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Re: What the hell is wrong with being marketed to?

John Carson — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:41:49 -0000

Thanks for the pick-up, Steve. Glad that others have a brain too when it comes to deciding whether to mention a product or not.

John.

Re: Brea Grant: Actress, social-media pioneer

John Carson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:57:58 -0000

John Cleese: http://twitter.com/johncleese

Re: Taking the "Me" Out of Social Media

John Carson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:28:22 -0000

Nice post, Scott. But you do have to include an element of ME in there too; the fact that you picked up on this subject means it has affected YOU, right? (Scott: "Hmm, how does this subject affect ME as a person?")

Hope you get the point I'm trying to make!

Expanded on it here a few weeks ago: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/09/10/...

Cheers,
JC.

Re: How do you feel about companies joining Twitter?

John Carson — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:27:08 -0000

Hi Warren, great subject. I tried to answer this myself last week and will definitely take your survey.

http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/06/...

Cheers,
John.

Re: The 5 Critical, Current Responsibilities of a Social Media Expert

John Carson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:17:32 -0000

Nice post, but I would advise against using the word "expert" so much. The scene changes so fast = no one knows it all at any one time.

Maybe advocate, specialist, advisor, consultant are more realistic terms?

JC.

Re: Social Media Myths

John Carson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:02:35 -0000

A great list Jacob, glad someone is being the voice of reason.

You missed one: don't believe a social media "expert." -- We're all still learning this game every day ... try specialist, evangelist, consultant ... not expert.

I posted about this a few weeks ago: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/10/08/...

Cheers,
JC.

Re: Promoting Vs Relationship Building

John Carson — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:33:35 -0000

Hi Jacob,

Similar to your topic, I was inspired by The Drama 2.0 Show's post today and added more about "being used' in social media here:
http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/21/...

I think on the one hand it's very cool that companies do want to engage their customers, but you're right -- it's not a case of "here's $5,000: get me into social media for two months and make me $10,000."

Promotion is a bit like coffee -- you get the quick hit, but once that wears off and people are demanding more, then you better make sure the pot is full for a long time after.

Cheers,
John.

Re: Automatically follow people on twitter with twollow.

John Carson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:59:43 -0000

Hi Jon,

I blogged about Twollow here: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/20/...

Although not my preferred method of following people, I'm curious as to how the keywords are distinguished, or are the phrases "catch-all" for a string of words?

Please can you post a reply in the comments section of my post for others to read, or tweet me at johncarson and I'll post it.

Many thanks and good luck with your endeavours.

John.

Re: 2008/07/17/twitter-branding/

John Carson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:53:01 -0000

Thanks Andy. I always get something useful from great posts -- today's is TweetBeep, new to me, now in my toolbox.

Cheers,
John Carson.

Re: There's No I in Social Media | danny brown

John Carson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:29:50 -0000

Good post Danny, but I would argue there is a ME in social media as I posted here: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/09/10/...

Cheers,
JC.

Re: So What is a Social Media Guru, Exactly | danny brown

John Carson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:44:13 -0000

Hi Danny,

Timely, and totally agree. You may be interested in the same question I asked yesterday -- must be a nightmare for the HR departments.

http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/13/...

Cheers,
John.

Re: So What is a Social Media Guru, Exactly | danny brown

John Carson — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:01:40 -0000

Hey, Sue dropped in here the other day too! Small world...
http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/07/...

Re: You Know You're NOT a Social Media Guru When... | danny brown

John Carson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:48:28 -0000

Danny was kind enough to give his views on my similar post here too, about job titles and social media, Senior Vice President of Space Invaders:

http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/13/...

Thanks,
JC.

Re: Take Me To Your Leader AKA Some Blog Love | danny brown

John Carson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:29:43 -0000

Here's some interesting viewpoints:

The Next Web: http://thenextweb.com/
Bad Pitch Blog: http://badpitch.blogspot.com/
Buzz Networker: http://www.buzznetworker.com/
Conversation Agent: http://www.conversationagent.com/

John.

<abbr>John Carson´s last blog post..Seller Meet Buyer. Buyer Meet Seller</abbr>

Re: Why Are You Investigating Social Media

John Carson — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:26:38 -0000

I dived into social media on a personal basis a few years ago. I like communicating with people, and, because I'm quite an impatient person and get bored quickly, I like the immediacy of it all. I can blog about someone and they can respond within minutes.

Then I used my personal blog to find a job; that opened my eyes even further.

Now, I work for a PR company and we offer social media strategies as part of -- not the be all and end all -- our services to clients. It's great to be immersed in this world as part of my job, and I love keeping track of who is doing what, and with whom.

John Carson.

Re: Write Your LinkedIn Profile for Your Future

John Carson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:14:25 -0000

Nice tips, Chris. I've been a big fan of LI since it started and also use it also to connect to people I don't know, but who I'd like to know.

My tip is to update the "What are you working on?" box frequently. It has helped me get a lot more views on my profile.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarson

Cheers,
John Carson
Senior Digital Media Specialist
GCI Canada

Re: Plan Your Audience Acquisition Strategy

John Carson — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:06:28 -0000

Hey Chris,

I write my PR company's blog, and love it. But -- I always argue with myself about whether I should write for my audience (and therefore lose my identity) or write for me (be true to myself) and trust that the posts are interesting enough for people to link to or comment on.

I have seen a steady (not meteoric) climb in unique visitors since re-launching it a few months ago, which is a good thing.

Anyway, not sure what I'm trying to say here(!) but other opinions on how to position a company blog are very useful.

Thanks!
JC.

Re: How to Launch a Group Blog Project

John Carson — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:39:23 -0000

Hey CB,

I think https://domize.com/ is faster than Ajaxwhois and also has a lookup and links to GoDaddy too.

JC.

Re: Should Every Outward Facing Employee Have a Web Presence

John Carson — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:58:54 -0000

On the other side of the coin, Chris, sometimes when I mention someone on my company blog I then link to them on their blog, Twitter or LinkedIn account to give them some appreciation. But then I think: "Maybe they don't want to be linked for some reason?"

It can be a scary thing for all those incoming eyes for people who aren't used to it.

Cheers,
John.
@johncarson

Re: Should Every Outward Facing Employee Have a Web Presence

John Carson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:22:51 -0000

Hey Richard (Millington), do you mean something similar to this?

http://www.lisapmaxwell.com/

JC.

Re: What’s your social media rank?

John Carson — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:22:43 -0000

Hi Janet,

Nice pick up. You may be interested to know about the launch of EgoGrader Beta 1.1, the only one you need really.

http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/11/14/eg...

Thanks,
John.