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Re: Ask Your Blogging Questions At The Right Place

Jason Falls — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:32:38 -0000

Nice list of resources. I honestly might turn to a friend who blogs, but never really thought to open up my questions to others. Great places to keep in mind. Thanks for the resource.

Re: Networking With New Bloggers – Pros and Cons

Jason Falls — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:57:13 -0000

This kind of mirrors the understated point of the recent argument over whether reaching influencers is the right approach for marketing your product. It's not about reaching one person with a lot of influence and convincing them to read your blog. It's about reaching out to a lot of other bloggers and building a network of passionate followers. They will "sell" your blog a lot better than the one influencer who might link to it.

And none of this may make sense. It's early in the morning. Just my thoughts upon reading.

Re: Are You Smarter Than Water?

Jason Falls — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:38:43 -0000

I think I'd leave it alone. Would THE Michael Stelzner blog about him otherwise?

Re: Weekend Fun: Contest 3: Write Caption for This Image

Jason Falls — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:49:24 -0000

What can brown do for you?

Re: Can A Lawyer Challenge The Thinking?

Jason Falls — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:28:11 -0000

I'm subscribing to your blog now if that tells you anything.

Re: Do Negative Comments Hurt Social Media?

Jason Falls — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:18:20 -0000

If you never stimulate the negative you get a laundry list of "nice post" comments, if that. True engagement is that which elicits responses to the extreme (polar extreme, not neccesarily dramatic ones) so negative reactions should not only be expected, but sought after.

But then again, I like stirrin' the pot.

Re: SMX Social Media Recap

Jason Falls — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:22:58 -0000

And don't let it go past without someone telling you there was no reason to be nervous for your presentation. You were brilliant and we learned a lot. Great recap and great to meet you! Looking forward to lots of exchanges in the future.

Re: BlogRush, You’re Kidding Me

Jason Falls — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:51:24 -0000

Wow, T. If yours didn't pass quality standards they clearly have the wrong standards in place. My assumption was they weeded out the link-a-palooza blogs and gratuitous attempts at getting money with no substantive content. Guess I was wrong.

If it makes you feel any better, I've had the Blogrush widget on my site for a month or so now and have yet to see any measurable traffic incoming from their servers. Nice idea ... no execution so far.

Re: Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content

Jason Falls — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:25:20 -0000

Hey ... that fishing for Sphinn jab was at me, wasn't it?

Great post, thorough and useful list. Yet again why you are the queen of all bloggy, posty, social media-y things.

I bow.

Re: Hi, My Name is Tamar, and I am a Media Snacker

Jason Falls — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:19:04 -0000

See, doing things against your will can be fun! I always was the kid who got everyone in trouble. Kudos for diving in with us!

Re: Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson Respond to Digg Complaints

Jason Falls — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:37:38 -0000

So I'm late to the comment game on this, but nonetheless:

The reaction of the top Diggers to the change in algorithm and the alleged intent -- to better democratize the process and chances of moderate users to have front page success -- is not surprising. For it proves their need to maintain a stranglehold on control of the content. While an arguement can be made (read: spun) to indicate they care more about the community than others, that position is easily made transparent when what they really lose is control.

Personally, I enjoy thumbing through submissions and finding new content. I enjoy sumbitting what I think is good content and hoping it catches on. What I don't enjoy is the fact that if you aren't in the little top Digger's club, your good but not fantastic content basically goes nowhere.

To better level the playing field and turn control of the content back over to the community and not the elite inner circle is a good thing.

Just because I don't sit on RSS feeds and submit news content all day and only play on Digg when I can doesn't mean I don't care more for the community. Be honest, Digg royalty. You don't want to lose your strangle hold on the front page content.

Re: The Unfortunate Investment of Social Media (and its Consequences)

Jason Falls — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:55:25 -0000

Great post and great points, Tamar. I would ask some philosophical questions, however. You refer to the ones most effected as the savviest of Digg users. Being one yourself, that's the perspective you see. But the changes should be seen from other perspectives as well.

The savviest of Digg users are those who likely spend a lot of time there. Some might be the "savviest" users because they spend inordinate amounts of time and energy there. It's their community of choice and that's fine.

But what about the users who enjoy Digg, like finding and sharing news, but don't have hours of dedicated time to spend there? Should Jay and Kevin cater to the most active users or continue to tweak the algorithm so that all users can get optimal use out of the community.

I agree that if the savvy user has a hard time getting 200 digs in a short amount of time, it's tough for others to do so, but by keeping the algorithm the way it was, does it not continue to build that inner circle of front page dominators and push out the occasional user?

I'm an occasional user. This is my perspective. Seeing the playing field leveled a bit benefits us. Seeing power users complain about it isn't going to produce loads of sympathy.

Certainly, the system isn't perfect, could be improved and everyone has their own viewpoint. Just wanted to make sure you and other savvier users than us regular folk keep that in mind.

Re: With 4 Days Before Blogger Social, I Bring You the 4×4 Meme

Jason Falls — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:07:09 -0000

I don't have time to do a meme this week so I'll just answer your tag in your comments ... because I know you love comments and this will pad your word count! (I'm so giving.)

