Disqus - Latest Comments for warrenwhitlock

Re: Trending Topics Reveal Twitter’s Immaturity, But There’s Hope

warrenwhitlock — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:14:30 -0000

no doubt this is going to improve. Datamining has to be at the top of list for Twitter and vendors looking for income

Re: The Three Billion Dollar Cleaning Man

warrenwhitlock — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:14:22 -0000

I was saying that 1 or 2 words make a difference. This guy did it before he said a word.

Re: 5 Ways Twitter Lists Can Defeat Douchebags.

warrenwhitlock — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:10:31 -0000

Tim

You are right. Good content is good content.. even in just 140 characters.

I've written many thousands of tweets, status messages and short copy for email, business cards, etc. What works best is human to human engagement.

Sometimes, just a simple "Hello" or "Thank You" will make that person's day. And who would you rather buy from?

This is business. I tweet as part of my brand, but it's also human. After all, business is conducted between human beings, regardless of the technology.

Re: Don’t Stick It In Their Mouth – How to ReTweet

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:15:50 -0000

Great RT advice. (several ideas proving that NO RULES rules)

Re: 5 Ways Twitter Lists Can Defeat Douchebags.

Tim Wood — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:03:37 -0000

Warren, have you explored in your class the concept of writing something informative or funny that a reader in the target market can use or profitably think about? The new "elevator pitch" is 140 chars long and reads well on an SMS display, complete with link.

Re: 5 Ways Twitter Lists Can Defeat Douchebags.

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:24:42 -0000

This goes way beyond the dbags.

There are many small business people trying out Twitter. In every class I teach, they as "how do you get followers?" and are disappointed that they can't buy them. They just haven't yet understood that this ia not another ad medium.

The same will happen with lists, or anything that comes up.. someone will see Scoble talk about lists and decide they want to be on a list. They will read this post and see that being on a list is cool (they won't use "list/follwer" ratio) and they will spend hours asking friends to list them.

2 years ago, I heard people say "This is ruining Twitter".. heard the same about other technology too. (BBS operators talking more about what "should" be than adding any value).

Through it all, we have conversations with real people.. and life goes on.

Re: 5 Ways Twitter Lists Can Defeat Douchebags.

PropsBlog — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:14:36 -0000

That is what is has come to. Until people start trading "lists" we're okay, but there's going to be a point where jackasses start doing that too.

If a list has more than 150 people, it is bogus (unless it's a list of douchebags on Twitter).

Even if the dbags figure out a way to start trading lists, we'll be able to see if the lists are bogus or not.

Re: 5 Ways Twitter Lists Can Defeat Douchebags.

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:50:05 -0000

list is the new follow

Re: Twitter Lists- Im Not Down

warrenwhitlock — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:11:18 -0000

Lists are just a new level of "following" .. right now, it's so much work to add tweeps, most of mine are less then 1% complete. Too early to get riled up over it.

Re: What a Vegas Pimp Can Teach You About Sales

warrenwhitlock — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:34:44 -0000

I try to remember that many beginners try things out of excitement or ignorance. I point them to a post like this and they almost always agree and change

Re: A 'People-Centric' View of Communications Today

warrenwhitlock — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:11:41 -0000

We've just about reached a point where you can stop focusing on the medium and just have a conversation with a real person.. knowing they will get the message where they want it.

What we didn't expect was how quickly we all switched to not wanting to be talked to as a group. Mass media over the past century made it easier and easier to group people.. now we will spend the next century learning what do do with one-to-one media with a complete feedback loop.

We all want to be part of a group but not talked to as a group

Re: TwitterTown: How To Engage A Local Market

warrenwhitlock — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:24:41 -0000

Makes me wish I had a local business... especially now while you can be the first in your neighorhood

Re: TwitterTown: How To Engage A Local Market

warrenwhitlock — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:23:29 -0000

Wish I had a local business.. the opportunity here is so vast.

Especially right now while you can be the first in your neighborhood

Re: I’ll Just Be Up the Street

warrenwhitlock — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:48:10 -0000

Congratulations.

Great story on the power of connecting with people.. really connecting

Thanks

Re: How to Compete

Kathi Rabil — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:16:55 -0000

This is the philosophy that we at SLICE have built our business on. The relationship is the foundation of all good, win/win, profitable business. Isn't that the key premise of Trust Agents?

Re: How to Compete

warrenwhitlock — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:13:16 -0000

People buy from those they know, like and trust. No matter what size your company, what features your offer, or what the "marketplace" is up to .. you will win if you listen to people and love them (showing you care)

Re: RSS Is Alive And Well

warrenwhitlock — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:02:36 -0000

"XXX is killing YYY" is usually a grab for attention. Discount them all, and learn to ignore those that make it a practice.

Re: I'm Sorta Over "Authenticity"

sarahrobinson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:55:24 -0000

That's what I am counting on Warren. That's what I'm counting on. :-)

Re: I'm Sorta Over "Authenticity"

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:47:23 -0000

The move toward more authenticity is not a fad.. but some who haven't got it have seen the word and popularized it

A paradox that will resolve itself.

The truth of people wanting to buy from those the know, like and trust has not changed.. the real winners here will be those who shine when the new technologies allow us to connect with the real and discount the fake

Re: Why Would You Bother to Comment?

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:12:18 -0000

Nothing wrong with using the net to research a topic.. but when I go to a blog, I'm expecting to have a conversation.

When it's not allowed, or the silly default account login on some blog systems, I have to wonder what the blogger expects...

In this age where everyone has the ability to spread and amplify your good message, why would anyone try for a centralized control in dispensing information?

:)

Re: Why Would You Bother to Comment?

dannybrown — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:53:34 -0000

That's an interesting point, Warren. I guess you could spin it around a little and take it from another approach. I've read blogs that I would have loved to have commented on, but then it's a closed comments system that's in place, or you have to register to comment (neither of which I'm a fan off).

If you're a reader and that frustrates, maybe it's reason to be more grateful where there is an open comment policy, and share your thoughts where they're appreciated?

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your views, Warren, appreciated.

Re: Why Would You Bother to Comment?

warrenwhitlock — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:37:42 -0000

I say that if you have time to read a post, you have time to comment.

Granted, there are post that aren't worth commenting.. and their are some that I just come up blank on... but my advise is an answer to authors and bloggers I consult who think they don't have time to comment.

We are in an attention economy.. when you pay attention, you are giving value to the post. A comment let's the blogger and others know you cared enough to read the post and then think for more than a second on it's content.

NO RULES is usually my policy. Comment or not, it's up to you... but if it's a time commitment you are worried about, maybe you can read a few less to comment more.

Re: Twitter Corrects Follower Counts: How Many Followers Did You Lose?

warrenwhitlock — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:57:16 -0000

I lost hundreds of followers a few days ago. Nothing out of the ordinary, Twitter has cleaned up like this before

Re: Do You Pass the Social Media Recruitment Test?

Boris Epstein — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:28:56 -0000

very well put (and succint enough for twitter for that matter)

Re: Do You Pass the Social Media Recruitment Test?

warrenwhitlock — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:09:45 -0000

summing up.. whoever you are will be reflected in your online activities.

If you aren't online, that will reflect on your too