Comments on: Web 2.0 Dumpster Diving

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:06:49 +0000

thanks fidel! look forward to seeing you back here again.

By: Fidel Stuller

Fidel Stuller — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:28:56 +0000

found your site on digg today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later

By: Sonciary Honnoll

Sonciary Honnoll — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:15:38 +0000

WOW. Imagine if they put the same amount of work into their actual business? Maybe they’d be somewhere.

I love your blog, the honesty is sooo refreshing.

By: Kel

Kel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:32:31 +0000

shane, you really need to learn to express yourself more openly. why are you holding back? hahahaha!

kel

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:57:20 +0000

They say there are no original ideas anymore in advertising, movies, TV shows… and apparently that goes for some sleazy PR firms. Should you be flattered by their outright thievery or pissed? Cheers to you for not naming these lazy hacks. But ultimately when the rubber hits the road, the truth will come out about these frauds when their clients demand coverage and don’t get it. Because at the end of the day in PR it really is all about coverage. And when these nincompoops cant deliver or get caught trying to steal more of your ideas, they will be one step closer to the landfill. and wont that be a day when those of us in the business will rejoice!

By: Kel

Kel — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:39:17 +0000

mike, thanks for sharing your thoughts. it’s interesting because i think many people suffer “buffet syndrome” with social media. because it’s free they tend to over-indulge and often times don’t feel so well afterwards. i really approach it with a quality over quantity perspective. as an example, with twitter i prefer to have a smaller number of followers/following and actually have genuine interests in the tweets. doesn’t mean my approach is right because there is no right or wrong. it’s just my perspective.

kel

By: Mike Langford

Mike Langford — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:43:27 +0000

This is an interesting post. It really has me thinking.

The transparency of social media has undoubtedly made it easier for the economic parasites to scavenge off the fruit of our labors. In days past these people would’ve had to work a little harder by crashing parties and poaching talent. I think you hit on a dilemma many people wrestle with as they consider the merits of a SM strategy for their business.

Do I open up the floodgates and engage a large community in hopes of growing my business through this new and exciting medium?

Or, do I take a more controlled approach where I only interact with those individuals whom I have vetted to a degree that makes me comfortable?

And of course there are many shades of gray between the two extremes.

I think it comes down to the overall strategy of your business. What are you trying to accomplish and how can a social media strategy help?