I also wonder if we'll all begin
pretty soon to treat this new media just
like we did the old media ?

Remember in the “olden days” when we read just our favorite parts of
the newspaper and barely skimmed everything else ?

Thanks again for the insights,
kevin (@kfom)

I also wonder if we'll all begin
pretty soon to treat this new media just
like we did the old media ?

Remember in the “olden days” when we read just our favorite parts of
the newspaper and barely skimmed everything else ?

Thanks again for the insights,
kevin (@kfom)

It seems like in the last 7 days alone I have found myself editing down both FB and Twitter. It's getting too much. More activity/interaction is not equating to more insight or thought.

It's getting very, very noisy out here.

I was more referring to the Followholics that try to then use their bloated numbers as a means to sell you something related to teaching you how to get more followers on Twitter.

Thanks for reading.

Elliott

Great article. Our writing styles are somewhat similar. The points you raise about social media consultants and the mistress are well taken.

However, in regards to the Twitter Trainer, I am not sure if that's a fair assessment. I feel as though Twitterholic is a label created and used by social media fans who want to emphasize the quality of their fan base. I personally don't see the problem. If Twitter allows people to “follow”, and the people that choose to “follow back” are doing so willingly… there's nothing wrong with that.

I don't see how you can compare a Twitterholic Follower to a scammer.

No, I don't think an itchy “follow-finger” is the best way to build life-long friendships and certainly turning around and trying to peddle an Ebook will get you blocked on my list. I understand this first hand. At Referral Key we've had to emphasize that you only exchange referrals with professionals you actually know and trust in the real world. Sometiomes we get people who say, “We'll I've already got 700 connections on LinkedIn why would I want to exchange referrals with people I know. Then we ask the simple question, “How many sales do you close through this 700+ network.” um…um…um…

If you like this article check out this one we put together on Thursday.

http://www.referralkey.com/small-business-blog/...

best,
@christopherott

Great article. Our writing styles are somewhat similar. The points you raise about social media consultants and the mistress are well taken.

However, in regards to the Twitter Trainer, I am not sure if that's a fair assessment. I feel as though Twitterholic is a label created and used by social media fans who want to emphasize the quality of their fan base. I personally don't see the problem. If Twitter allows people to “follow”, and the people that choose to “follow back” are doing so willingly… there's nothing wrong with that.

I don't see how you can compare a Twitterholic Follower to a scammer.

No, I don't think an itchy “follow-finger” is the best way to build life-long friendships and certainly turning around and trying to peddle an Ebook will get you blocked on my list. I understand this first hand. At Referral Key we've had to emphasize that you only exchange referrals with professionals you actually know and trust in the real world. Sometiomes we get people who say, “We'll I've already got 700 connections on LinkedIn why would I want to exchange referrals with people I know. Then we ask the simple question, “How many sales do you close through this 700+ network.” um…um…um…

If you like this article check out this one we put together on Thursday.

http://www.referralkey.com/small-business-blog/...

best,
@christopherott

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