The Ignobles are out!
"...a team of Japanese scientists who invented a fire alarm that smells like wasabi"
The Japanese also came away with the "top" Psychology ignoble prize for their in-depth research into why people sign; asked to what end? "My students found that no one had studied that yet." bad science http://ow.ly/6Jdoz those funny japanese
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/qual...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/qualifying-to-ask-for-reciprocal-recommendations/
In an online community (I have built a few) you can
either welcome support from those - like me - who have decided to put
any time at all into what you started. Or, you can turn us off.
I have written about online communities, human dynamics, and believe that my stance on this and that is not enough; I elicit ideas, I take suggestions, and adapt, improve. It will be interesting to see what happens in the vibrant, rapidly-growing group that Kickin' is - when the leadership makes flip decisions based on their personal policies, rather than what is right for the group.
In an online community (I have built a few) you can
either welcome support from those - like me - who have decided to put
any time at all into what you started. Or, you can turn us off.
I have written about online communities, human dynamics, and believe that my stance on this and that is not enough; I elicit ideas, I take suggestions, and adapt, improve. It will be interesting to see what happens in the vibrant, rapidly-growing group that Kickin' is - when the leadership makes flip decisions based on their personal policies, rather than what is right for the group.
Wonderful interaction and a fight bre...
Wonderful interaction and a fight brewing on http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/3muUvj/osakabentures.com/2011/09/qualifying-to-ask-for-reciprocal-recommendations
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Follow "osakasaul" & "accept accept s...
Follow "osakasaul" & "accept accept shares" StumbleUpon to help get favorites on the web & letme do it for you too! http://su.pr/2H8GMg
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Triberr: get seen before you get in! ...
Triberr: get seen before you get in! p.ost.im/p/eFQBGQ via @osakasaul
Friday, September 23, 2011
The overnight flip (example: about.me...
The overnight flip (example: about.me) is still relatively rare. They get a ton of PR when they happen, but they rarely happen.
And even “quick” flips typically involve a few years of work, a few months negotiating and closing the deal, and then a couple of years of the acquired employees working at the acquiree trying to make the deal work.
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/equity-acquisition-aimed-light-startups/
And even “quick” flips typically involve a few years of work, a few months negotiating and closing the deal, and then a couple of years of the acquired employees working at the acquiree trying to make the deal work.
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/equity-acquisition-aimed-light-startups/
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Great insights on Klout
All about the latest facts and figures from Klout, you might not actually have come across yet. The best part here is that all information is directly coming from @MeganBerry.
See this Amp at http://bit.ly/nqBH67
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/equi...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/equity-acquisition-aimed-light-startups/
Allocating Equity in Startups Shooting for Acquisition
Guest article, courtesy of Michael Wolfe
Are the new wave of light-funded, acquisition-oriented companies granting their rank-n-file employees equity commensurate with the expected liquidation or relying on older venture-backed equity norms?
And if there is a new allocation model, what are the typical ranges for employees in this circumstance?
It is important to remember that conventions like four year vesting, one year cliff, 20% employee option pool, etc., are conventions and don’t have to be blindly followed.
I feel that four year vesting is appropriate for most companies.
The overnight flip (example: about.me) is still relatively rare. They get a ton of PR when they happen, but they rarely happen.
And even “quick” flips typically involve a few years of work, a few months negotiating and closing the deal, and then a couple of years of the acquired employees working at the acquiree trying to make the deal work. In-and-out in two years seldom happens.
When it does happen, well, the employee only did two years worth of work.
The vast majority of companies don’t get acquired in the first place. They may not even figure out their business in the first two years. Most either fail (in which case it doesn’t matter) or enter a multi-year slog.
So, implying to your employees that you expect to be flipped in two years represents a promise that is very unlikely to be kept.
And it could cause some short term thinking and executing…if none of us will be here in two years, why put a solid foundation in place? And it could attract short term employees.
