Comments on: Social media or the power of numbers

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Inspiring Links for 2009-02-10 | This Inspires Me — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:12:19 +0000

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By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:27:17 +0000

@A Maui Blog, thanks for the comment!
Maybe the willingness to help each other comes from the fact that we don’t know each other? Maybe a bit controversial point of view, but isn’t the feeling of ‘competition’ why we do or don’t help someone? And that feeling is in large part something that still remains in the real world…

Not sure… better think about it some more…

Tom´s last blog post..5 ways to improve word-of-mouth

By: A Maui Blog

A Maui Blog — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:56:23 +0000

Hey, I'd sing Kumabaya with you. Good points on Social media - we do not personally know each other but from experience I can attest that most (if not all) are always willing to help each other. Aloha! A Maui Blog´s last blog post..Little Girl Surfing

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:44:00 +0000

@Scott Mahler-Datex Media, It shows that there's still a long way to go. Even though we like to think we are plenty... we're still a very small faction of people who try to use it in a good way and try to promote that way. But are we doing it right and are we explaining it like we should? Time will tell, but that makes it all the more interesting and blogs like these fun to read. Tnx for the comment! Tom´s last blog post..Be creative… be happy…

By: Scott Mahler-Datex Media

Scott Mahler-Datex Media — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:09:59 +0000

I was like those family members you're describing a mere few months ago. The worst part is that I own a website development company, and had little to no knowledge about social media, which I now believe is a vital componant of customer service in my industry. It is a bit hard to grasp at first. If you try and explain it and people don't quit get it, just give them a bit of time and exposure, and before you know it they will be singing the praises of social media right along side of you. Scott Mahler-Datex Media´s last blog post..Content Management for Your Business Website

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:29:50 +0000

@Lisa Hickey, thank you for the kind feedback! I agree that every relationship... or for that matter, everything you do in life has meaning, but I just didn't want to step on the 'karma' or 'zen'-things in life too much :) Tom´s last blog post..Be creative… be happy…

By: Lisa Hickey

Lisa Hickey — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:37:17 +0000

This I love — “It means that social media people have the tools, the possibilities and the knowledge to handle more connections than anyone in real life.” As for whether they are meaningful, I think that any relationship is meaningful if it changes my life in some way, however small. The relationships I’ve developed on Twitter change my life by the minute.
thanks for the post.
Lisa

Lisa Hickey´s last blog post..lisahickey: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ~ Plato

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:24:56 +0000

@Peter Monbailleu, I definitely think Twitter is still in-crowd. If you're not willing to learn any advantage Twitter has to offer, than you don't get it. And Twitter, imo, is an excellent example how the numbers work. If you have 20 followers and ask sth, you'll get a different story when you have 40k followers and do the same. The trick is 1. convince people that the numbers work 2. educate them how they can get the numbers... and you dan do that by giving rather than taking. Tom´s last blog post..Be creative… be happy…

By: Peter Monbailleu

Peter Monbailleu — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:41:13 +0000

Yes, social media do work for some people. I am convinced of that. Sometimes I’m just a bit afraid though, that the Twitter community is still (and for now) some sort of in-crowd. Luckily, other social media like Facebook, Blogger, WordPress,… do offer the possibility to integrate Tweets into blogs and other pages, which in turns helps you to reach more and different people…

By: chloester (Chloe Fan)

chloester (Chloe Fan) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:25:00 +0000

RT @JesseNewhart: Social media or the power of numbers: http://bit.ly/Gf1H