Comments on: A MyBlogLog Snob? http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/ It's the connections that matter ..... Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Nirmal Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:34:14 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-930 Cord, I was talking about social networks in general and not regarding myBloglog alone, although this post has reference to myBloglog..and regarding myBloglog what you said may be correct, but still..... :-) Cord,
I was talking about social networks in general and not regarding myBloglog alone, although this post has reference to myBloglog..and regarding myBloglog what you said may be correct, but still….. :-)

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-771 Cord Silverstein Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:32:35 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-771 Nirmal, Your example is the right one when it comes to many social networks like MySpace and even Linkedin, but this does not work for MyBlogLog. MyBlogLog is about the blogs and the content on those blogs. I don't need to make a friend or a contact with a specific author to be able to be apart of his community, read his content and provide comments. How I have gotten friendly with people and then added them onto my contacts is exactly what we are doing here, commenting and talking about our opinions and thoughts. That is how connections are made, not that Mr. X knows Mr. Y and he is connected through Mr. Z. That is irrelevant when it comes to MyBlogLog. I do not have to have any connection at all to be able to read, comment and enjoy someone's blog which is exactly what MyBlogLog was created for. Let me know your thoughts. Nirmal,

Your example is the right one when it comes to many social networks like MySpace and even Linkedin, but this does not work for MyBlogLog. MyBlogLog is about the blogs and the content on those blogs. I don’t need to make a friend or a contact with a specific author to be able to be apart of his community, read his content and provide comments.

How I have gotten friendly with people and then added them onto my contacts is exactly what we are doing here, commenting and talking about our opinions and thoughts. That is how connections are made, not that Mr. X knows Mr. Y and he is connected through Mr. Z. That is irrelevant when it comes to MyBlogLog. I do not have to have any connection at all to be able to read, comment and enjoy someone’s blog which is exactly what MyBlogLog was created for.

Let me know your thoughts.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Nirmal Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:42:52 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-770 @Cord, I understand social network is about creating connections, but what has to be the first step in this? That would be to create a friend... See I'll give u an example...I add u as a friend in X community and as per my logic there would not be any need for any approval from your side (i.e. you are my friend, but I'm not yours)....now another person Mr Y knows me and you, but Mr. Y and me doesnt have a direct contact, but he visits ur profile and see me, so there is a chance that we can make friends through other's network... This will all happen only if there is no restriction on adding as friends.. To be frank I met lot of my old friends through social networks, just because I had contact with lot of people whom even I didnt know, but came to know through these networks.. I still feel social networks are about increasing your contacts...and building relations @Cord,
I understand social network is about creating connections, but what has to be the first step in this? That would be to create a friend…
See I’ll give u an example…I add u as a friend in X community and as per my logic there would not be any need for any approval from your side (i.e. you are my friend, but I’m not yours)….now another person Mr Y knows me and you, but Mr. Y and me doesnt have a direct contact, but he visits ur profile and see me, so there is a chance that we can make friends through other’s network… This will all happen only if there is no restriction on adding as friends..
To be frank I met lot of my old friends through social networks, just because I had contact with lot of people whom even I didnt know, but came to know through these networks..

I still feel social networks are about increasing your contacts…and building relations

]]> By: Andy Beard http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-760 Andy Beard Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:42:24 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-760 I have ignored all but very specific contact requests on MyBlogLog, as up until recently there wasn't a real purpose to them. Not too long ago every contact request sent out an email. One very prominent ex MBL user once added 8000 people selectively as friends I have ignored all but very specific contact requests on MyBlogLog, as up until recently there wasn’t a real purpose to them.

Not too long ago every contact request sent out an email. One very prominent ex MBL user once added 8000 people selectively as friends

]]> By: Kevin http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Kevin Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:40:29 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-687 I don't think the 15 contacts per day limit is going to do much more than slow down the contact-collectors, but at least it shows MBL recognizes the problem. I agree that this is a critical time for MBL, and I don't have a lot of confidence in Yahoo's ability to improve the service. They've already announced that they'll be using Yahoo's ID system in the near future, at which point I'll probably stop using it. I don’t think the 15 contacts per day limit is going to do much more than slow down the contact-collectors, but at least it shows MBL recognizes the problem.