And unless you want everyone to leave in two years, you’ll need to keep giving new stock grants so that folks always are vesting something.
Which means (and I think this is the real point): you will simply double the amount of stock that the employees are getting since you are vesting everyone twice as fast.
So the result would be larger employee pools, smaller founder pools, smaller returns for investors (unless they get founders to take the entire hit) and smaller acquisitions (since the acquirer will need to dig into their pocket more to provide vested employees incentives to stay).
What Startup Employees Should Know about Their Equity from SecondMarket on Vimeo.
So, I think there is a different question in here, one that I’d recommend someone ask, which is whether more of the value of a startup should be going into employee pockets, not founders or investors.
There are arguments pro and con, however I do not think the possibility of quick flips is one of the more compelling ones.
Allocating Equity in Startups Shooting for Acquisition
Guest article, courtesy of Michael Wolfe
Are the new wave of light-funded, acquisition-oriented companies granting their rank-n-file employees equity commensurate with the expected liquidation or relying on older venture-backed equity norms?
And if there is a new allocation model, what are the typical ranges for employees in this circumstance?
It is important to remember that conventions like four year vesting, one year cliff, 20% employee option pool, etc., are conventions and don’t have to be blindly followed.
I feel that four year vesting is appropriate for most companies.
The overnight flip (example: about.me) is still relatively rare. They get a ton of PR when they happen, but they rarely happen.
And even “quick” flips typically involve a few years of work, a few months negotiating and closing the deal, and then a couple of years of the acquired employees working at the acquiree trying to make the deal work. In-and-out in two years seldom happens.
When it does happen, well, the employee only did two years worth of work.
The vast majority of companies don’t get acquired in the first place. They may not even figure out their business in the first two years. Most either fail (in which case it doesn’t matter) or enter a multi-year slog.
So, implying to your employees that you expect to be flipped in two years represents a promise that is very unlikely to be kept.
And it could cause some short term thinking and executing…if none of us will be here in two years, why put a solid foundation in place? And it could attract short term employees.
And unless you want everyone to leave in two years, you’ll need to keep giving new stock grants so that folks always are vesting something.
Which means (and I think this is the real point): you will simply double the amount of stock that the employees are getting since you are vesting everyone twice as fast.
So the result would be larger employee pools, smaller founder pools, smaller returns for investors (unless they get founders to take the entire hit) and smaller acquisitions (since the acquirer will need to dig into their pocket more to provide vested employees incentives to stay).
What Startup Employees Should Know about Their Equity from SecondMarket on Vimeo.
So, I think there is a different question in here, one that I’d recommend someone ask, which is whether more of the value of a startup should be going into employee pockets, not founders or investors.
There are arguments pro and con, however I do not think the possibility of quick flips is one of the more compelling ones.
Looking to support @knikkolette here ...
