money model
* realtors and community
* podcasting as an information channel
* friendfeed (mostly a problem I was having)
* pointer to a report
* neat sales article that gave me a few ideas
* pointer to a presentation
* video about a book
* a flickr project

Wow, I seem so very interested in MLM and free stuff.

Please don't paint with Amanda Chapel colors, Stephen. I believe that social software are tools, and that they can enable enterprise, non-profit, personal, and other forms of communication and collaboration.

Twitter isn't the body of my work (thank the sweet little 8 3/4 pound baby Jesus).

Re: Social Media: just another term for Multi-Level Marketing

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:59:40 -0000

Sorry about that, Steven. My dad is a Stephen, so that's why I get it wrong all the time.

I think the points in general are good. I'm just not down for being called part of the "cumbaya and kissing" crowd, when my typical conversations off-blog are with Intel, IBM, Thomson Reuters, and the like. Defensive? Maybe. But also making the point that the tools and the movement are two different things. I'm subscribed to both at different levels.

Overall, I'm with you that the "let's all kiss and give everything away" mindset has to alter. But where/what/how? Maybe that's what you'll suss out here.

Re: Psst Susan – It’s Hodson Not Hodgson

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:14:08 -0000

THe part I want to agree with the very most is how great it is that Louis and Corvida have just rushed past a lot of stale blogs and have become 2008 top shelf content sources.

I like the whole rest of the post, too, and you have lots here, STEVEN. : )

Re: Why Should I Join Your Network?

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:25:34 -0000

Another super great post, Bill. I have this feeling like I'm getting an education at your feet. Thanks for teaching, offering value, and delivering something that I find useful in your content. I like your very last points about reaching out to individuals.

Re: Information Design: How To Format Big Long Lists

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:34:27 -0000

All you, Robin. Have a blast. Yesterday, Jeremiah Owyang remixed my 50 marketing tips post in a really cool way. I'm starting to dig the implications of putting out lots of info, getting it into different formats, sharing the links with each other, and presenting even MORE value. It's like group editing, only our own spins.

Re: What Type of Blogger Am I?

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:43:30 -0000

I think you're the kind of blogger who speaks from his heart, which isn't a very easy category to cover. I'm big on saying that blogs that are helpful to others tend to do better for people than blogs that are about one's own meanderings, but I don't suggest for a moment that one should only relegate one's self to a set collection of posts and information.

Continue being you a while more. It's not a bad gig, and you're uniquely qualified. : )

Re: Lift Off

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:19:40 -0000

I'm just so excited that you're doing all this cool stuff here. The site looks really nice. You're doing all kinds of interesting thinking here, and I'm grateful you're still in my orbit. : )

Re: louisgray.com: The Gray Family Doubles Overnight. Welcome Matthew and Sarah!

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:35:05 -0000

Congrats, you lucky monkey. : )

Re: 5 Top Quality Sites for Bloggers

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:14:50 -0000

Thanks for including me in your list. I love the other folks you've included, so it's a great mix, to me. I've met everyone in person on the list except Corvida, so now I have a challenge. : )

Re: Social Media and Business Ethics

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:38:24 -0000

I really like this post. I love the phrase "human enterprise," and it fits solidly with what I like to say is the sweet spot of all these tools. I'm excited that it gives us the chance to be a human.

Side note: I love your photo layout in the sidebar, and that drill one (is it a drill?) is a riot!

Re: rizzn's personal blog

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:12:02 -0000

Please, by the sweet zombie jesus, keep being you. I love the whole team over at the Mash, but I *know* when you've written a post by the title alone. You've got a style that shines and stands out. Please don't ever think about changing that.

You've been someone who takes the stone out to sharpen the blade. People confuse abrasion that sharpens with sandpaper that wears down. I like your color.

Re: More Knowledge + Less Time = Smart Infosumption

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:22:35 -0000

Thanks, Mike, for the post. I like your point of view.

Re: The Quality Equation in Blogging 2.0

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:09:03 -0000

I'll tell you that your efforts to be new, fresh, and unique are moving the needle. I'm only here reading because a friend who's following you much more closely has been raving about you so endlessly that I had to dip in. When I did, I found this thoughtful post, proving him right.

I think unique, creative, useful, engaging content (sure, easy!) is and always will be what breaks one out to connect in larger more meaningful ways.

Keep up the great work.

Re: The Blogging Dream

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:41:41 -0000

To do it all over again, I wouldn't have named the blog after myself. Sure, people know my name and might know what I'm known for, but it's not very participatory. We could all be Inquisitors, or whatever you want as the noun form of your following. We can all be lifehackers. We can be diggers. But you can't be chrisbrogannnnnnnnnners or whatever. Just silly.

So, if I had to do it again, I'd have come up with something more participatory and less ego-centric.

Love this post, and it's given me much to think about.

Re: Ice Cream Social

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:45:25 -0000

Wow! Looks great! Thanks for sharing this, Kenn. It's a really nice site.

Re: Thank You, My Friends

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:22:24 -0000

I still think it was Wall's idea. I just went, "Hey yeah!" : )

Re: A Guy Walks Into a Bar...

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:37:37 -0000

Hahahaha...:( Take a look at the post. Tweets not found. Oh Twitter, you joker.

