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Re: No Time Like The Present To Plan For The Future

Lucretia M Pruitt — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:12:54 -0000

Absolutely! Personally, I've kind of had the "plumber's pipes" when it comes to my own sites - I advise others to back up things and have contingency plans - and then find myself up the creek when it's my stuff. This time I had the huge relief of knowing I had taken my own advice. Glad you found that backup button! :)

Re: No Time Like The Present To Plan For The Future

Rick Rice — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:14:44 -0000

Thank you! This made me find the backup button for my new site and get one done since I'm a total klutz with WP so far...

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

PageRankSEO — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:47:56 -0000

Spoken vernacular to further a character's development or the occasional quip such as, "are you coming with" aside, words for which I'm looking rarely include dangling prepositions.

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

JessicaGottlieb — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:28:39 -0000

Oh, I thought "random" means "Mom, you're so dumb stop embarrassing me." Because usually my kids have one hip out and their eyes pointed toward heaven when they say it.

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

Complicated Mama — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:53:04 -0000

Not sure what hurt my head more the math or the various definitions of sharing.

For the record, the term "ROR" irks me. "Return on relationships" just makes social media sound completely slimy and car salesmen-y to me.... but- maybe thats just me.

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

Jeannie Walters — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:41:46 -0000

Magic math! I love it. Many people like to repeat, repeat, repeat without actually understanding the words or numbers they've just read. Way to pull the curtain back! Great read.

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

spool32 — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:03:18 -0000

I would like to see "random" returned to its original meaning, rather than acting as a stand-in for "odd and unexpected".

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

Sean McGinnis — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:00:28 -0000

One of my favorite recent reads is a book called "Proofiness" that details how we are all fooled by statistics and data. Loved every page of it. Highly recommended.

Oh, and I join you in your healthy skepticism. What's even worse is when this type of subterfuge is deliberate and not just done out of misinterpretation or ignorance.... :)

Re: These Aren’t The Words You’re Looking For

Nathan Gilliatt — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:41:19 -0000

I want people to develop some minimal awareness that, when they put "social" in front of a word to coin a new buzzword, they may be taking a term that was already in use. Social intelligence, social maturity--quick, is that a social media discussion or a parent-teacher conference?

Re: Breaking the Silence

Forgetful_Man — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 04:00:20 -0000

I have followed your blog silently for some time now, and noticed you'd paused. I too, have paused on my blog and just tonight posted a note explaining that I'd nothing to say recently.

I guess I'd suggest just starting up again as if you were greeting a friend who said "Hey, haven't seen you around lately!"

Nice to see you back. Looking forward to what you have to share.

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

Lucretia M Pruitt — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:15:10 -0000

Steven, I'm so with you on this. I don't have time to post, reply to comments, and engage with smart people like I should. (Case in point... how did this comment get by my radar last month?)

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

Steven Handel — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:16:19 -0000

Sounds like a book that is right up my alley. Unfortunately, I have zero time to read a book from cover-to-cover at this point in my life. A chapter however is quite do-able.

Looking forward to hearing other people's thoughts!

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

Lucretia M Pruitt — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:46:22 -0000

Thanks Aaron! I have really enjoyed being a part of this process and watching it unfold. You guys reached out to a diverse set of folks and I love seeing the varying approaches to the material.

Greg's book is awesome - but that's kind of what I'd expect from anyone at Powered. My experiences with everyone there have always rocked! :)

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

Lucretia M Pruitt — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:43:18 -0000

I absolutely will John - I have been reading everyone else's chapter reviews and it's definitely one of "those" books! :) Looking forward to seeing the bit where you are in it!

Re: Social Media Marketing’s Dirty Little Secret

Lucretia M Pruitt — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:04:48 -0000

I love that you are looking at the parallels as well. Nothing has really changed about polite behavior - but the tools fool some people into thinking that 'everything is different' when so much has stayed the same.

I often refer to Social Media Marketing as 19th-century marketing with 21st-century tools. Reputation, honesty, word-of-mouth, referrals - those things were around long before there were non-geographic-dependent mediums to use them in.

Re: Social Media Marketing’s Dirty Little Secret

Lucretia M Pruitt — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:01:26 -0000

I'm sort of wondering if I'm hallucinating that I replied to several comments already including this one... since they aren't here and I'm not sure they ever posted.
But I'm 100% with you on that - it's okay to say what your intention is. But it's also polite to respect the nature of your relationship.

