Comments on: The Epitome of Faux “Social Media Experts” http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:04:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Marc Meyer http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-3566 Marc Meyer Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-3566 As I'm reading this, I get a tweet from her. Unbelievable. Very odd and ironic... so what do we call twitter spam then? As I’m reading this, I get a tweet from her. Unbelievable. Very odd and ironic…

so what do we call twitter spam then?

]]> By: Marc Meyer http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4937 Marc Meyer Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4937 As I'm reading this, I get a tweet from her. Unbelievable. Very odd and ironic...<br><br>so what do we call twitter spam then? As I'm reading this, I get a tweet from her. Unbelievable. Very odd and ironic…

so what do we call twitter spam then?

]]> By: DavidGriner http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1469 DavidGriner Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:51:44 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1469 My agency looked at a bunch of profiles and feeds like that one when we were cobbling together the persona for http://twitter.com/demandjustice It's easy to find daily inspiration for the feed on Twitter. My agency looked at a bunch of profiles and feeds like that one when we were cobbling together the persona for http://twitter.com/demandjustice

It’s easy to find daily inspiration for the feed on Twitter.

]]> By: DavidGriner http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4936 DavidGriner Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:51:44 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4936 My agency looked at a bunch of profiles and feeds like that one when we were cobbling together the persona for <a href="http://twitter.com/demandjustice">http://twitter.com/demandjustice</a><br><br>It's easy to find daily inspiration for the feed on Twitter. My agency looked at a bunch of profiles and feeds like that one when we were cobbling together the persona for http://twitter.com/demandjustice

It's easy to find daily inspiration for the feed on Twitter.

]]> By: jonny goldstein http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1463 jonny goldstein Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:20:19 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1463 Adam--look, if you follow 1000+ people, you probably will get 150 followers. Ick. Adam–look, if you follow 1000+ people, you probably will get 150 followers. Ick.

]]> By: jonny goldstein http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4534 jonny goldstein Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:20:19 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4534 Adam--look, if you follow 1000+ people, you probably will get 150 followers. Ick. Adam–look, if you follow 1000+ people, you probably will get 150 followers. Ick.

]]> By: Adam http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1451 Adam Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:50:40 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1451 she has gained a huge amount of followers since this post! The above screen shot shows 19 followers... looking at her profile now she has 154 followers. she has gained a huge amount of followers since this post! The above screen shot shows 19 followers… looking at her profile now she has 154 followers.

]]> By: Adam http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4533 Adam Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:50:40 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4533 she has gained a huge amount of followers since this post! The above screen shot shows 19 followers... looking at her profile now she has 154 followers. she has gained a huge amount of followers since this post! The above screen shot shows 19 followers… looking at her profile now she has 154 followers.

]]> By: Pyrmont http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1448 Pyrmont Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:49:02 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1448 @joshcarrsuperstar... Must say I wholeheartedly agree with you,... At the end of the day, One can call oneself anything, its when it comes to delivering....that is the tell @joshcarrsuperstar…

Must say I wholeheartedly agree with you,…

At the end of the day, One can call oneself anything, its when it comes to delivering….that is the tell

]]> By: Pyrmont http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4532 Pyrmont Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:49:02 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4532 @joshcarrsuperstar...<br><br>Must say I wholeheartedly agree with you,...<br><br>At the end of the day, One can call oneself anything, its when it comes to delivering....that is the tell @joshcarrsuperstar…

Must say I wholeheartedly agree with you,…

At the end of the day, One can call oneself anything, its when it comes to delivering….that is the tell

]]> By: Josh Carr Superstar http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1441 Josh Carr Superstar Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1441 I am following both of you now - i think the exchange is really interesting. I have always felt that calling yourself a social media expert should hold as much weight as a teenage girl calling herself a "telecom" expert. @joshcarr6 - go ahead and follow me if you want to read some dumb stuff I am following both of you now - i think the exchange is really interesting.

I have always felt that calling yourself a social media expert should hold as much weight as a teenage girl calling herself a “telecom” expert.

@joshcarr6 - go ahead and follow me if you want to read some dumb stuff

]]> By: Josh Carr Superstar http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4531 Josh Carr Superstar Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4531 I am following both of you now - i think the exchange is really interesting. <br><br>I have always felt that calling yourself a social media expert should hold as much weight as a teenage girl calling herself a "telecom" expert.<br><br>@joshcarr6 - go ahead and follow me if you want to read some dumb stuff I am following both of you now - i think the exchange is really interesting.

I have always felt that calling yourself a social media expert should hold as much weight as a teenage girl calling herself a “telecom” expert.

@joshcarr6 - go ahead and follow me if you want to read some dumb stuff

]]> By: Nick O'Neill http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1430 Nick O'Neill Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:24:08 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1430 @Martin I'm not quite sure why tweeting blog posts is so frowned upon ... Twitter asks "What are you doing?" ... I'm writing a blog post so deal with it :) Seriously, if I can't profit from being me then what's the point? It's possible to be part of the conversation as well as occasionally influencing it. @Martin I’m not quite sure why tweeting blog posts is so frowned upon … Twitter asks “What are you doing?” … I’m writing a blog post so deal with it :)

Seriously, if I can’t profit from being me then what’s the point? It’s possible to be part of the conversation as well as occasionally influencing it.