Re: Chris Brogan made my week :)

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:27:49 -0000

Glad to help. You're a great guy doing great things. What's not to like?

Re: Social Media Certification? – Says who!?

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:58:44 -0000

Dopey. Just dopey. But hey, if someone pays for it, have a ball. If that makes someone feel more put together, I'm excited. Keep thinking that way.

Re: Hyperconnectivity shakes up six degrees of separation

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:07:46 -0000

I don't disagree with the overall concept. I think the graphics confuse me a bit. When I think of hyperconnected, I think of hyperconnectivity as a skillset/practice more than a state of being. I opt to be this connected. My mindset is that I've set up listening posts, an ability to respond rapidly (or as close as I can), and an interest in performing those functions.

I think there are shades of hyperconnectivity: Scoble is a great communicator on Friendfeed, but he's ALSO a super great information absorber/parser. I parse information, but only pass through a small set. Robert passes through volumes.

There's something here, but it merits more conversations and more shades of understanding. Thanks for starting the process.

Re: Spore Creature Creator Test Drive Video

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:59:49 -0000

That's one mean mofo. Man, that game is going to be awesome! Hello from Boston.

Re: A 50 Ways Mashup between Chris Brogan and Jeremiah Owyang

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:43:13 -0000

I rather liked the giant Jeremiah. : )

Thanks for the post, and glad it worked for you.

Re: Stop Struggling With Your Nature: How To Be Productive, Profitable, Happy

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:07:52 -0000

Hi Ray. You couldn't be more right about making sure that you work the way you're built to work. Being yourself and doing more of that is a lot in line with the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 and the other books in that vein that teach us to pay close attention to the best parts of us, and compensate in other ways for the not-so-best parts.

Great post!

Re: Top 10 Blog Monetization Strategies, Ranked In Order

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:36:10 -0000

To answer your question, I make beer money on the random affiliate links from Amazon, and the old posts that have a bit of adsense stuffed into them. There's no dayjobquitting salary coming from the blog, but that's by design.

I do run an occasional paid advertisement on my blog that pays 2.5 mortgages per month, but I'm choosy, thus no ad for January or February.

My money is primarily from my agency (newmarketinglabs.com), my speaking gigs, and then the random thing like my upcoming book.

Swell list!

Re: Is Selling Content the Future of the Blogosphere?

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:30 -0000

Ah, then you've missed the real key to what I found there. You wouldn't pay for the content you're already reading. That continues free and you can go about your merry business.

But what if the premium material was something actionable? The information in the briefing I referenced in my post was something that IT departments will use to make decisions on purchasing for 2009. It's something that drives real world value.

Would you ever conceive of a time or situation where information given to you would be worth more than you paid?

Photoshop tips, guitar lessons, whatever. There's something to the notion of giving lots away for free and charging for a premium above it.

Don't buy the blog. Consider the extras.

Re: Is Selling Content the Future of the Blogosphere?

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:20:26 -0000

I imagine it relates to premium content that serves a specific buyer. If you write up how cool the Canon 5D Mark II is, I'll think that's cool. If you then go on to tell me 100 things I didn't know how to do with it? That might be worth a few bucks. If you show me how my company can use those cameras to bring in $1.2 Million next year, then you can charge me the moon.

Re: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Comments: valuable contributions or ramblings of the inebriated homeless?

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:56:40 -0000

Comments have become the best part of my blog. It makes me angry and fist-raising at RSS, because comments aren't part of the back and forth that gets captured via RSS. I read this post, but what if I didn't read Jude's comment? I'd miss the next evolution of the story.

The story doesn't stop at the end of the post. That's why Jeff Jarvis and Rafat Ali get to blog almost daily about newspapers falling off.

We've discovered the next step. They just don't know how to get rich off it yet.

I love your thoughts on my blog as well as on your own. Thanks for the kind words.

Re: Corporate Blogging Provides Tangible Value - Radvision’s Case Study

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:15:31 -0000

I'm curious to know how you processed the leads, how you determined what was a lead versus just an interested commenter. I'm also interested to know what other kinds of metrics you collected besides pageviews and comments.

Great start to an interesting study.

Re: Discussion: Google Must Be Close to Indexing Video Content

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:15:20 -0000

You know that GOOG-411 is a big voice-training software, right? Further, you've heard of http://everyzing.com , true? There are LOTS of speech-rec services that can catalog the audio stream of a video. There are pattern-rec and visual-rec softwares already leaking into the mainstream that can track faces, certain keyed objects, etc.

They're doing it. It's just not ready for beta. : )

Re: My domain and site name are wrong

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:28:59 -0000

So, in a way, it's really silly. I've built a site around my name, and that's great from the "get to know me" perspective. Where it sucks is, it's not very participatory in theme. It's a cult of ME, when my commenters and other smart people deserve some equity in the name.

All that to say, I'm launching a newer site sometime soon, which will be MUCH more participatory.

So maybe you did it right. : )

Re: No Good Deed is Left Unpunished

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:35:33 -0000

You're so popular, you broke my site. Dammit. : )

(Server issues. On it, but the diagnosis is slow.)

Re: If You Say “Leverage” You Might Get Punched In The Face

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:33:10 -0000

Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world.