I've had a couple of companies get it right on Twitter with me - I profiled one recently. But yes, it's rather corporate culture in just a different medium. If you don't see customer service as a profit center rather than a cost center? You won't put any resources into getting it right.

Re: Social Media Marketing’s Dirty Little Secret

Lucretia M Pruitt — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:58:19 -0000

I swear I replied to this forever ago Todd, but I'm not seeing it... so if there was already a reply in your inbox? I apologize. But enough time has gone by that maybe this will be entirely new & different! ;)

No seriously, to address your point? I see no problem with wanting both types of contacts. I do! I have my Socializer side and my Marketer side too. Sometimes I just want to go to the game with my friend who has an extra ticket because I know he & I share a love of the Broncos. Sometimes I just want to hang out on Facebook, Twitter, or online with someone because I know we're friends with mutual interests.
I just kind of got tired of everyone leaving off "marketing" when that's what they were there for.
If my services fit a friend's need? I'm likely to say "you know, that is what I do - I'd be happy to talk shop with you." But I'm also just as likely to tell someone trying hard to close a sale at a social event "look, just give the guy your card and tell him you'd love to talk with him at a more appropriate time - we're trying to relax here."
Thanks for weighing in Todd.

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

John Calandro — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:11:44 -0000

Great review! If you get the opportunity to read more of it, will you post your thoughts on those chapters, too?

Re: Let’s Get Small* – A MicroReview

aaronstrout — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:03:14 -0000

Lucretia - great review (but of course I'm biased). Thank you for taking the time to do this. Greg and I REALLY appreciate it. Also, thank you for the kind shout outs. It's good to know that good people like you have our backs -- the same is true with us of course. ;)

Re: Oversharing? Undersharing? What Are You Doing?

Amy Miyamoto (@LotusAmy) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:46:20 -0000

This is a really interesting exploration of the details vs. voice issue. For me two things stand out in my mind. 1) Where you fall on the over share vs. under share continuum can have much to do with the larger purpose and nature of the blog itself. A humor blog vs. a business focused blog each suggest varied positions on that continuum. 2) The blogs I am most drawn to (reading more regularly) that may include more personal details are because they are crafters of impactful stories that usually have some kind of universal message, lesson, or question raised and the details of the story are what give it its humanity. (Kind of like this post Lucretia. ;) ) So the details create a power of connection rather than details for details sake.
Thank you for bringing this topic into the conversation!

Re: Oversharing? Undersharing? What Are You Doing?

Christine — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:46:04 -0000

I think I'm all over the map really. I share too much some times and not enough others. LOL! I agree with Kim @ MommyKnows, most of what I don't share is because of my RL family and friends rather than the internet.

Re: You’re Doing It Right – vol. 2

Lee Williams — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:38:20 -0000

It IS refreshing to hear that a company (and a local favorite, at that) not only HAS the same tools as everyone else (Twitter, FB, etc.) but actually USES them, rather than simply rattling off its litany of modern gadgetry as most do. Quite excellent!

Re: Oversharing? Undersharing? What Are You Doing?

kim @ mommyknows — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:39:04 -0000

I probably do share too much for the average person. Then again, I never share deep dark secrets. I try to keep it real, with a wee bit of humor.

I'd probably like to share more, but funnily enough it's the people I know in 'real life' that keeps me from divulging it all, not the internets that I've never met.

Re: Oversharing? Undersharing? What Are You Doing?

Jen — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:37:01 -0000

I share way too much or at least it seems that way. I do have boundaries but my blog is by no means a professional blog, it is a humor blog and I can't tell the story without sharing something about myself.

"There’s no right answer to any of this. The communities that surround you will let you know their tolerances, and like minds will gather together most often. It’s just human nature."

Jane stated it wisely. Know your audience and keep just a smidgen of distance.

Re: Oversharing? Undersharing? What Are You Doing?

Daniel Honigman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:23:09 -0000

I remember encountering this same dilemma when I was in the news business; but BECAUSE I was in the news business, I was hyper-aware of the risks of oversharing. (That, and my girlfriend would always yell at me for sharing too much! )