Looking to support @knikkolette here is her Kickin' It With Triberr Tribe Open Offer:
As promised... we've been working on a system to invite members of #TeamKickin into Triberr and still keep Triberr effective for everyone who participates and keep #TeamKickin growing and active as well as trying to keep everything fair within the group. With valuable insights from the Triberr guru Sual Fleischman and some helpful guidance from another Kickin member, the following is what we came up with:
Kickin’ it With Klout Triberr Rules
Kickin’ it With Klout is starting a new Triberr Tribe called of course “Kickin it With Klout” This tribe is a beta tribe as is the group, so please remember this when we are setting rules and find we may need to change rules. Because this group is based on increasing our KLOUT scores, there will NOT be a minimum requirement of Twitter followers to join Triberr, HOWEVER you are required to use your Twitter account with the largest number of followers to join the tribe as well as these other requirements. You should have a quality blog which you post to on a regular basis. If your regular basis is once a week that’s fine, as long as it’s a set schedule. Please do not post more than once a day as the group grows, posting more than once a day will burden Triberr’s systems. If you post to your blog more than once a day there is a way to set custom rss feeds so only ONE post goes to Triberr. NO “adult” content anywhere on your site. No excessive advertisements, or ads of any kind within a blog post. If we have to “look” for your blog through all of the ads, your blog does not qualify. Proofreading is a must. An occasional error is understandable, but blatant spelling and grammar errors make you and the group look unprofessional and uneducated. When you sign up into the tribe you agree to contribute 30 bones or 1 seat so we can continue to grow the tribe. This is what we are calling a “launchpad” tribe. This is where you will grow and learn about Triberr, then you will start your own tribes. Settings within Triberr. In order for members to be successful in raising their Klout scores, the blog posts need to be tweeted. If it comes to my attention from another member or through observation a member has not been tweeting blog posts on a consistent basis, we may need to review what the issue is and if that member should remain in the tribe. We will always try to come to an agreement through discussion before removing the member from the tribe. Inbreeding. Inbreeding is when you have your own tribe, you have 6 members and you are able to invite members from other tribes to join yours after you spend 70 bones. (these are the current rules - they may change in the future) The Kickin’ It With Klout rules for inbreeding are as follows: a. If you are invited to another tribe through inbreeding you may do so, but you must remain loyal to your original tribe at all times. If you leave your original tribe, this is grounds for being removed from Kickin It With Klout FB group.
As promised... we've been working on a system to invite members of #TeamKickin into Triberr and still keep Triberr effective for everyone who participates and keep #TeamKickin growing and active as well as trying to keep everything fair within the group. With valuable insights from the Triberr guru Sual Fleischman and some helpful guidance from another Kickin member, the following is what we came up with:
Kickin’ it With Klout Triberr Rules
Kickin’ it With Klout is starting a new Triberr Tribe called of course “Kickin it With Klout” This tribe is a beta tribe as is the group, so please remember this when we are setting rules and find we may need to change rules. Because this group is based on increasing our KLOUT scores, there will NOT be a minimum requirement of Twitter followers to join Triberr, HOWEVER you are required to use your Twitter account with the largest number of followers to join the tribe as well as these other requirements. You should have a quality blog which you post to on a regular basis. If your regular basis is once a week that’s fine, as long as it’s a set schedule. Please do not post more than once a day as the group grows, posting more than once a day will burden Triberr’s systems. If you post to your blog more than once a day there is a way to set custom rss feeds so only ONE post goes to Triberr. NO “adult” content anywhere on your site. No excessive advertisements, or ads of any kind within a blog post. If we have to “look” for your blog through all of the ads, your blog does not qualify. Proofreading is a must. An occasional error is understandable, but blatant spelling and grammar errors make you and the group look unprofessional and uneducated. When you sign up into the tribe you agree to contribute 30 bones or 1 seat so we can continue to grow the tribe. This is what we are calling a “launchpad” tribe. This is where you will grow and learn about Triberr, then you will start your own tribes. Settings within Triberr. In order for members to be successful in raising their Klout scores, the blog posts need to be tweeted. If it comes to my attention from another member or through observation a member has not been tweeting blog posts on a consistent basis, we may need to review what the issue is and if that member should remain in the tribe. We will always try to come to an agreement through discussion before removing the member from the tribe. Inbreeding. Inbreeding is when you have your own tribe, you have 6 members and you are able to invite members from other tribes to join yours after you spend 70 bones. (these are the current rules - they may change in the future) The Kickin’ It With Klout rules for inbreeding are as follows: a. If you are invited to another tribe through inbreeding you may do so, but you must remain loyal to your original tribe at all times. If you leave your original tribe, this is grounds for being removed from Kickin It With Klout FB group.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I added a story of my experience with...
