Comments on: Social media causes you to check your ego at the door.

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:51:38 +0000

You couldn’t be further off the mark with that comment. I’m surprised by your shallow brevity given the verbosity and tenacity of your blog. Perhaps it was just a crude attempt at link juice, if so, you got it.

By: Dave Bennett

Dave Bennett — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:39:31 +0000

Way to sell out.

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By: kbenterprises

kbenterprises — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:09:04 +0000

we are quite defenseless actually, using social media. I though about that a few times; the more we post, the more material we give others to make up whatever they want…

I wrote a small series on that (in german)
http://themashazine.com/wiedietiere/?p=45
http://themashazine.com/wiedietiere/?p=33

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:52:15 +0000

This episode of yours triggered a question in my head. Perhaps some others can try answering it too. If one's a social media practitioner, does that automatically imply that such a person must be acting nice to each and everyone? (Being humble is another issue.) I come from a slightly different perspective, one such that we can never please everyone no matter how hard we try. More often, I am pretty much blunt myself... something that I curb most of the times. But I do observe how "correctness" is gradually determined by the "fame" of any individual more and more, and this is something I cannot agree with. (We know many top guns had their dirt [used to get to where they are] dug out of their graves isn't it?) You said a short while ago, there's always two sides to a coin. On that, I had to concur with Rachel above that you may not have screwed up too. Just a matter of perspective. Likewise, it is sometimes disappointing on my end to see how individuals I respected and hold in high regards turn out to be anything... but respectable.

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:05:31 +0000

Maybe you’re right. It’s not that I screwed up. I think part of it was that I was miffed that she did not include the comment- and then the other part was that perhaps I let my ego get in the way of someone’s free choice to delete anything they want. It did though, smack in the face-of the conversation, good or bad. Thanks for your thoughts, I value them always.

By: Rachel Happe

Rachel Happe — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:33:14 +0000

Thanks for sharing this Marc – I have a slightly different perspective on this. I don’t think you screwed up – we all have our different perspectives, our own truths, and our own senses of humor. Sometimes we don’t always express these in a context that others will get. And sometimes we all try to be funny, but it falls a little flat.

Here is to both you and the blogger in question for being transparent about your interests and intent – that goes a long, long way to create trust. So thank you for showing the rest of us how to do it. We’ve all been there, and I certainly don’t always handle the situation as gracefully as you have.

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:22:25 +0000

I’m going to try and do that more, I waste, well not waste, but a lot of good topics get used up in 140 characters and this one was I had to salvage since, its a very viable topic. Thanks Nathan.

By: marc meyer

marc meyer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:20:50 +0000

Cyndee, it may sound trite but I really am trying to keep it real. But also trying to show how easy it is to screw up.

By: Cyndee Woolley

Cyndee Woolley — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:54:56 +0000

Good lesson to learn.

I respect the decision and the integrity of relevant conversation.