Comments on: MyBlogLog – Do Contacts Matter? http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/ 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/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-4901 Cord Silverstein Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:46:15 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-4901 Britgirl - I agree with you that if someone joins a community they should be a contact automatically. I think you need to remember that MBL is only in its infancy and I guarantee that it will change in the future. We will see what happens. Thanks for the comment. Britgirl – I agree with you that if someone joins a community they should be a contact automatically. I think you need to remember that MBL is only in its infancy and I guarantee that it will change in the future. We will see what happens. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Britgirl http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-4801 Britgirl Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:25:36 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-4801 As a new member to MyBlogLog, I can see it has a lot of potential for blog exposure and discovering new blogs and bloggers. And I like the community feel. I think they could do a much better job of explaining the difference between and the benefits of, contact and joining communities. Even better, how to get the most from MyBlogLog. It wasn't - and still isn't - apparent to me that to have communities you need to have contacts... (if that is indeed the case). If one or the other is redundant, then why is it there? I would say if I joined someone's community they should automatically become my contact - and vice-versa. As a new member to MyBlogLog, I can see it has a lot of potential for blog exposure and discovering new blogs and bloggers. And I like the community feel.

I think they could do a much better job of explaining the difference between and the benefits of, contact and joining communities. Even better, how to get the most from MyBlogLog.

It wasn’t – and still isn’t – apparent to me that to have communities you need to have contacts… (if that is indeed the case).

If one or the other is redundant, then why is it there? I would say if I joined someone’s community they should automatically become my contact – and vice-versa.

]]> By: A MyBlogLog Snob? http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-573 A MyBlogLog Snob? Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:06:23 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-573 [...] have written a previous post about MyBlogLog and what a huge fan I have become of the community. It has introduced me to a great [...] [...] have written a previous post about MyBlogLog and what a huge fan I have become of the community. It has introduced me to a great [...]

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Cord Silverstein Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:29:23 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-264 Bob, Better late than never on the comments, so no worries. When someone has 2000 contacts, they are doing nothing other than getting as many contacts as possible to make themselves feel better. Though as my dad use to say, that is why there are 31 flavors. Thanks for the comment. Bob,

Better late than never on the comments, so no worries. When someone has 2000 contacts, they are doing nothing other than getting as many contacts as possible to make themselves feel better. Though as my dad use to say, that is why there are 31 flavors.

Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Bob Glaza http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Bob Glaza Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:54:52 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-260 Comment a little late Cord, but a great question. MyBlogLog is a bit confusing. I like more community members. In order to do that I need more contacts. But I don't add contacts without some reflection - at the very minimum commenting on their blog - so it limits my community. What bugs me is when I go to an "admirer" page and see that they have 1- 2000 contacts. How does one keep track of that many contacts? Comment a little late Cord, but a great question. MyBlogLog is a bit confusing. I like more community members. In order to do that I need more contacts. But I don’t add contacts without some reflection – at the very minimum commenting on their blog – so it limits my community. What bugs me is when I go to an “admirer” page and see that they have 1- 2000 contacts. How does one keep track of that many contacts?

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Cord Silverstein Tue, 06 Feb 2007 05:03:44 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-210 Meg, I don't know if it has to do with fame. I know from talking to some of the larger blog owners on MyBlogLog, they do not want to be seen as just accepting everyone just for the sake of having a large number of contacts. I think it is a balancing act and that is why I think contacts and communities should be combined. Meg, I don’t know if it has to do with fame. I know from talking to some of the larger blog owners on MyBlogLog, they do not want to be seen as just accepting everyone just for the sake of having a large number of contacts. I think it is a balancing act and that is why I think contacts and communities should be combined.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Cord Silverstein Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:30:34 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-205 Ben, I totally agree with you that you want to develop relationships with people you enjoy reading, but that does not mean you need to separate what communities you join and who are your contacts. That is why I suggested that if you join a community, you automatically add them to your contacts. I just think right now, it does not make a whole lot of sense. Thanks Ben! Ben, I totally agree with you that you want to develop relationships with people you enjoy reading, but that does not mean you need to separate what communities you join and who are your contacts. That is why I suggested that if you join a community, you automatically add them to your contacts. I just think right now, it does not make a whole lot of sense. Thanks Ben!

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Ben Yoskovitz Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:05:32 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-202 Cord - it's an interesting question - contacts, community members or both? I definitely think community members means a bit more, but I think contacts does mean more than just fulfilling ego. You can leverage those contacts over time into real relationships. Not that you need thousands of contacts, but it doesn't hurt. Cord – it’s an interesting question – contacts, community members or both?

I definitely think community members means a bit more, but I think contacts does mean more than just fulfilling ego. You can leverage those contacts over time into real relationships. Not that you need thousands of contacts, but it doesn’t hurt.

]]> By: Meg http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Meg Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:55:47 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-200 Hi Cord, I'm with you regarding community members being more important. It's nice to see you sharing it around, unlike some of the bigwigs (who shall remain nameless) who are happy to have large communities, but don't share the love back. I guess fame does that to you ;) Hi Cord,

I’m with you regarding community members being more important.

It’s nice to see you sharing it around, unlike some of the bigwigs (who shall remain nameless) who are happy to have large communities, but don’t share the love back. I guess fame does that to you ;)

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Cord Silverstein Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:49:40 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/05/mybloglog-do-contacts-matter/#comment-190 Dave, thanks for the feedback, but I have to disagree with you. You having me as a contact, what value does that give to you? You know my email address if I chose to show you? Other than that, nothing, except it is another notch on how many contacts you have. I think we can say what works best for each user and what does not. I should not have to click twice to join your community, but right now I do. Thanks again for the feedback. Dave, thanks for the feedback, but I have to disagree with you. You having me as a contact, what value does that give to you? You know my email address if I chose to show you? Other than that, nothing, except it is another notch on how many contacts you have. I think we can say what works best for each user and what does not. I should not have to click twice to join your community, but right now I do.

Thanks again for the feedback.

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