Comments on: MyBlogLog: My New Rules http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/ It's the connections that matter ..... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Cord Silverstein Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:01:35 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-158 Paul - Thanks for the comment and I agree with you that a wall of shame might just give them the attention they desire. The sad thing is one of the guys I deleted yesterday keeps on sending me private messages. Thanks for coming by. Paul – Thanks for the comment and I agree with you that a wall of shame might just give them the attention they desire. The sad thing is one of the guys I deleted yesterday keeps on sending me private messages. Thanks for coming by.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Cord Silverstein Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-157 Robyn - Thanks for your comment, but I do see it a bit differently. I enjoy MyBlogLog, but they need to make sure that they continue to grow and deliver what their audience is looking for because if they don't, there are absolutely copycats right now out there trying to build a better mousetrap. That is the nature of this business. We will see if MyBlogLog can continue to grow now that they are owned by a company which is not known for speed or nimbleness at all, Yahoo. Robyn – Thanks for your comment, but I do see it a bit differently. I enjoy MyBlogLog, but they need to make sure that they continue to grow and deliver what their audience is looking for because if they don’t, there are absolutely copycats right now out there trying to build a better mousetrap. That is the nature of this business. We will see if MyBlogLog can continue to grow now that they are owned by a company which is not known for speed or nimbleness at all, Yahoo.

]]> By: Paul OFlaherty http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Paul OFlaherty Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:36:55 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-156 I'm with you on this one Cord! As for a wall of shame, it might give the spammers more of the attention they crave so badly! Instead, lets just delete them into obscurity! I’m with you on this one Cord!

As for a wall of shame, it might give the spammers more of the attention they crave so badly!

Instead, lets just delete them into obscurity!

]]> By: Robyn McMaster http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Robyn McMaster Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:08:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-155 Cord and others who participated here -- I think conversations like these allow folks who built MyBlogLog to adjust and change. While the concept is great there are always ways to improve and it's better for the originators to do that before competitors get new renditions up and running. Strange how as soon as something works well, copycat editions begin. These conversations also allow folks to figure out new folks to check out, such as Andre. He must be doing something great over at his site. :-) Cord and others who participated here — I think conversations like these allow folks who built MyBlogLog to adjust and change. While the concept is great there are always ways to improve and it’s better for the originators to do that before competitors get new renditions up and running. Strange how as soon as something works well, copycat editions begin.

These conversations also allow folks to figure out new folks to check out, such as Andre. He must be doing something great over at his site. :-)

]]> By: Dave C. http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Dave C. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:28:28 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-148 I'm totally with you on this one, Cord. I also can't stand the "Hey, Nice Blog" comments. If they really did visit my site and checked out what I had to say, then its cool, but my gut tells me that they just popped in there to get their picture on my Recent Visitors widget. It's the equivalent of saying "Thanks for the add" in Myspace. If you're going to put something in thoses comments boxes, at least make it worthwhile. I’m totally with you on this one, Cord. I also can’t stand the “Hey, Nice Blog” comments. If they really did visit my site and checked out what I had to say, then its cool, but my gut tells me that they just popped in there to get their picture on my Recent Visitors widget. It’s the equivalent of saying “Thanks for the add” in Myspace. If you’re going to put something in thoses comments boxes, at least make it worthwhile.

]]> By: Andre SC http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Andre SC Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:45:34 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-145 Kewl /me blushes all flattered and stuff :-) Kewl /me blushes all flattered and stuff :-)

]]> By: Tony D. Clark http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Tony D. Clark Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:44:19 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-144 You hit it right there, Cord - "wasting your time." Any kind of networking, be it online or off, is about building relationships. The loud-mouth who shoves a business card in your face is going to be much less effective than the person who engages you in a conversation. New world, same courtesies apply, IMHO. You hit it right there, Cord – “wasting your time.”

Any kind of networking, be it online or off, is about building relationships. The loud-mouth who shoves a business card in your face is going to be much less effective than the person who engages you in a conversation. New world, same courtesies apply, IMHO.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Cord Silverstein Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:58:50 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-143 Sorry guys, been working, have not had a chance to reply to some comments. Andre - I wish, but I have a feeling now that Yahoo owns MyBloglog, opensource will not be coming anytime soon. Scott - I agree with you, but I think MyBlogLog has to add a better spam mechanism than just a mailto. Tony - There are always going to be people who try for some reason to "cheat the system". That's fine, I could care less except when they waste my time and that is why I wrote what I wrote today. More importantly, right here was a perfect example of why MyBlogLog is so great. Both you and I were introduced to Andre and I have been digging his pixel site and have already joined his community. Social networking done the right way!! Thanks again folks for your comments. Sorry guys, been working, have not had a chance to reply to some comments.

Andre – I wish, but I have a feeling now that Yahoo owns MyBloglog, opensource will not be coming anytime soon.

Scott – I agree with you, but I think MyBlogLog has to add a better spam mechanism than just a mailto.

Tony – There are always going to be people who try for some reason to “cheat the system”. That’s fine, I could care less except when they waste my time and that is why I wrote what I wrote today.

More importantly, right here was a perfect example of why MyBlogLog is so great. Both you and I were introduced to Andre and I have been digging his pixel site and have already joined his community. Social networking done the right way!!

Thanks again folks for your comments.

]]> By: Tony D. Clark http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Tony D. Clark Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:18:47 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-142 Great point Cord. I've also gotten my share of span comments. Maybe I'm giving the benefit of the doubt here, but I think some of them come from thinking in MySpace terms, or those newbies who just don't know. Then there's the "mass-adders" who think everyone is their friend. On the flip side, I've found some amazing blogs and gotten some new readers. For example, I found Andre's sites via his avatar here. Just like any tool there are going to be those who abuse it. But I like your approach. Great point Cord. I’ve also gotten my share of span comments. Maybe I’m giving the benefit of the doubt here, but I think some of them come from thinking in MySpace terms, or those newbies who just don’t know. Then there’s the “mass-adders” who think everyone is their friend.

On the flip side, I’ve found some amazing blogs and gotten some new readers. For example, I found Andre’s sites via his avatar here. Just like any tool there are going to be those who abuse it. But I like your approach.

]]> By: Scott Rafer http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Scott Rafer Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/01/mybloglog-new-rules/#comment-141 Please also hit the "report spam" link, so we can flush out the bad ones system-wide. Please also hit the “report spam” link, so we can flush out the bad ones system-wide.

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