Four Jobs I've Had
1. Radio disc jockey
2. Box office and house manager at a summer music theatre
3. Olive Garden waiter (lasted three weeks)
4. Nugget bin guy at McDonald's (lasted three months ... didn't have to deal with customers)

Four Things I Look Forward To This Year
1. The birth of my daughter (May 6th due date)
2. Hiring some help
3. Building my first online community
4. Publishing a book (or at least an e-book, we'll see)

Four Music Artists I'm Listening To Now
1. John Prine
2. Black Keys
3. Digby (Louisville bar band I like)
4. Gov't Mule

Four Things I've Done In The Last Four Years
1. Changed careers
2. Become a father (soon to be twice over)
3. Sold a client on a six-figure project
4. Interviewed a roller derby team

I'm not tagging anyone because the links would take too much time. I tag Tamar to answer four more questions (different ones).

Re: Start the Presses – 10e20 Media Roundup

Jason Falls — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:09:41 -0000

Congrats on the great press, Chris. Didn't realize I was coming to the presence of such esteem tomorrow night. Hope you don't mind if I dress down and drink a lot of cocktails. Heh.

Re: Blogging SMX Social Media New York

Jason Falls — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:48:54 -0000

One way I'm hoping to juggle all the networking with all the learning is to post comments and say things like, "Hey Dana, look for me. I'll try to ensure I introduce myself to you. Can't wait to expand my real network to go along with this cyber-one."

I look forward to meeting you!

Re: BIGLIST Search Marketing Blogs Update 110907

Jason Falls — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:04:48 -0000

Lee -- Thank you, so much, for the recognition. I'm proud to put the badge up and honored to be on the list!

Re: Reader Poll: Social Media Marketing Analytics Tools

Jason Falls — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:16:34 -0000

Great poll. I've recently vetted measurement firms and the whole process led me to believe there's no one good solution. A combination of traditional free methods, in-depth using a service and even anectodal input should all be used, but based on the goals and objectives of the client or brand.

Re: Reader Poll: Is Facebook Losing it’s Luster?

Jason Falls — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:49:46 -0000

Lee ... great poll topic. I don't think Facebook is losing its luster but I think it's having a bit of a what now problem. The majority of its users (still) are the college crowd or recently departed graduates. While there are plenty of folks in the business world, particularly the tech-oriented folks, who are on Facebook and pushing that median age upward, I think it's having similar problems growing into the mainstream as Twitter and other social media platforms. Facebook has a "college graduate" or "techie" overtone in the minds of the average Joe. MySpace is easy enough for a 12-year-old to figure out to them.

Facebook will have to find a way to break free of the "I won't be able to figure it out" mindset of the mainstream consumer before it can get past it's current level of success and move into MySpace territory. Fortunately for Facebook aficionados, the MySpace crowd is starting to migrate, I think. Then there will be two distinct users ... those who prefer clean, simple designs and a more professional environment. And those who like the gaudy awkwardness of the MySpace environment.

My two cents.

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

Jason Falls — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:48:37 -0000

Thanks for doing this Lee. I had no idea I said all of that. Heh.

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

Jason Falls — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:04:04 -0000

Thanks for the responses everyone. Adam - You're right. One revelation I hit on this weekend at BWE was that we need to stop speaking to ourselves and start doing these presentations at conventions for realtors, insurance agents, heath care professionals and the like. I'm hitting PRSA International (as is Lee, I think) next month. That's expanding the circle a bit, but you're right we need to do more.

Thanks so much for the responses all. It's cool to be on TopRankBlog.com!

Re: Poll: Integrating SEO & Social Media Marketing

Jason Falls — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:08 -0000

Bravo, my friend. I think the key deliverable in this is that for those shopping for marketing services, investigating the credibility, proof of value delivered and experience is the key. A quick dive into "Lee Odden" online will show that you have the requisite experience, breadth and depth of offerings in search marketing, social media, SEO and public relations to drive success for their dollar spent. A quick dive into the charlatans doesn't return similar results and they'll ultimately phase themselves out of the business. Word of mouth can change your business for the good, but also for the bad if you aren't delivering.

I love the fact we are having the discussion. Too many of those social media and SEO "monkeys" (my term for the three months of Twitter and you're an "expert" syndrome) are popping up and the customer needs to know more about what makes a good, integrated approach.

Well said, my friend.

Re: Social Media in the Newsroom Notes from BlogWorld08

Jason Falls — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:52:55 -0000

Thanks for the feedback and the recap. Sometimes it's hard to remember what you say at these things. The good thing is that at social media conferences, there's always a good reporter in the room. Nice job. Daniel Honigman, by the way, also blogs at http://www.danielhonigman.com.

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Re: Another List of Top EduBlogs

Jason Falls — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:28:32 -0000

Thanks Joel. You're right - I don't have a dog in the hunt so I hope the list is useful. I have been notified that I missed a few worth considering for the list so I'll wait a couple weeks to collect some more and re-run the numbers. But if you're readers are interested, there's a link in the post to an OPML file of all the blogs (about 140) that were "judged" to make the list. They can import that into their feed readers and have subscriptions to all the blogs.

Thanks again for the mention. Hopefully the list will be useful to folks finding new blogs to read.

Re: The Real Purpose of SXSWi

Jason Falls — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:40:22 -0000

Aren't the Radian6 folks kinda creepy like that? Heh. Two of them commenting on one blog ... Big Brother is watching and he's Canadian. Heh.

Great to hang with you, A. You're a rock star.