319 posts tagged chrisbrogan

Oh, do I have a doozy for you guys this time. Video! Yes, you heard it here first. The weekly roundup is now going to be in video format. Here’s the first attempt, apologies for the crappy production, but this is the first time I’ve posted anything video-related anywhere.

From a comment left by Alexa Scordato: I’m a little behind commenting on this, but I really have to publicly thank you Chris for letting me tackle this with you. As everyone has already acknowledged, the wealth of information you’ve managed to put out in the past year is not only valuable, it’s inspiring.

I was reading Chris Brogan’s blog this afternoon (where anyone interested in getting better with social media should go) and found this post interesting.  Chris talks about ratcheting up your ability to get through information, especially when dealing with social media, faster and faster (think Ben Johnson on steroids, then crystal meth fast).

I’ve been enjoying reading Chris Brogan’s blog recently, and his post titled The Target is Not the Weapon made me think. Here are some quotes: “In social media, the tools aren’t the same thing as reaching a goal.

On a recent episode of his excellent Media Driving podcast, Jay Moonah talked about something that I’ve been pondering about for a while; how come nothing bad happens to Apple because they don’t blog, podcast, etc.? Jay also asks the question about Seth Godin blogging with comments turned off.

I expect something tasteful in a place of mourning and remembrance. Maybe I am old-fashioned but ads for LavaLife, who has never been the most subtle advertiser in the dating industry, on a site meant to be a memorial for loved ones is not what I expect to see.

An excellent compendium of social media sites courtesy of Chris Brogan and Alexa Scordato. I’m writing new stuff all the time at [chrisbrogan.com]. If you’re reading this for the first time, please consider subscribing for free.

I’m passionate about how certain strategies married to certain technologies allow individuals and companies to build things: reputation, trust, personal brand, community, relationships, and even marketplaces. My efforts to cover larger stories, tools, strategies, and more over the last several months have given you quite a bit to consider.

We send out a Bigg Salute to Chris Brogan for coining this phrase and letting us run with it. He was describing a situation with an overly aggressive salesperson he had just met. This person was trying to win Chris’s business.

SOBCon08 - Biz School for Bloggers… A report, part 2 Amazing that it took a whole blog post to cover the first day of SOBCon08, but it did. Friday was great. The boat ride stellar. And the conversation even better. Seeing Lorelle first thing Saturday morning started the day off right.