I added a story of my experience with crowdfunding - for a non-profit, and joined in the great comments coming in on a great idea from Janet Callaway http://www.janetcallaway.com/do-you-ask-for-help/
Lambast my comment for not being a ray of light and love...? All interaction is welcome :-)
Lambast my comment for not being a ray of light and love...? All interaction is welcome :-)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/trib...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/triberr-the-right-to-use-manual-and-the-problem/
Triberr: the Right to - Abuse of - the Manual Setting
In reply to Makobi Scribe’s firm stance on why the manual mode in Triberr is cure-all, I commented with a very different stance, based on my own experience. This is about blog cross-promotion, .rss syndication, and running a Triberr tribe right.
Excerpt of her post
“I run a forum with some odd 150ish people in it. A lot of us are in the same Triberr group. Outside of that my reach is over 2.5 million so I have heard my fair share of gripes. Here is my response for all those gripes you have, may have, or have had.
Gripe: Someone is not tweeting my stuff.
Gripe: Too many tweets are going out in my twitter stream.
Gripe: I tweeted so and so’s post, but they didn’t tweet mine.
Gripe: There are too many coupons and reviews and giveaways going out.
Gripe: I am tired of tweeting the same posts and opportunities over and over.
Answer: Bummer, put them on manual if it bothers you.
Put them on manual if it bothers you. when people signed up to be on Triberr they did not sign a contract to give you control of their stream. It is THEIR prerogative what they want THEIR audience to read. Put them on manual if it bothers you. Don’t complain, don’t gripe, don’t get all drama over it. Just put them on manual if it bothers you.”
My reply, in comment on her blog
Point noted, and with respect for what you have surely done with Triberr, may I note that the manual setting is problematic.
I, too, have developed tribes, a couple of which are rather prominent and have attracted some rather influential people in media. I provide insights in my very recent http://osakabentures.com/2011/08/ranking-reaching-about-my-tribes which I think you and readers will find enlightening.
The manual setting: let's acknowledge the responsibilities - along with the right to this option.
With manual, members demonstrate their lack of confidence in each others’ blog content, overall. Too much of that, and members on auto begin to think, “why I am going to tweet all of hers’ – when she tweets not one in five of mine?” As I see it, that’s where the tribe you have built begins to fall apart.
As food for thought, from the start, one of the first “power tribes,” launched and recruited for by Dino Dogan, himself, demonstrates his own impatience with the manual setting. From the tribe’s (current to today’s date) description:
Anubis Members: 34 Reach: 433,396 people
“Anubis is a Supertribe. We comment on each other’s blogs and we automatically retweet each other’s posts (no manual mode here.)”
“Hmm…?”
To conclude, while I have problems with the manual mode, as I see it, if you select members very well, here should be nearly no need for it. I, for one, am only on manual in two tribes that I was happy to join – until I discovered that the Chief takes nearly anyone with a big Twitter following. Sometimes you discover these things in time.
For what it worth, I am tweeting this article of yours, having edited – as is our prerogative in Triberr – to “Got a gripe about Triberr? For this Chief, manual mode is a cure-all.”
Blog
Whatever to do with “Today’s Levitation”
Triberr Tripping 1/2
The First Triberr Unauthorised All-Day Online Party
Triberr: the Right to - Abuse of - the Manual Setting
In reply to Makobi Scribe’s firm stance on why the manual mode in Triberr is cure-all, I commented with a very different stance, based on my own experience. This is about blog cross-promotion, .rss syndication, and running a Triberr tribe right.
Excerpt of her post
“I run a forum with some odd 150ish people in it. A lot of us are in the same Triberr group. Outside of that my reach is over 2.5 million so I have heard my fair share of gripes. Here is my response for all those gripes you have, may have, or have had.
Gripe: Someone is not tweeting my stuff.
Gripe: Too many tweets are going out in my twitter stream.
Gripe: I tweeted so and so’s post, but they didn’t tweet mine.
Gripe: There are too many coupons and reviews and giveaways going out.
Gripe: I am tired of tweeting the same posts and opportunities over and over.
Answer: Bummer, put them on manual if it bothers you.
