Comments on: Outsource your decision making - influencers are ready and willing http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/ Communication, social media, and technology from small places to big places by Mark Dykeman Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Commentary on Steve Rubel's Google Page Rank post | Broadcasting Brain http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-3092 Commentary on Steve Rubel's Google Page Rank post | Broadcasting Brain Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:23:45 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-3092 [...] influence might best be calculated by using an index of factors (I’ve also written a post about influencers). An index makes intuitive sense to me, although I don’t know how much work has been done in [...] [...] influence might best be calculated by using an index of factors (I’ve also written a post about influencers). An index makes intuitive sense to me, although I don’t know how much work has been done in [...]

]]> By: Marc Norris http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2940 Marc Norris Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:44:45 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2940 Part of the problem with social media in terms of influencing is that you can buy votes for your cause. Take for example the many forum offers where you can "buy" votes on such sites as Digg, delicious, and others and artificially increase the importance of your message. It basically comes down to those who have the means to buy the support of others exert more influence over the rest of us. Check out <a href="http://www.bizops.ca/2008/08/07/outsourcing-to-an-on-demand-workforce/" rel="nofollow">Outsourcing to an On-Demand Workforce</a> from Marc Norris Part of the problem with social media in terms of influencing is that you can buy votes for your cause. Take for example the many forum offers where you can “buy” votes on such sites as Digg, delicious, and others and artificially increase the importance of your message.

It basically comes down to those who have the means to buy the support of others exert more influence over the rest of us.

Check out Outsourcing to an On-Demand Workforce from Marc Norris

]]> By: Five excellent bloggers that I missed | Broadcasting Brain http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2380 Five excellent bloggers that I missed | Broadcasting Brain Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:05:57 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2380 [...] his mark as well. His recent post on How Early Adopters Pull The Web is an outstanding look at the influence of technology early [...] [...] his mark as well. His recent post on How Early Adopters Pull The Web is an outstanding look at the influence of technology early [...]

]]> By: Punching above your weight with social media | Broadcasting Brain http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2363 Punching above your weight with social media | Broadcasting Brain Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:32:31 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-2363 [...] are experts, influencers, and [...] [...] are experts, influencers, and [...]

]]> By: brainadmin http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1626 brainadmin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:51:57 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1626 @Nathan - thanks for stopping by! Interesting point about tactics. @Nathan - thanks for stopping by! Interesting point about tactics.

]]> By: Nathan Ketsdever http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1624 Nathan Ketsdever Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:14:53 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1624 I think the beauty of social media is that you can try to address influencers, you can micro-target your message to your core audience, or you can set your scope wider to address wider audiences with relative ease. I think the hardest part is deciding on a tactics, once you've developed a strategy. There are so many options, but with a limited time span. I think the beauty of social media is that you can try to address influencers, you can micro-target your message to your core audience, or you can set your scope wider to address wider audiences with relative ease.

I think the hardest part is deciding on a tactics, once you’ve developed a strategy. There are so many options, but with a limited time span.

]]> By: PR 2.0 - better tools do not make a smarter mammal | Broadcasting Brain http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1566 PR 2.0 - better tools do not make a smarter mammal | Broadcasting Brain Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:26:01 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1566 [...] Brian’s post ties at least in part to the whole area of influence, which I wrote about a couple of months ago. [...] [...] Brian’s post ties at least in part to the whole area of influence, which I wrote about a couple of months ago. [...]

]]> By: brainadmin http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1020 brainadmin Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:42:04 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1020 @sam freedom - good call, I'll have to check that out @sam freedom - good call, I’ll have to check that out

]]> By: Sam Freedoms Internet Marketing Controversy Blog http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1019 Sam Freedoms Internet Marketing Controversy Blog Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:26:49 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1019 Just see, "We Know What You Want"... see it at Amazon. Just see, “We Know What You Want”… see it at Amazon.

]]> By: brainadmin http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1015 brainadmin Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:40:06 +0000 http://broadcasting-brain.com/2008/02/01/outsource-your-decision-making-influencers-are-ready-and-willing/#comment-1015 @On Motivation... yes, fair analysis of the Fast Company article. The main thing it did was to push out Watt's name and ideas a bit further, which was a good thing, I think. Don't know how much it's going to do for the author, though. @On Motivation… yes, fair analysis of the Fast Company article. The main thing it did was to push out Watt’s name and ideas a bit further, which was a good thing, I think. Don’t know how much it’s going to do for the author, though.

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