]]> By: Kevin Bondelli http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1429 Kevin Bondelli Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:16:29 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1429 This takes the cake: @Rumford un-followed me :-( for not "adding value" ... wow, Twitter is hard. Twitter is hard?!?! I just HAVE to hire this girl. She is a social media philosopher. Just look at this nugget: "I am thinking that Twitter is like RSS for Life." Brilliant. The funny thing is that she is going to get a ton of followers that just want to see the stupid things she says. Some of my other favorites: I have 69 Followers *giggles* does anyone still use mybloglog? Maybe I should have just bought a Twitter account on eBay. Like joining a Fraternity in college? Just buy friends? This takes the cake: @Rumford un-followed me :-( for not “adding value” … wow, Twitter is hard.

Twitter is hard?!?! I just HAVE to hire this girl. She is a social media philosopher. Just look at this nugget: “I am thinking that Twitter is like RSS for Life.” Brilliant.

The funny thing is that she is going to get a ton of followers that just want to see the stupid things she says.

Some of my other favorites:

I have 69 Followers *giggles*

does anyone still use mybloglog?

Maybe I should have just bought a Twitter account on eBay. Like joining a Fraternity in college? Just buy friends?

]]> By: Kevin Bondelli http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4530 Kevin Bondelli Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:16:29 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4530 This takes the cake: @Rumford un-followed me :-( for not "adding value" ... wow, Twitter is hard. <br><br>Twitter is hard?!?! I just HAVE to hire this girl. She is a social media philosopher. Just look at this nugget: "I am thinking that Twitter is like RSS for Life." Brilliant.<br><br>The funny thing is that she is going to get a ton of followers that just want to see the stupid things she says. <br><br>Some of my other favorites:<br><br>I have 69 Followers *giggles*<br><br>does anyone still use mybloglog?<br><br>Maybe I should have just bought a Twitter account on eBay. Like joining a Fraternity in college? Just buy friends? This takes the cake: @Rumford un-followed me :-( for not “adding value” … wow, Twitter is hard.

Twitter is hard?!?! I just HAVE to hire this girl. She is a social media philosopher. Just look at this nugget: “I am thinking that Twitter is like RSS for Life.” Brilliant.

The funny thing is that she is going to get a ton of followers that just want to see the stupid things she says.

Some of my other favorites:

I have 69 Followers *giggles*

does anyone still use mybloglog?

Maybe I should have just bought a Twitter account on eBay. Like joining a Fraternity in college? Just buy friends?

]]> By: Rodney Rumford http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1428 Rodney Rumford Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1428 Kathleen. Yup. Might be a glaring case study for how not to use twitter. Kathleen. Yup. Might be a glaring case study for how not to use twitter.

]]> By: Rodney Rumford http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4529 Rodney Rumford Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4529 Kathleen. Yup. Might be a glaring case study for how not to use twitter. Kathleen. Yup. Might be a glaring case study for how not to use twitter.

]]> By: Martin Ringlein http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1427 Martin Ringlein Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1427 I am with Kathleen -- well... I want to be believe that is the case, but the pessimistic side of me tells me she is legit. I recently wrote about this very topic, <a href="http://marylandmedia.com/2008/04/social-media-expert-plauge/" rel="nofollow">The Social Media Expert Plague</a>. It seems more and more there is this emergence of two worlds colliding: those that are social on the web and those that profit from social activity on the web. I at least like that she is both building connections and using Twitter in the way it was intended. I get annoyed with the spammers that essentially use Twitter as an RSS feed and auto-twitter everything. Hell, i am waiting for the application that auto-Twitters when I've twittered. @mediaexpert represents a decline in the social web and this emerging force could be the death of open social media with a push to more closed door, invite-only applications that are slowly becoming more and more popular in the forum world. Forums will one of the first social media outlets and for the past decade have become so over saturated with noise that the best are now elitist invite-only environments. I am with Kathleen — well… I want to be believe that is the case, but the pessimistic side of me tells me she is legit.

I recently wrote about this very topic, The Social Media Expert Plague.

It seems more and more there is this emergence of two worlds colliding: those that are social on the web and those that profit from social activity on the web. I at least like that she is both building connections and using Twitter in the way it was intended. I get annoyed with the spammers that essentially use Twitter as an RSS feed and auto-twitter everything.

Hell, i am waiting for the application that auto-Twitters when I’ve twittered.

@mediaexpert represents a decline in the social web and this emerging force could be the death of open social media with a push to more closed door, invite-only applications that are slowly becoming more and more popular in the forum world. Forums will one of the first social media outlets and for the past decade have become so over saturated with noise that the best are now elitist invite-only environments.

]]> By: Kathleen Lisson http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1426 Kathleen Lisson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:52 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-1426 Could be a writer doing a live experiment to point out how NOT to utilize Twitter. Or am I just looking on the bright side? Kathleen Lisson Could be a writer doing a live experiment to point out how NOT to utilize Twitter. Or am I just looking on the bright side?
Kathleen Lisson

]]> By: Kathleen Lisson http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4528 Kathleen Lisson Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:52:52 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/04/the-epitome-of-faux-social-media-experts/#comment-4528 Could be a writer doing a live experiment to point out how NOT to utilize Twitter. Or am I just looking on the bright side?<br>Kathleen Lisson Could be a writer doing a live experiment to point out how NOT to utilize Twitter. Or am I just looking on the bright side?
Kathleen Lisson

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