I have a list of words I dislike. : )

Re: Simon Goudie » Maintenance Mode

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:26:48 -0000

This has really been a great series. Thanks for sharing it with me. I've been reading along, and I bookmarked them for more reflection. I'm an on-and-off GTD guy. : )

Re: The Word of the Week is Plagiarism

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:36:35 -0000

In my case, it just felt really silly. I release all of my stuff under Creative Commons license. Essentially, you can take my junk and repost it pretty much anywhere, provided you give me link credit. So, it felt like a silly scam, if the goal was just to remove my authorship.

But, if what he said was just so, swell. I'm glad it was fixed.

Re: PRstore Website Gets Grade of “B” from Hubspot

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:52:30 -0000

Website Grader is a great tool for one to muse about what we're doing wrong. But you've also hinted about the real change, right? The real change is that our stuff is flung all over the web now. And we're fishing where the fish are.

When does this change? What happens?

The web is changing and how we rate it and think about it is changing. What comes next?

Re: The basics in building a social media strategy

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:51:18 -0000

Thaks for the kind words, Tony. I like your idea of remote mentors. I have plenty of these, actually.

Becky McCray from http://www.smallbizsurvival.com
Jon Swanson from http://levite.wordpress.com
Britt Raybould from http://bold-words.com/
Liz Strauss from http://successful-blog.com

And many more.

I love the idea that I'm helpful to you. Thanks and I'm sure you're helping many others with your discoveries here. : )

Re: Interview with Chris Brogan from SXSW

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:59:46 -0000

I figure good Christians have it already figured out that we're all the same. : ) Glad to connect with you. You're a great guy and a shining lesson of what can be done.

Re: Cut the Clutter: 7 Social Media Experts to Follow

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:20:57 -0000

Thanks for the shout-out. Hey, did you NOT think of any questions last night? I went to bed without blogging, and still don't know what I'm going to post today. : )

Re: ABC News Job

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:27:50 -0000

Congrats, tough guy. That's amazing!

Re: Career Do-Over: Interview with Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:41:41 -0000

Hey, I'm not grandfather-age yet. : ) My kids are only 6 and 3.

Re: How Social Media is Teaching Us to Give Again | danny brown

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:33:45 -0000

The question becomes whether all this helpfulness will move us all forward. I believe it will, else I wouldn't be doing it all the time. In my estimation, the rising tide raises all boats. I'm just hoping that some of the boats I help remember me when mine is scuttled.

It's definitely an interesting premise, and I think giving is certainly one way to get out of the problems we're in. But only one. The rest require all kinds of hard work and a lot of soul searching and suffering.

<abbr>Chris Brogan...´s last blog post..25 Ways Social Media Prepares You for the Downturn</abbr>

Re: Why Closed Comments Discourage Social Media, Not Encourage | danny brown

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:11:35 -0000

Lots of sites do things to make comments difficult or unlikely. Sometimes they hide the usability with clever controls. Other times, they require logging in (to try and cut spam). Sometimes, they have crap-ass captcha that makes it harder than passing a test at Harvard to get a response up.

GIGO, the coders say. Garbage in, ...

So yeah.

<abbr>Chris Brogan...´s last blog post..Quick Dad-o-Matic Update</abbr>

Re: Networking, Chris Brogan and websites, oh my!

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:23:26 -0000

The google thing works if you remove the apostrophe. "no i dont sleep". See, I'm terrified that Google and other browsers don't like punctuation, so I pulled it out of the title. : )

I'm so glad we met together. The group is neat, and I wish you the very best in finding lots of great experiences through them.

Maybe we can have some coffee or something at some point? : )

Re: Social Media and Marketing: Chris Brogan | Niv Calderon

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:27:24 -0000

Niv, thanks for the very kind words. I appreciate your thoughtful post, and I'm happy you enjoyed the presentation. I'm glad you're in my orbit, as I have learned from your thoughts and opinions over the year or so we've "known" each other.

Re: Being Social Media | Niv Calderon

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:53:29 -0000

Let us know how the speech goes, eh?

Re: Yes I am Different. I am Very Different.

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 20:30:13 -0000

Passion it is, but Tinkoff's right: I need to do a lot more with my fitness.

Re: On Managing A Community

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:06:43 -0000

Clearly, measurement is the one that stuck out to the most people. GOOD! Let's talk about that. How else will we measure? What other choices should we make?

I should tell you that this post was one of the hardest for me to write, as it took a lot of thinking about what I *really* would want from my community manager.

In fact, writing this post inspired me to look at a lot of jobs and other problems this way: what exactly would I do next? Turns out that's a neat way to plan and think and consider.

Thanks again, folks!

And remember, today is World Commenting Day. Go comment on a few other blogs, too. : )

Re: Develop a Strong Personal Brand Online Part 1

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:32:42 -0000

I like the point about brand being also about "voice." It's a good one to make.

More later. : )

Re: 25 Ways to Build Your Community

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:53:49 -0000

the great thing about having good folks like @problogger tweet about my stuff is that I never ask. There's another post in there, actually. It's interesting how (almost) none of the "famous" bloggers ask me to promote their work. They focus more on finding cool new voices, but it's nice when I hear from them, too. :)

Re: Why Faceless Untargeted Ads Will Exist For a Long Time

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:08:22 -0000

@Kris - speaking gigs and consulting and other stuff that's more "hand sold" is the answer. But then, I'm not yet in the business of making money solely from a website.

