Comments on: You Can’t Fake Social

By: Small Business Social Media Pt. 2: “Mission. Not Measurement Alone.” — The Daily Blur | Tim Miles, Wizard of Ads | www.TheDailyBlur.com

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:51:04 +0000

[...] alone”, and it’s kind of what I had also written on my blog a couple of weeks ago about how you can’t fake social media. And so what am I talking about? It talks about the history of radio [...]

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Aqua Vita Creative | Get the Facts on Facebook: 22 Tips & Statistics — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:42:16 +0000

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By: Ivan Walsh

Ivan Walsh — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:00:24 +0000

Not so sure.

The AMEX open forum has some terrific articles on it, i.e. from Guy Kawasaki, but it’s not the most ‘social’ site in the world, even though Guy is telling us/them how to do it.

Oh, the irony!

My gut feeling is that this reflects a 20th view on broadcasting from the top mgt. i.e. let’s talk to them rather than building a dialogue. Terrible missed opportunity.

By: Steven Kennedy

Steven Kennedy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:44:20 +0000

It’s easy to fake social, hire someone to do it for you, or even automate parts of it as seen in trends. Good point that many ride the wave, hoping it makes up for their lack of advertising elsewhere. Even if someone adopts this “social commerce” some has to sell something, and that’s not done by being a professional conversationalist. The rest is good customer service.
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By: Jeff Yablon

Jeff Yablon — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:47:20 +0000

Of course, if you’re Guy Kawasaki, you can fake social, build a business, and wait for the fallout.

Or accept that faked social can be done if you put enough energy into it.

You know . . . says me . . .

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By: Christien

Christien — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:30:37 +0000

Apple does do it. We do it for them. Apple has changed several things b/c of outcry for its user base. Remember the rebate for new iPhone customers or free battery replacement for iPods?

By: Online Marketing Optimization: 5 Predictions for 2010 | FutureNow's GrokDotCom / Marketing Optimization Blog

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:51:10 +0000

[...] cracked up to be. Nothing ever is: Take The Internet, example A wise man recently said that you can’t fake social media, and he’s right. So, I predict that 2010 will be the year where social media (as a [...]

By: A Local Business Wake-Up Call — The Daily Blur | Tim Miles, Wizard of Ads | www.TheDailyBlur.com

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:25:08 +0000

[...] Remember, in this age and day, whether you deliver an exceptionally good or bad experience, social media will only accelerate the inevitable. [...]

By: Ned Kumar

Ned Kumar — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:40:49 +0000

Agree with you Bryan. In addition to starting from grassroots up (and not just putting a makeup superficially), I think firms should also clearly understand what roles social media, PR, and advertising plays or should play in their organization. If you can streamline and create synergies between the three, it can be a force to reckon with – otherwise, one will run into all sorts of internal and external issues and will be wasting resources and time.

By: Jay Baer

Jay Baer — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:38:09 +0000

Great stuff. There’s a big difference between “doing” social media and “being” social.
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