Put them on manual if it bothers you. when people signed up to be on Triberr they did not sign a contract to give you control of their stream. It is THEIR prerogative what they want THEIR audience to read. Put them on manual if it bothers you. Don’t complain, don’t gripe, don’t get all drama over it. Just put them on manual if it bothers you.”
My reply, in comment on her blog
Point noted, and with respect for what you have surely done with Triberr, may I note that the manual setting is problematic.
I, too, have developed tribes, a couple of which are rather prominent and have attracted some rather influential people in media. I provide insights in my very recent http://osakabentures.com/2011/08/ranking-reaching-about-my-tribes which I think you and readers will find enlightening.
The manual setting: let's acknowledge the responsibilities - along with the right to this option.
With manual, members demonstrate their lack of confidence in each others’ blog content, overall. Too much of that, and members on auto begin to think, “why I am going to tweet all of hers’ – when she tweets not one in five of mine?” As I see it, that’s where the tribe you have built begins to fall apart.
As food for thought, from the start, one of the first “power tribes,” launched and recruited for by Dino Dogan, himself, demonstrates his own impatience with the manual setting. From the tribe’s (current to today’s date) description:
Anubis Members: 34 Reach: 433,396 people
“Anubis is a Supertribe. We comment on each other’s blogs and we automatically retweet each other’s posts (no manual mode here.)”
“Hmm…?”
To conclude, while I have problems with the manual mode, as I see it, if you select members very well, here should be nearly no need for it. I, for one, am only on manual in two tribes that I was happy to join – until I discovered that the Chief takes nearly anyone with a big Twitter following. Sometimes you discover these things in time.
For what it worth, I am tweeting this article of yours, having edited – as is our prerogative in Triberr – to “Got a gripe about Triberr? For this Chief, manual mode is a cure-all.”
Blog
Whatever to do with “Today’s Levitation”
Triberr Tripping 1/2
The First Triberr Unauthorised All-Day Online Party
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
What strangers will do for strangers....
What strangers will do for strangers. So inspiring. http://ow.ly/6tLg9
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Redirect WordPress to New Domain: What About Google Ranking
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When I first launched a website, I didn't realize this about domain transfers. A few months later, I switched the structure of the URL and lost all my Facebook likes and it really hurt my SEO. Lesson learned: plan ahead!
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Props to @yogizilla for Stumbling this my way #respect #papi http://ow.ly/6rwOf < "Are you comfortable faking it?"I made suggestions @faryna
Facebook: always has been creepy to me
Of course, Facebook is an opt-in social network, and people should be aware of what they’re getting themselves into before joining. But Facebook’s frequent policy changes and shifting site alliances can lead to user confusion, resulting in users sharing more information than they realize.
See this Amp at http://bit.ly/rq61Rg
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/tour-the-museum-of-saul/
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Enjoy a virtual tour of the Facebook-based Museum of Saul, an OsakaBentures product:
The Museum Of Saul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9hfy7_3aQw
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The Museum Of Saul: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9hfy7_3aQw
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Mentos (in Coke) massacres the movie ...
Mentos (in Coke) massacres the movie maker http://www.kontraband.com/videos/26836/Amateur-Mentos-Experiment/#show
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I see that my little sister will be back on the East Coast for a week. At the Omega Institute she’s teaching a body workshop. Looks well thought-out, and we all know that on web sites, people like to know us through video. Important for what Rachel Fleischman want to do on her site – bring people to a body movement therapy program she’s leading – and also for her personal branding as well.
But make it good.
I say, the video makes – or breaks – your image, your personal PR focal point.
On http://www.dancingyourbliss.com/ Rachel’s presentation is great. I like this:
Discover. Believe. Dance. Welcome to a new and transformative world. Dance Your BlissTM, has been called a ”top-notch retreat for mind-body-and soul. Get out of your head and into your feet with Rachel Fleischman and your life will change.” (Women First magazine).
Tell me what impression you take of her, from the video, though.