What about you?

Re: Sponsored Post- Online Shopping?- Pay Cash and Feel Secure with eBillMe

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:02:30 -0000

Actually, almost no information goes to ebillme. Just the money. Your bank knows how to pay ebillme. Ebillme knows how to pay the merchant. You gave the merchant your shipping info. But at all times, your private data stays with your bank, who I presume, you trust.

Re: Advertising and Trust

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:29:40 -0000

Thanks for all your thoughts. I'm learning from your opinions, and further, discovering the current pulse of people's perception of social media.

@Adele - you mention that my position in the social media community should put me above the discussion of money: this post hopefully clearly explains my motives, but your response is interesting. Social media people are somehow on a higher moral ground by default? Perez Hilton would disagree.

Money isn't evil. There are lots of ways to be evil around money, but the presence of money isn't evil.

@bg- you're the second person to cite a conflict of interest. I'm not in the contest. In this instance, I'm someone marketing in a third party capacity. They paid me to market and offer a contest that I'm not part of. Explain the conflict? Is it a conflict to pay for marketing? We have a huge problem, then.

Thanks to everyone for their ideas.

Re: Understanding Your Guests

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:16:10 -0000

@Steven - That's a great point. Thought leadership is in the same category as "thinking" piece. Here's the thing: traffic-wise, those pieces usually blow. Not sure why, but my posts where I think I've said something really meaningful are always the worst "performers" from any kind of audience point of view. People might like them, but if they do, they tell no one, say nothing, and run away.

That said, if you don't do things to maintain thought leadership, why should people bother going to your blog?

Thanks for that perspective.

Re: Understanding Your Guests

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:30:56 -0000

Another analogy that comes to mind often involves bands. If I play my "old favorite" song that made #1 on the charts, then you're happy. If I experiment with new stuff, a small percentage of you are happy. It's a mix game, doing a bit of both, that keeps things growing. Right?

Look at Sting's LATEST effort, with the lute guy, etc.

Re: Are You Important To Me

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:31:43 -0000

I'm on the de-icing pad of Denver's airport. Thank you all for your affirmations. The cynical will doubt me but I'll say it. I do this for you.

Re: You're Doing It Wrong

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:53:30 -0000

Contradictions are like free puzzles.

Re: If We Agree Advertising is Broken

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:18:46 -0000

A post like this brings out the kind of thinking I need. Your thoughts are all very useful, so thanks.

Calling anything broken or dead just draws out the best perspectives.

I want to agree with Brian Clark that I used just one narrow definiion of content marketing in this post. As I was only thinking about the part that applies to a parity with ads, I didn't mean to imply that this was the only definition of content marketing.

@Agitationist - I'm going to presume you're new here. The comments are always better than the post. It's intentional. As to the quality of my writing, is it proper to end a sentence with GFY? I'll have to pull out my Strunk & White.

Re: Google Latitude is a Marker to Consider

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:27:50 -0000

It's not just about where you are, but where you've been. That's the fun part. :)

Re: Video Book Review - King of Madison Avenue and More

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:05:13 -0000

That's my little guy with his pneumonia. I had to record it 4 times because he kept breaking in to moan a bit. Poor guy.

Re: Video Book Review - King of Madison Avenue and More

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:33:28 -0000

I give away most all the books I review. Meet me at a conference soon. I travel with an armload of books to give away. :)

Re: It's All About You

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:05:12 -0000

@Susie - that's definitely a trait I should've mentioned, the we contact. That and using the other person's name. Thanks!

Re: Give Each Blog Post a Pretty Face With Flickr

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:00:24 -0000

@Lane - I do, actually.

http://music.podshow.com
http://www.podsafeaudio.com

:)

Re: Platform Thinking in Personal Branding

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:25:12 -0000

The ideas you've all added are great and worth considering. I'm mulling some of them over and adjusting my own perspective accordingly.

You make this all worth it.

Re: 27 Things To Do Before a Conference

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:59:40 -0000

Glad it's resonating. You're all the reason why I write this.

Re: Lynne D Johnson from FastCompany on What Comes Next

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:55:50 -0000

You have to know, by the way, that I gave Lynne no prep. I turned on the camera and fired off a question without giving her time to answer.

Harder than you think, so I give her extra credit for that.

Re: Review - PlaneQuiet Headphones

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:57:57 -0000

That said, if you got the same effect for $77 , is that worth it?

Re: Say What You Want

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:04:03 -0000

@lethality - the word "brand" appears once in the piece and is used appropriately to reference other product lines McD's purchased to bolster their earnings portfolio.

Then again, you might not have been referring to me in your comment.

Re: Why Bookstores Are My Office

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:29:13 -0000

I buy about 4 books a week, one way or another. It's a bit incurable at this point.

Re: Gear Head Brogan and GM Cars

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:52:00 -0000

@Thom - they didn't fly me anywhere. I flew out to attend a conference. This was not a paid experience.

Re: Gear Head Brogan and GM Cars

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:41:09 -0000

@thom - the point was that I am passionate about the direction the company seems to be going and that I liked the cars.

It's amazing how people seem to want to kick a company when it's down. Heaven forbid you ever find yourself in need. I, for one, want to do what I can to get a lynchpin company back on it's feet.

