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Re: Holding Out Hope for a Self-Policing Web

figmentations — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:49:46 -0000

I wish all people felt that ethical behavior is it's own reward. I think some people draw the line in different places though. For some people, just making the sale is a bigger driver than being upfront and honest. Yet I also believe there is a broad spectrum of standards, awareness levels, focus, biases, and intents in our society....not all bad or evil, some even unintentional and innocent. I'm not as concerned about someone trying to control everything, but I'm more concerned about the waters being muddied up in a way that people can't distinguish good from bad/biased/incomplete information.

Thanks for clarifying the book authors...I can see how I wrote it in a way that was unclear...I'll use my clarifying comma sections better next time. :)

Re: Is All Marketing Deceitful & Propaganda?

figmentations — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:36:38 -0000

Thanks for the honest conversation about this timely issue. Integrity in marketing seems to have become an issue that is not so much about "all-or-nothing" but instead one of degrees and extents. To be most effective in communicating a message or good information or solving a problem, I think we need to provide full disclosure and be as objective as possible (or at least be upfront about our biases). Wouldn't that be the best way to help consumers make informed decisions which is the reason they are probably going to the internet to begin with? I think we can be entertaining without being deceptive. Since you both agree, too, that there is a lower b.s. factor in social media and internet news, maybe social media marketers should be the ones to set the standard for not mucking that up any further by engaging in disingenuous marketing practices. Agree?

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

figmentations — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:54:00 -0000

Glad to hear someone talking about quality. 'Overposting' certainly isn't the best strategy for all bloggers. I prefer thoughtful content myself. I agree that regular quality content will definitely yield quality readership as well. Thanks for writing about this.

Re: Global Green Expo 2008 Review: Part 2

figmentations — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:27:11 -0000

Thanks! It was a well done event. Simple, yet highly effective.

My first change is using a ceramic mug (which was already sitting on my desk unused for quite a while anyway), instead of the daily styrofoam cup, for my morning tea at work. The minor inconvenience of cleaning out my own cup is truly a minor inconvenience...keeping 250 styrofoam cups a year out of a landfill...those little changes really do add up....

Re: A New "Social" Era

figmentations — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:35:26 -0000

Shel, Thanks for your great comment!

Glad you liked the article and found the links within it useful. I was excited to find out about the work you do and added the link to your sites as soon as I found them.

Definitely, feel free to reprint my article; I'd love to help out wherever I can.

I look forward to continuing to read more about the great work you do. Thanks!

Re: What Color Is Your Flip? I Need Your Participation!

figmentations — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:40:46 -0000

I do like orange, too. And, I wanted an orange one.

However, when I bought mine, they only had white in stock. (Since the first store I went to was out of stock, I decided to go with white. ) Now I like white best!