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Comment on Unearned Legacies by Tweets that mention Unearned Legacies « Occam's RazR -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Unearned Legacies « Occam's RazR -- Topsy.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:38 +0000

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Comment on Digital Legacies by Unearned Legacies « Occam's RazR

Unearned Legacies « Occam's RazR — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:32:22 +0000

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Tweets that mention Digital Legacies « Occam's RazR -- Topsy.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:34 +0000

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Comment on Digital Legacies by Adele McAlear

Adele McAlear — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:39:32 +0000

Ike, thanks so much for talking about this. I think it is a really important subject (clearly, as I pictched it for SXSW). I hope that as people spend more of their lives online, the web services will actually devise policies to close out accounts, memorialize them, or otherwise make arrangements that the digital executor has been asked to fulfill. Services (and people, for that matter) are so focused on growth and looking forward, few of them have really thought out the end game move. Thanks again.

Comment on Digital Legacies by Mark Burhop

Mark Burhop — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12:32 +0000

Kind of funny your bring this up because I’ve already worked out with my son to keep my Facebook and twitter going. Its going to be very funny – shame I won’t be there to see it

Comment on SEO for HR by Ellen Mrja

Ellen Mrja — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:32:25 +0000

Ike: You’re right about this, of course. A search-optimized resume can kick the pants off of another non-optimized application. In the paperless job market, many good candidates will not get past the first cut, but we will have a lot of 3/4 candidates rise to the top. There is a principle named for this effect, isn’t there?
Regards.

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Tweets that mention SEO for HR « Occam's RazR -- Topsy.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:47 +0000

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Comment on The Engine by Födelsedagspresent

Födelsedagspresent — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:04:49 +0000

it’s not deterministic, it can’t be chaotic, formally. There may be things Google can predict, using their collection of information, but the kinds of things and the range in time is limited.

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Tweets that mention Different Strings « Occam's RazR -- Topsy.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:03:39 +0000

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Comment on Failures in Self Promotion by Ike

Ike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:48 +0000

So noted.

Please stay in touch, and if you have any questions about how to approach helping your community I would be happy to point you to several folks who are the real deal. You have identified a niche that may well have a need for the sort of engagement these tools would provide, and I am all for those sharing what they know in underserved areas.

You might want to connect with the membership of Social Media Club London. (I know the global founders, and it’s a good organization full of people who are willing to share what they know…)

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Failures in Self Promotion « Occam's RazR — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:22:11 +0000

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Comment on Failures in Self Promotion by Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:45 +0000

Thank you for posting my comments and replying Ike. I was starting to feel like this was a little one sided against me.
I’ve just read your two articles (on coaching and teaching) and agree with what you’re saying, particularly regarding what one should look for regarding a suitable mentor:
# They have proven their skills in different kinds of businesses and business models.
I am constantly working to do this as I learn more and more. I am by no means ‘the finished article’ but I never claimed I was, simply that I can help those starting out.
My own knowledge comes from having built my following for my original Twitter account (@Matthew_Duggan), where I engage theatre lovers. Conversion-wise, I don’t sell anything from the associated website so I can’t say. However, Twitter is currently my largest traffic source for that site.
That particular audience cares about what I’m doing as many have seen the shows I’ve appeared in here in the UK or are friends/colleagues of mine from that scene. They also appreciate the info I post about theatre events and tickets (judging by the RTs and DMs).
I agree I need to show that more clearly. I’m still learning and the curve has been very steep of late.
Regarding the value of the free course, I give my members a substantial amount of good, free information in the members area (4 videos on Twitter tools, an e-book, links to lots of great free software that helps me and my colleagues in our businesses and a YouTube channel with more video tutorials), hence the valuation of $97.
I’m off to thoroughly re-read the posts I commented on and take your advice.
Incidentally, I would very much appreciate it if you would remove your campaign to get me to number one on Google as this hurtful victimisation is unfair given what you now know about my intentions. It seems unnecessarily vindictive to continue it when all I did was made a mistake while trying to apply what I’d learned (rightly or wrongly).
I would also appreciate the removal of the Fake Twitter Guru links as I never claimed to be a guru. I provide good information for people looking to start on Twitter. That’s it.
You’ve made your point, I’ve learnt a lot, now (I sincerely hope) we can go our separate ways without any of the previous malice.
Thanks again for the reply, your advice and your acceptance of my apology.

Comment on Failures in Self Promotion by Ike

Ike — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:56 +0000

Matthew, I accept your apology. Now here is a little more background you can carry with you.

One of the big problems with what we refer to as “social media” is that we’re talking about something that lots of people can do for themselves, but that doesn’t translate into doing well for others. I’ve written about this recently, regarding the difference between a practitioner and a coach, and the qualities that separate a coach and a teacher.

You were at the wrong place at the wrong time, and by your own admission you were following brand new advice. But please think about what you wrote with regard to what you were offering. Your site is designed to establish your expertise in an area where you clearly don’t have it. If, indeed, you had been charging people for your services then how can you say they got their money’s worth? (and how do you conclude that you’ve given a client at $97.00 value? At least you have removed this part from your site.)

Now, let me give you some free advice. You still offer coaching on how to get 1,500 followers in 75 days. Yet the two accounts I saw for you had nowhere near that number. Have you grown someone else’s? What do you have to prove it?

And more importantly, how engaged is that following? What sort of conversion do you have with them? Is it the right sort of audience that is influential, or that cares about your particular issue or product?

There are thousands of people doing what you are doing, Matthew. And I’ll grant that you might have more sincerity than most. But the field has become crowded and clouded with people selling snake oil, and there’s no real clearinghouse to separate them from people who have legitimate resumes and success.

Please go back and re-read the posts you commented on, and the two I linked to within this comment. You’ll see that I was not crowing about my own achievement, but rather highlighting how easy it is to game results.

Comment on Failures in Self Promotion by Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:41:36 +0000

I also forgot to mention that this was my first foray into having an internet business. I thought I was making progress but feel like I’m now being incredibly harshly punished by you for making a single mistake.
I acted on advice I trusted and I’m sorry for making that mistake.

Comment on Failures in Self Promotion by Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:08:48 +0000

Wow, first of all I’m stunned by the vehement response to a couple of comments.
I’d also like to take this opportunity to say a couple of things (if I’m permitted).
First off, I’d like to apologise to Ike and indeed anyone else who I may have offended by posting comments on Ike’s site. At no point was this my intention.
The second thing is, yes indeed, I did post on Ike’s site to (in part) gain more kudos with the search engines. I did this on the advice of someone I took as a mentor in this area who advised me to find blogs related to my keywords and post comments on them. This advice was clearly wrong and again, please allow me to apologise if I’ve offended anyone. Incidentally, I did read the posts I commented on prior to commenting on them. For example, I was genuinely impressed by Ike’s induction into the Twitter Elite, hence me saying so.
I was genuinely unaware that this constituted ’spam’ as my comments were legitimate comments on the posts, albeit motivated by a desire to improve my search results.
Thirdly, at no point did I (or so I) proclaim to be a guru. All the things I say on my site are true. I do give away all the things I say on the front page, I do show you legitimate ways of using Twitter for business that have worked for me and my colleagues etc.
Finally, Ike, you could easily have sent me an e-mail about this and I would have apologised as I have here. You may be sure I have absolutely learnt from this upsetting experience. I shall not be posting any more comments on any blogs for whatever reason.
Again, please accept my apologies for upsetting you and your readers.