Not that a story saves the world, but then again, maybe they do.

Re: I Support the Future of Sponsored Posts

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:23:25 -0000

@joe - maybe you missed the part of my post where I say that plenty of blogs exist that don't want to make money and that's okay. That part can exist just nicely, but you deciding that all blogs must follow that same tack is like suggesting that you know the best and only way to communicate.

I sure didn't write about SEO or link spamming above, so I'm not sure how you equate this with sponsored content. In fact, Patel's strategy that you quote is an attempt to get free SEO benefits, so quite the opposite of paid.

Is it noise because someone pays? Do you read magazines? Wired, maybe? Can you read it without the ads? no.

If you think the only way for corporations to participate is in straight "earned" media, you might have to revisit how that kind of ink has been earned. It's not as lily-white as you seem to feel.

As for me? You didn't really just ask me if I was serious, right? I wasted about 600 words if I wasn't clear.

Re: What Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Brogan Have in Common

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:14:52 -0000

Oh, I didn't say it was healthy and great for kids. Oh nooooo. In fact, you'll note that I threatened my daughter with uncontrollable bowels if she touched my bowl of cereal.

This is for dads. : )

Re: How to Take Compliments

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:27:02 -0000

@Dave- I don't disagree, and I guess the way I wrote it, I come off like some kind of Stepford-maker. Modeling is always where I think they do their best learning anyhow, but I do reinforce the behavior I want. Not very AP, I realize, but then ,my kids firmly rejected every attempt at AP-style parenting and natural anything that we tried with them.

Re: Things I Found in BackType This Morning

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:25:34 -0000

Hi Jack. I'm super happy to have been found. Thanks for swinging by.

I haven't done LOTS with BackType, but the way you just explained using it is interesting. I like that it's a way to reach into new blogs and get to see new places to have conversations.

And obviously, you've just pointed out to me that it's a way to get more visitors. : )

<abbr>Chris Brogan...s last blog post..What the Barenaked Ladies Know</abbr>

Re: How do you stay grounded?

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:21:25 -0000

I'm not grounded. I don't intend to be. I have the future to suss out, and then I've gotta package it back into things people can use today. I'll let others stay grounded. : )

Re: CEO lesson: don’t miss interviews with podcasters

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 10:41:58 -0000

Hey I interviewed David and he was very much on time, and we got a neat interview for Lifehack.org.

Who knew? I suppose things can come up.

One thing this does lightlight (parroting some of the above) is that new media doesn't have some of the same built in hmm... requirements to play nice? And yes, maybe the Jon Stewart example is good.

But, doesn't this make it all more REAL? Politely *not* running the hold music interview means that no one would know this happened.

David's a nice guy, though. Just saying.

Re: How to get a top Technorati blogger to link to you?

Chris Brogan... — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:58:44 -0000

I think nifty names like The Great Big Small Business Show are a great reason to check out blogs and podcasts. But then, you've gone video, haven't you?

We'll miss you at PodCamp.

Re: Surprise of the month: Macs crash?

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:51:30 -0000

My Intel Core Solo Mac Mini (purchased in march) craps the bed randomly all the time. I've taken every occasion when this happens (and your BSOD is a funky transluscent message writen in lots of various languages telling you to reboot).

Note: could I hack it to use Ze Frank's "a55hole" quote?

Anyway. I'm glad you posted that, Robert. I thought it was just me.

Re: Slashdot Founder on Geek Entertainment TV

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:17:14 -0000

Hi Robert--

One way is to just host the file for download on the site (but not play), and play the low res. That way, people can SEE the video anywhere, and can OWN the video for their own use later. Difference being that you don't have to host it.

I burn down video in high quality onto my Mac, and then I compress for the web, so it *feels* like nothing especially more.

One last request: POP FILTER for that mic. Irina's lovely, but that mic's catching every plosive sound. (boy, did I get beat up for that).

--Chris from New Media School and PodCamp.

Re: My blog about other blogs

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:09:23 -0000

As an avid reader of your shared items (especially now that you can add your comments), I'm thrilled you're back at it. Not that I don't love your original content, but you also have a great eye for what's useful out there.

See you tomorrow.

Re: Scoble Sucks

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:16:23 -0000

It's funny how people respond. Know what I did with the post in question? I bookmarked it, shared it, and then started looking at the startups you mentioned. I get the complaints people are leveling, but I read most of their negatives as just being part of your voice, your opinion.

Me? I just started learning about the startups.

I'm working in the events business. I'm not into competing negatively. Heck, I'm speaking Monday at an event that competes in some ways with one of my other events. Call me the Rodney King of social media, but I like it when people get along.

Can you / should you criticize things going on in our space? Sure! I learned from the post.

Re: Mike Arrington is wrong about Google search

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:09:37 -0000

I think adding some human overlay to Google is super powerful. I love the features. I can see how they might be gamed. I am watching to see how people will pervert it, actually. I think the good folks will do good things. But what will the bad people or ad people do?

Re: Thanks Mike Arrington for taking us off the rails into Twitter idiot land

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:51:20 -0000

At the very end of the first Matrix (or the only Matrix, if you're like me), there's that part where Neo realizes he doesn't even have to dodge the bullets any longer.

I don't care about the authority of twitter search results. Twitter is a wired network and I know how to search it. I know how to parse the people I want to read. I know how to extract and insert value.

