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Comment on Is microblogging suitable for business marketing? by jansegers

jansegers — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:26:36 +0000

Microblogs can offer a place for good ideas you don’t have the time for yourself, insights, notes, links, quotations.

Microblogs can offer a way of knowing things because someone you know, knows about them and share them on their microblogs.

Microblogs can pass an message worldwide within 5 minutes: they are the world first global instant mass media.

You find microblogs in English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Japanese, German, Polish, Dutch and probably also some other languages as well.

For the first time in history any one can follow the news in any place they like directly using microblogging account of people living over there.

It could be worthwhile to look upon microblogs as looking upon newspapers, radio stations and televion channels.

What’s happening to people in New York right at this moment ? just read some microblog posts and you have a nice idea of it.

Comment on Commenting in the Blogosphere by baldeagle

baldeagle — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:28:04 +0000

Commenting on a blog about comments seems a bit unsettling, but I drive on. While I agree that most blog comments are of little value (beyond ego pumping), occasionally you do get that nugget of value. I usually only read comments on other blogs if I’m thinking of responding myself (no sense being redundant). It is in the dialog that we can learn more and so, I highly value comments on my site, even if they aren’t initially valuable to me.

Comment on The rise and fall of the marketing Ps by Hans De Keulenaer

Hans De Keulenaer — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:26:07 +0000

And thanks to Tom Pick for #23 - 28.

Comment on The rise and fall of the marketing Ps by Hans De Keulenaer

Hans De Keulenaer — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:30:04 +0000

Just noted Seth Godin has a 22nd P - the Purple Cow. Sorry Scott to move beyond the lucky number.

Comment on A time-sheet for bloggers by Hans De Keulenaer

Hans De Keulenaer — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:21:01 +0000

A great tool to set yourself goals and track them over time:
http://www.joesgoals.com

Comment on The versatility of mindmapping by Web Design Lincolnshire

Web Design Lincolnshire — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:39:31 +0000

I find mind mapping an excellent method of writing ideas. I will usually rewrite my ideas and generate even more.

Pen and paper is my favourite method, because I can focus more on the ideas, rather than creating a pretty layout on the computer. After I’ve created a good mind map, I will use a computer to update it.

(edited for form by site administrator)

Comment on A time-sheet for bloggers by TimeSheet Software

TimeSheet Software — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:07:06 +0000

The timesheet should be a valuable management tool, allowing for assessment as to whether resources are being deployed appropriately. Unfortunately, in the wrong hands, it can be something rather less valuable. In your case, your account director doesn’t seem to have grasped the point of the exercise. This could be because he/ she wants to demonstrate an amazing level of control over account activity- however, if I was their boss, I’d immediately be suspicious of such an apparent untrammelled grip on how the…

Comment on The versatility of mindmapping by PatricH

PatricH — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:39:12 +0000

By far one of the best articles I have read on mind mapping in a long time, kudos to you. Mind mapping is so beneficial to businesses and as you said widely underused, which is really quite unfortunate. I have introduced mind mapping to many clients and the responses are amazing after the first or second time they explore their use. Many people just don’t believe how much more productive even a simple meeting can be with the use of these techniques, hopefully we will begin to see more businesses adopting the use of mind mapping in the future.

Comment on The versatility of mindmapping by Mediaman

Mediaman — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:17:49 +0000

Mindmapping is useful, as are other ways of organizing random, creative-style thinking. The danger is in getting “locked-in” to a pattern.
Going back and forth from sites like www.creax.net to your own mindmaps is helpful.
I have a difference between the “creating” and the doing-the actual work of getting something from the creative stage to the realization stage- altogether unhelped by collaborative thinking. It is as though, for me, I have to create first, then go through the process of mapping the course of action, which in fact may be helped by collaboration.
Kinda like taking an idea to the business plan stage; there may be surprises out there.

Comment on A tale of 2 companies by John Gillett

John Gillett — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:45:57 +0000

Having worked for company A and B in previous lifetimes, I can attest that your examples are painfully true. There are many views of what a web site will do for a company — having a banner ad with little relevant content is cost-effective and requires almost no maintenance. That is ideal for many CEOs.

However, without a high regard for the content on the site, people are unlikely to find it using searcjh engines, and even less likely to be motivated once they arrive at the site.