Comments on: Seth says: how to really make friends and influence people online

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:42:33 +0000

@Igor - nicely put!

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:54:24 +0000

I think Seth is a really easy guy to talk with. One time I needed to speak with him and he came around right away.

But mass mailing anyone via email or Twitter is not going to get anyone’s attention. You will just be ignored for Spamming.

Better tailor each message individually, no matter what is the medium! You may not get a reply right away, but if there is a will there is a way!

As far as acknowledging everybody who follows me on some social network, I do it case by case. If I have something to say, I do, but I do not do it across the board. I will follow in retrospect if I feel the follower has something that is of interest to me! I hope the followers who follow me think the same way!

I do not want to be Scobleizer 21k and going! I would not know what to do with them..:)

Check out Debate This from Igor The Troll

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:17:18 +0000

@Matt - welcome! Good point about personal info. I’d be wary if I were in the same situation.

By: Matt Keegan

Matt Keegan — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:57:16 +0000

I recently received an invite to “Blue Chip Expert” an online career site, but I didn’t recognize the person who was inviting me. On further search, I discovered that we were connected via LinkedIn. Apparently, we added each other months ago, but I forgot who he was.

Anyway, I’m sitting on the invitation for one simple reason: they want a lot of personal information about me, details I’m not wanting to freely share.

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How to really make friends and influence people online | BlogOnExpo — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:43:53 +0000

[...] Seth Godin’s latest post (as of this moment) talks about the spam-like practices of how people try to build contacts through mass-adding them to your Friends lists in social media sites. - Broadcasting Brain [...]

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:18:49 +0000

@Todd - yes, I agree with you on your points, with the possible exception of the latter. Regardless of how pointless or ineffective it might be, it appears to be the norm to do so, at least with some.

By: Todd Mintz

Todd Mintz — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:48:13 +0000

You did have a bit of an email messup, didn’t you? :.)

I’ve found that a targeted “mass add” in Twitter has broadened the conversation and made it more interesting…but ultimately, you have to attempt to give value to those folks who choose to follow you back.

I’ve actually found that greeting new Twitter followers is somewhat pointless…like thanking people for Sphinning your article.

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:30:46 +0000

@Jansie - My situation may have been a bit different than yours. I purposely Followed a large number of people because I was trying the same tactic as Buzz Networker. I added people somewhat randomly, so it’s not that surprising that a number of them just didn’t click.

Because there are so many people on my list, I felt a bit guilty about the lack of personal interaction, so I tried to use this post as a means to apologize for that. Over time, I do hope to connect with everyone who chose to follow me. For now, it’s interesting to dip into the stream and see what people are talking about.

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:23:55 +0000

@SpostareDuro - of course I didn’t remove you! Why would I remove someone who’s kind and helpful to me?

By: Jansie Blom

Jansie Blom — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:36:59 +0000

after reading your tweet about unfollowing a lot of people, i did the same. for me, the most important thing is that someone who follows you, should reply if you message them. i think it’s rude if a person does not reply when you message them.

i think keeping it simple is the best way. if you follow too many people, you get drowned in the conversation, like in real life too.