I hope they don't muck with Twitter search. I use it just fine, all the time.

As for the fight? I don't spend my calories that way. Lots of people have no idea what Twitter's about, and they write a new article about it ever day. Fine by me.

Re: Google Can & Will Shut Off Your Account Without Warning

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:35:12 -0000

(Math is hard, Andy. I almost failed your capcha).

To answer a comment, they never said what Nick did or didn't do. He doesn't even know if someone hacked his account and that was the issue. Nothing back. I saw the emails.

Regarding eggs and baskets, let's say that the data wasn't important. It was. Picasa had some family photos. Docs had some account information. Yes, it was backed up elsewhere.

BUT, what you wouldn't necessarily think to back up are all the places you've used your gmail account as a key to get in, etc. Think about this as having all your keys stop working, all your passwords, all your access.

In fact, if we went a step out, this would be a conversation about the potential for MASSIVE lockout by losing a core centralized account. Software isn't written to allow for two keys today. We know the drill. Username/password. There isn't a "2ndUsername" option or anything.

Strange, eh?

Chris Brogan...'s last blog post..What I Want PR and Marketing Professionals To Know

Re: Google Can & Will Shut Off Your Account Without Warning

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:28:57 -0000

Why Google locked Nick out: http://tinyurl.com/6ylrmp

Interesting method for Customer Service.

Chris Brogan...'s last blog post..Google Gets Back to Nick

Re: The Needed Push: How to form more Connections.

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:56:03 -0000

Thanks so much for the kind words. The thing is, these tools are THE super stuff that let us thread up the web. We can build little networks of capabilities, for when folks have needs, and we can fill those needs quickly.

I am a big fan of how social tools give us a powerful ability to turn our business and other relationships into a responsive frame. Can't wait to see where it goes next.

Re: Failing Perfection - 99.9% just wont do

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:35:50 -0000

The thing is, it's not that we shouldn't desire/ask for / want more accurate data. It's just that it's rarely forthcoming, and that the inaccurate data is more often "good enough." Not always. I don't want medical predictions to be "good enough." I don't want architecture to be "good enough."

But lots of other stuff? I dunno. I just see the web as correcting the details in an iterative process.

Re: The Marketing Secret Obama Had That You Never Knew Existed!

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:37:33 -0000

I agree that any way to engage people and include them is vital. It's amazing the difference. You've got a really good point that it probably made the difference to some.

Re: Kmart embracing social media in a unique way

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:41:52 -0000

As one of the test monkeys in question, I'll tell you that the easiest way to see what we said about the experience is to visit the post.

I basically explained what I did, what I saw, what I thought. I disclosed in the title of the post, at the beginning and end of the post, that it was sponsored. In the middle, I gave my personal thoughts about the experience.

Simple, easy, and I'm hoping a bit more effective than a crappy ad with some models pointing at something they bought with wonder in their eyes.

Re: Inbound Marketing Summit Dallas - Great event

Chris Brogan... — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:05:46 -0000

The pleasure was mine. You're definitely doing great stuff, and I'm glad you're representing your organization with all your learning.

Re: In a Constant State of Learning

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:43:41 -0000

The best part of Lijit (beyond your interesting technology) is that you stepped up, listened, responded, and gave us insight into what comes next. I wasn't upset about the ads. I didn't like the functionality of doubling up the real estate on my page. Once I understand what it was, how it worked, etc, I calmed down, and with all your conversations, I felt even more educated.

Thanks for your attention and for your follow-through.

Re: How To Humanize Your Heroes (or, Superman poops too!)

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:29:59 -0000

And for the record, I'm Batman. : )

<abbr>Chris Brogan...’s last blog post..Running Your Business at Lightspeed with Socialcast</abbr>

Re: I Got Memed HARD

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:18:23 -0000

I heart you. That's all. : )

Re: Nominate Your Favorite Writing Blog for 3rd Annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:38:08 -0000

Ann Handley hands down. http://www.annhandley.com . She's going to have a book deal any day now. Her memoirs are crisp, poignant, a perfect mix of sweet and sour, and never cliche. I never know where she's going next, but in that winding country road way, not that "lost" way.

That's my vote.

Re: 10 bold moves for a more creative you - Day #3

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:37:24 -0000

Meeting you was every bit as exciting. You're smart, bold, and definitely moving in a great direction. Keep up the amazing work, and I really look forward to seeing what you do next.

Re: Is the “Personal Brand” a myth?

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:53:17 -0000

181? I found more! : )

Here's the thing about the personal brand schtuff: first, if YOU say it, who cares? It's what others say about you that matters. Second, if they say it, where did they get their cues? You! (Tricky, eh?)

Madonna is/was/is an amazing study in brand management. She reinvented herself once a year. She pushed to stay relevant. Her goal: absorb new trends, synthesize, repurpose, distribute. And she did it VERY well for several years.

What goes into making a brand is exactly what Madonna worked on so hard. She synthesized lots of ideas, presented them in a new off-kilter way, and repeated her message around her ideas. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.

Branding with a bow on top.

You, sir, are a great guy. Do great things. Do useful things. Do things people haven't done the same way just yet, and it will be brandtastic. Besides, if you're to accept what Brand Obsession Disorder talks about, you might be up the wrong tree.

