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Re: LOTD: 7/15/08

micah — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:42:22 -0000

Well said.

Re: Online monitoring as customer service

Marc — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:01:48 -0000

The internet certainly makes it easier for consumers to hold comapnies to task in how they act towards their customers and whether they value customer service.

Re: LOTD: 4/16/08

John Cass — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:08:07 -0000

thanks for the hat tip Chris. Do you have any old posts that discuss the issue of starting a blog. Curious to see your process, if so?

Re: HNTBAOTI Volume 3: Howcome you can’t get rid of students you don’t know on LinkedIn?

Tom Biro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:28:20 -0000

Andy - yep, most do as far as I know. On embed most videos don't, but on the sites I believe that they do - and yes, I think Vimeo is definitely the one that doesn't.

Even so, I still think a lot of users find it mega-annoying, especially those of us that use tabbed browsing and open up a link in another tab to view later.

That said, great point.

Re: HNTBAOTI Volume 1: Turning Off Autoplay on Flickr Video

Andy Baio — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:00:05 -0000

Don't most video sites autoplay? YouTube, Google Video, Blip.tv, and Hulu all do... Vimeo is the exception to the rule.

Re: HNTBAOTI Volume 1: Turning Off Autoplay on Flickr Video

Rex Hammock — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:50:47 -0000

Thanks, Tom, for your service to humanity. I wonder why they made the most annoying option the default?

Re: LOTD: 11/27/08

Marijean — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:49:48 -0000

Hey thanks for the link, and for the RSS feed so that I can read your blog with all the found time I have no longer reading e-mail I don't want. ;)

Re: Book Review: Now is Gone

Amanda Chapel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:42:38 -0000

Do we really need one more book by a junior with little to no experience exposing generalities and pabulum? Please.

Livingston and those like him of course advocate community over content. Why? Because they lack actually talent. Rather than producing something that stands on its own, they’ve got to tag all their buddies to help them, i.e. it is "The Cult of the Amateur." Instead of competing on the merits, they need social steroids and the grease of smarmy PR.

“Now is Gone”?... the sooner the better.

- Amanda

Re: Book Review: Now is Gone

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:58:09 -0000

I'd agree with the criticism. I'm not sure if business types though would be able to get building intelligent blogger pitches versus spamming bloggers.

In a similar vein,Jeremy Pepper noted that we wrongly bagged the Nikon blogger program in the book. In June I thought that was right. Today, given the penetration within the blogger community, you'd have to say your comrade Tom was very successful.

I'm adding this to the Now Is Gone reviews tab now. Thanks, Chris!

Re: The Point - Finally more than just a make-out spot

Jeremy Pepper — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:44:52 -0000

Thanks for the kind words. Next time I'm in Chicago, come over the office and meet the folks.

And, we'll go get lunch at Japonais ... on Michael. ;)

Re: Book Review: Word of Mouth Marketing by Andy Sernovitz

Faith Camara — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:11:34 -0000

Great work!

Re: Smart people + Good conversation = BlogOrlando 2007

Alex Rudloff — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:04:39 -0000

Great write up. I was in the local/life track all day and missed out on some great sessions -- thanks for the notes!

Had a blast hanging out with you and tom. Can't wait for next time!

Re: BlogOrlando is underway!

Joseph Thornley — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:00:41 -0000

Chris,

Tom's presentations was one of the highlights of BlogOrlando. Thoughtful and advanced without hype.

And judging from the applause and chatter in the hall afterward, I know I wasn't the only person who held that opinion.

And, one more thing, you and Tom flew to Orlando for this presentation and your fee was what? $0? Now, that's the kind of spirit of generosity that should be recognized.

Re: Anyone heard of email or a telephone?

Joshua Greenbaum — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:43:06 -0000

Tom,

Thanks for the interest in my post regarding Google Apps. Let me comment on why PR wasn't contacted: after 20+ years in the industry, I see no reason to seek PR's spin on something as obvious as the language in their terms of use. PR would certainly spin this, and that's their job. But their spin would be just that, spin. If you were in corporate PR, would you answer such a query honestly -- as in, yes it's true, we are claiming rights to your content. That kind of honesty never happens.

So, instead of waiting and subjecting myself to PR blah-blah, I wrote the post. Because the big thing in this issue is precisely the problem with the language in their terms of use. This content land grab probably violates privacy laws in Europe and elsewhere, and absolutely violates any reasonable corporate data security policy. These are huge issues. The fact that PR didn't get an opportunity for spinning is completely insignificant by comparison.

Re: Celebrities: Just like us, only better

Eric Kintz — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:06:28 -0000

Chris,

Good to hear from you. Actually we will have both - achievers as well as regular customers. I am blogging live from our event in NYC and will blog tonight about a cool wiki initiatie that we are launching to do just what you are saying.
Let me know what you think
Eric

Re: “That word you keep using. I do not think it means what I think you think it means.”

bg — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:30:07 -0000

But I thought if you called something viral, well, that alone made it viral.

;-p

Re: Full vs. partial Freakonomics

Tish Grier — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:05:25 -0000

Dubner's explaination makes lots of sense--but there's really not a lot of data on whether or not full RSS feeds cause a drop in blog traffic. What we do know is that ads on feeds don't always generate income--and it's hard to tell a blog's traffic success from full feeds, too. There are so many variables regarding RSS and traffic. Much research to be done!

Re: LOTD: 6/7/07

Kevin Dugan — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:21:53 -0000

Chris - Thanks for the upgrade, but it was actually a Bronze Anvil award of commendation which is a few rungs beneath a Silver Anvil.

Re: LOTD 5/24/07

Jeremy Pepper — Thu, 24 May 2007 19:22:56 -0000

Biro and Thilk are so dead. :P

Re: It’s funny, I was able to find the “Contact Us” link…

Mack Collier — Sat, 12 May 2007 03:30:02 -0000

I think the fact that Mario addressed Rubel's complaint within an hour of it being posted speaks volumes.

Re: LOTD: 4/25/07

CT — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:36:56 -0000

The static Wikipedia struck me as funny too. I was thinking the CD should include an easy-burning kit, so you could make your own edits onto the disc, ala the online version... but I guess that'd be a tad too cute...

Re: LOTD: 4/25/07

Scott Baradell — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:23:58 -0000

Chris, I'd have to agree on the buzzword results. We'll see if we get something more interesting with "mashup".

Re: Bringing the real to Second Life

C.C. Chapman — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:34:21 -0000

As the project lead on this initiative I'm psyched to hear that you are excited by it.

One thing I like to stress to people is that this is more about imagination then Second Life. Second Life was the chosen platform to build in, but we want people to use their imaginations.

My hope is that people who have not even heard of Second Life, but who enjoy the Coca-Cola brand will submit ideas as well.

Re: “So apparently blogging is dead. Funny, I didn’t get the memo.”

Mack Collier — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:07:26 -0000

"Yes, blog growth isn't happening at quite the clip it has in the past. That's a fair point, especially compared to the number of TV stations that are created everyday."

LMAO!

Re: “So apparently blogging is dead. Funny, I didn’t get the memo.”

Joseph Thornley — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:18:09 -0000

"So regardless of how much blogs are growing or who says what about what that growth rate means our lives I believe there's still significant power there in terms of thought leadership and letting the community brainstorm on good ideas and best practices."

Right on Chris!

I can't help but wonder at the corelation between the authors of the blogging is dead meme and the authors of the Second Life is the Second Coming meme.