I agree that this is a critical time for MBL, and I don’t have a lot of confidence in Yahoo’s ability to improve the service. They’ve already announced that they’ll be using Yahoo’s ID system in the near future, at which point I’ll probably stop using it.

]]> By: Cord Silverstein http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Cord Silverstein Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:13:19 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-667 Nirmal, I have to disagree with you. Social networking is not anything close to just being able to just add anyone you want to as a "friend". Social networking is about creating connections, real connections. It is more than just being added as a friend. It is about building a relationship with someone and that can span across many boundaries. It is not about seeing who has the biggest friends list. Nirmal,

I have to disagree with you. Social networking is not anything close to just being able to just add anyone you want to as a “friend”. Social networking is about creating connections, real connections. It is more than just being added as a friend. It is about building a relationship with someone and that can span across many boundaries. It is not about seeing who has the biggest friends list.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Nirmal Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:01:53 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-666 @Sherman, Its very difficult to control the invitations in a social network.....social networks are all about expanding ur friends and like minded people....there cant be a social network with all correct things in place...So I think the idea by myBlogLog and explode communities are great. @Sherman,
Its very difficult to control the invitations in a social network…..social networks are all about expanding ur friends and like minded people….there cant be a social network with all correct things in place…So I think the idea by myBlogLog and explode communities are great.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Nirmal Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:58:05 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-665 Hi All, But whats the point in limiting the no of contacts added to 10 or 15, if people want they can add as many, the other person need to add only if he wants.....I think this is the best way rather than getting approval from the other person....this is all about social networking..... Hi All,

But whats the point in limiting the no of contacts added to 10 or 15, if people want they can add as many, the other person need to add only if he wants…..I think this is the best way rather than getting approval from the other person….this is all about social networking…..

]]> By: JP Sherman http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-664 JP Sherman Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:40:24 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-664 @ Kevin: Thats pretty interesting news, limiting the amount of people you can add in a single day seems to me a little bit reactive to the situation. I think that LinkedIn has a pretty effective system, you cant be added as a connection unless the other person agrees to link with you. When I see people on LinkedIn with 500+ connections, i automatically wonder how many of those connections are real connections in which there's an actual relationship with each other. I've declined invitations because I didnt know the person, or because that person merely seemed like they found me through a keyword search. @Cord: Social networking is still in its infancy and i think what we're seeing here are the growing pains of new networks that have good ideas, good intentions, but fail to put up safeguards to keep any kind of relevance. When i had a myspace account, I would get the most random invitations.. i eventually gave up on myspace... i didnt really have anything to say to their audience. MyBlogLog can be a great resource for likeminded people to share interests... but overall, i havent been impressed with its overall value. They seem to have a "me too" attitude for innovation. However, i know that as people see the successes and more importantly the failures, social networking will become a more powerful tool in the near future. @ Kevin:
Thats pretty interesting news, limiting the amount of people you can add in a single day seems to me a little bit reactive to the situation. I think that LinkedIn has a pretty effective system, you cant be added as a connection unless the other person agrees to link with you. When I see people on LinkedIn with 500+ connections, i automatically wonder how many of those connections are real connections in which there’s an actual relationship with each other. I’ve declined invitations because I didnt know the person, or because that person merely seemed like they found me through a keyword search.

@Cord:
Social networking is still in its infancy and i think what we’re seeing here are the growing pains of new networks that have good ideas, good intentions, but fail to put up safeguards to keep any kind of relevance. When i had a myspace account, I would get the most random invitations.. i eventually gave up on myspace… i didnt really have anything to say to their audience. MyBlogLog can be a great resource for likeminded people to share interests… but overall, i havent been impressed with its overall value. They seem to have a “me too” attitude for innovation. However, i know that as people see the successes and more importantly the failures, social networking will become a more powerful tool in the near future.

]]> By: Nirmal http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Nirmal Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:30:59 +0000 http://www.marketinghipster.com/2007/02/20/a-mybloglog-snob/#comment-662 Nice one....Enjoyed reading it.... :-) Nice one….Enjoyed reading it…. :-)

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