Re: Facebook Is Not Your MySpace? : Mutual Contacts

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:51:23 -0000

You've said it well. Great points here. Wow, the folks who visit you via MyBlogLog have great avatars. Maybe I should change mine. : )

Re: What “The Channel That Used To Play Music Videos” Has To Teach Us About Video Podcasting

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:42:51 -0000

It's hard to argue with that, except that I will anyhow.

Audio is a great format, and I love This American Life in audio. I've never even seen the video. I probably never will. I love listening to Garrison Keillor from time to time, but haven't ever watched his show. He makes great radio (in doses). I love Marketing Over Coffee, but even though Chris and John are handsome enough dudes, I don't really need to see them saying what they're talking about.

And yet, I still think the money overall is in video. Not because MTV lost track of their empire, but because we're a consumer economy, and we're expanding out into new communications tools, if nothing more than a means to fuel spending. Don't believe me? The hottest selling segment of digital cameras right now? Picture frames. Digital picture frames. Why? Because we out-purchased the marketplace on high end point and clicks.

So, my answer isn't from the heart and soul of good content, but from what consumers are doing with their dollars. They're buying gear that makes video, and they're using video as part of their communications methods. They are consuming more and more video content (over 10 million YouTube videos in Dec 07 alone, and just YouTube alone), and that number is still bouncing up.

Is audio better? For lots of things. So's text. And yet...

: )

Re: Guy Kawaskai on Darren Rowse on Seth Godin

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:45:43 -0000

Seth's explained it before, right Seth? It's here.

Some days, I think it makes perfect sense, and other days, I rail against it myself. But that's the beauty. We're always only fighting with ourselves in times when we try to interpret another's choice.

It was a great interview, though. You have to admit. : )

Re: Announcing the Newest Social Media Prince

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:30:31 -0000

I am so pleased. Congrats and you both you look lovely. It's never an easy gig, but I hope you have a delightful time of it where you can.

Everyone's advice is suspect. Just do what feels right. Don't let yourself suffer too long (should suffering happen).

You're good people.

Re: Be Yourself at Work

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:28:25 -0000

My business partner, Stephen Saber, took me to lunch one day after an epiphany. He said, "I know that you do things differently than most. I need you to do that even more, even harder. You have to be even more audacious."

Music to my ears.

I haven't looked back yet. Every day, I work harder at trusting myself to do what I need and to be the best me I can be.

It's working, at least I'm doing that and getting good results so far. : )

Re: I Suspect Everyone Else Is Smarter, Better-Looking, Taller, Cooler, Cuter, Has Newer and Shinier Objects than I Do (and Is More Modest)

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:56:12 -0000

You shared a lot here. I want to share a bit, too.

When I go to events where I know the "big names" will be, I have a racing rush of these thoughts in my head:

* They won't remember me.
* They don't think I'm worthy.
* They think I'm a hack.
* They are so much more connected.
* They won't tell me where the cool parties are.
* They think I'm an idiot.
* I'm not nearly as popular.

Steve Garfield is to be credited with part of how I learned to integrate with the big names. He said this to me at his kitchen table, "You know, people are just people. They might have different levels in different things than you, but it's all the same."

He was dead on.

I can tell you most of the fault lines of every one of the big names on the internet from meeting them. I've been surprised every time, because right behind every confident external view, there's something that I discover that lets me know they're just as unsure about SOMETHING.

As for looks? I've simply never chosen to compete on my physical traits. Instead, I use charm to muscle my way past people's impression of my looks. That way, I have a fighting chance.

This is probably one of my top 5 favorite posts for 2008. Thanks for it, Ann. With love.

Re: Froggy Fugue

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:11:47 -0000

There's a lot to contemplating death. In a way, I think animals serve that purpose. My daughter stops at every dead bug we find on the sidewalk. We saw a big dead butterfly the other day, with about a hundred ants carrying it away. She was really excited, repeating my often-used words back.

"Daddy, they are going to have a FEAST on that butterfly."

I explain animal death as a food cycle, and she gets that.

Several steps down the road, as we're talking about a dead worm, two dead beetles, and the spot where she wanted to show me the dead possum, all the while discussing how this is food, she said:

"I wouldn't want to see a dead kitten. That would be really sad."

And we walked on in silence for a while, until we saw a squirrel almost die trying to cross the road. She watched, excited and happy.

"A dead squirrel is okay, Daddy."

--

You're on to something here, Ann.

Re: In Case of Emergency

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:58:53 -0000

John Gray's book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, states that men do that all the time. I'm totally guilty of it. I give solutions ALL the time, unless I remember to be more like John Gray. (A sissy.)

Beautiful scary story.

I'd buy your book if you'd write it.

Re: Birthday Boy

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:42:57 -0000

When we read, we attempt to shift the story to ourselves. We thread your biography back over into our own world. If we haven't had the same situation, we tie it on somewhere else. I tie this on to my "life is capricious" fear.

Shortly before my daughter was born, my cat, Etoile, fell off my shoulder and snapped his neck. He died within a handful of seconds, looking into my eyes, in my arms.

I immediately transferred this fear into parenting. Just how many things can happen? Time is never guaranteed, etc. I have strange, vivid visions daily of things that will take my family from me.

With that as a backdrop, thanks for sharing your story. The part that meant the most to me was the letter at the end. I have a philosophy about death. Celebrate everything, including the life, the bad parts, and the death. Celebrate it however you can.

I'm grateful for your story, for your sharing, and for you specifically.

Re: Punk’d

Chris Brogan... — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:25:36 -0000

We had a lot of laughter in our household, too. I'm grateful for it, and try to recreate the craziness at my house. My daughter is already fitfully aware of sarcasm and also the fact that more than half of what I tell her isn't exactly true. My son? He's more up for the physical humor.

Thrilled to see blue milk pranks are alive and well.

Re: Evergreen Christmas

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:17:41 -0000

You and I have talked a little about my holiday blues, and you probably understand that kind of stuff better than most.

I've had a rough 10 or so years. Ever since all the old people in my life started dying off in collector's sets, all the rituals unraveled. My grandparents were the hinge on all our Christmas events. They were the nexus through which we had no fewer than 7 distinct Christmas experiences every year (we did a lot of visiting).

It's also that time of year that reminds me how selfish I've been ever since birth. I'm a greedy kid in reform. I want it to be all about me. Or I did, and now that I know that, I'm trying to fix that part of me. I'm much better these last two years.

Also, it turns out that when I was going through tough financial times, the only time of year I couldn't hide it was Christmas. Sending out hand made stuff is quaint and is probably more meaningful, but it also meant that I was poor that year, and couldn't return favors.

This year, I stumbled upon magic. Pure, unfiltered magic. I raised money. I asked friends from the web to drop a few bucks into a chipin widget, and I matched another $600 (was $500, but I spent some more) of my own. Result? $1700 spent for toys and books for kids.

I feel like a million bucks.

I'm never NOT going to do that again, because it helped with the blues.

But, on to rituals.

I'm in a really weird place. Since spawning, I've realized that my children require rituals, and that this falls on me. This is horrible! This is like Spiderman - "With great power comes great responsibility." WTF? I'm a kid, too!!!!

So, that's tricky. I'm still trying to make "real" rituals that stick, and I realize that a ritual is just repetition with marketing, but shit. I'm somehow saying that these are traditions? My parents stole from my grandparents. So we're both screwed there. They don't know any better than me how to create the next set of rituals. It's not like there's a planning council.

Anyhow, thanks for sharing. I'll mail you a check.

Re: Stagira’s Marketing UnSummit

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:35:51 -0000

It was such a great mix of people there. I'm very excited that people had a good time, and I loved to see all the networking going on. I hope that the nonprofits and businesses left with some new ideas. Lord knows that I did. : )

Re: My Blog Hit List

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:17:28 -0000

Always fun to be slotted next to neat folks like Tim and Gary. I haven't met Caroline, but I hope to at some event or another. I don't know the other Chris, but there's a clause in tech conferences that we all have to be named Chris, so I'm sure we'll meet up.

Thanks, Nathan. Keep making cool stuff happen.

<abbr></abbr><abbr>Chris Brogan...s last blog post..A Counterpoint to the Branding Craze</abbr>

Re: You Can Trust “Trust Agents”

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:58:33 -0000

You're so awesome. Thanks for this post, Nathan. You're good people. : )
.-= Chris Brogan...´s last blog ..Not Rocket Science =-.

Re: SOBCon08 Notes | Chris Brogan: New Media Communities

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:50:17 -0000

I don't like everyones tweets. But I probably like more folks on my stream than not. Because if I didn't, I'd just drop them, right? : ) So I meant it.

Thanks for covering this. I don't always remember what I say during events, because I like to speak in the moment. This was useful and fun to read, and I loved your add-ons. : )

Chris Brogan...'s last blog post..Aramark Strike in Houston

Re: Chris ‘Top’ Brogan

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:06:09 -0000

Thanks so much for the kind words, Andrea. You're doing so much for the community overall, and always so kind to me. Thank you for that.

Re: Experts - Yes , No, Maybe

Chris Brogan... — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:47:07 -0000

With years of experience, I still don't label myself an expert. I see myself as an analyst and advisor, but I think experts in this space are tricky to quantify. Are you an expert because you have technical know how? Are you an expert because you've done some strategy work in general?

From whose standards are you consider yourself an expert?

It's not that "expert" is a bad word, but it's a very charged word for people to consider.

Re: Why I Think Trust Agents is The BOMB!

Chris Brogan... — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:55:07 -0000

How very fun! Thanks for doing this! I'm glad you shot a video. Thanks for all the very kind words. I'm so grateful for what you said. Your three reasons why you liked the book were really nice, too.

Glad to know you. : )

Re: Human Talk: Service Hoops

Chris Brogan... — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:46:29 -0000

The answer is yes. I would've VERY much preferred a non-annoying live chat implementation. Annoying= those new kind that float around the page chasing my mouse.

Great question!

And I love the look of your blog. Just love the "fresh" feel here.

--Chris...

Re: Predicting The Future Abuse of Twitter

Chris Brogan... — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:28:36 -0000

I'm not sure. I think this feels a bit alarmist. We don't have these standards (identity) with email. The usage of twitter dictates how people will or won't be stalked. I interviewed Heroes star Brea Grant and she talked about how she had to change her tweeting habits a bit, but that was all.

That said, there will be news like that in 2009. We can bank on it.