I think someone needed to tell my sister “don’t think sad thoughts, and try again…?” Just me? Or, does Rachel come off as though she’s about to cry if you don’t sign up for her course?
Discover. Believe. Dance.
Welcome to a new and transformative world. Dance Your BlissTM, has been called a ”top-notch retreat for mind-body-and soul. Get out of your head and into your feet with Rachel Fleischman and your life will change.” (Women First magazine).
Rachel Fleischman “Dance Your Bliss” from Omega Institute > http://vimeo.com/5528607
Video’s Good (If the Video is Good)
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 6, 2011 in English | Leave a comment
I see that my little sister will be back on the East Coast for a week. At the Omega Institute she’s teaching a body workshop. Looks well thought-out, and we all know that on web sites, people like to know us through video. Important for what Rachel Fleischman want to do on her site – bring people to a body movement therapy program she’s leading – and also for her personal branding as well.
But make it good.
I say, the video makes – or breaks – your image, your personal PR focal point.
On http://www.dancingyourbliss.com/ Rachel’s presentation is great. I like this:
Discover. Believe. Dance. Welcome to a new and transformative world. Dance Your BlissTM, has been called a ”top-notch retreat for mind-body-and soul. Get out of your head and into your feet with Rachel Fleischman and your life will change.” (Women First magazine).
Tell me what impression you take of her, from the video, though.
I think someone needed to tell my sister “don’t think sad thoughts, and try again…?” Just me? Or, does Rachel come off as though she’s about to cry if you don’t sign up for her course?
Discover. Believe. Dance.
Welcome to a new and transformative world. Dance Your BlissTM, has been called a ”top-notch retreat for mind-body-and soul. Get out of your head and into your feet with Rachel Fleischman and your life will change.” (Women First magazine).
Rachel Fleischman “Dance Your Bliss” from Omega Institute > http://vimeo.com/5528607
Monday, September 5, 2011
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/soci...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/social-media-makers-featured/
Social Media Makers Tribe Showcased
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 5, 2011 in English | Leave a comment
(But not in a good way.)
Lambasted, actually!
Its fun getting people to come around and love Triberr like we do, though.
I found this gem, by one of the great bloggers disgruntled by a rejection or two when applying to join Triberr tribes. For this most thoughtful post, entitled “The Dark Side Of Social Media.” Triberr’s Dan Cristo and I replied to this paragraph in particular:
“…My latest gripe with social media is epitomized by the website Triberr. The website calls itself “The Reach Multiplier” which sounds great in theory. Who doesn’t want more reach for their blog? I blog about things I find important, and while I don’t think I’m a genius or deserve recognition, I do believe that I have educated and valid opinions. If I have the opportunity to get more people to read my blog, I’m going to be intrigued. That’s what got me onto Triberr in the first place. Then I actually figured out what the website does: it is a cleverly disguised spam-a-tron that breeds exclusivity and blog snobs (blobs?)…“
Josh was good enough to include a screenshot (outdated, shows us when we had just a few less members than now, and 400K less reach, but that’s okay) of Social Media Makers:
My reply, in a comment on Josh’s blog should shed light on a thoughtful stance we should extend to fellow tribespeople and those not yet in Triberr, alike:
Perhaps I am the “Blob” / “Blog Snob” / “Pretentious Ass” you refer to? Your screenshot shows my @Triberr tribe, Social Media Makers after all – back when it had 2/3 the reach it does now. That tribe, by the way, is far, far more selective than it was when you took that screenshot. We protect what we have. As Dan Cristo gave example, they are ways of syndicating your blog where you may ‘enjoy’ what comes of a lack of focus or selectivity.
Few bloggers have a strategy or the tools for promotion of their blog.
What’s more, bloggers seek to network, but are usually shouting into the wind.
I help people get heard and get people networking with them: through blogs, Twitter, and cross-promotion.
Few people understand the gamut of Triberr dynamics. Kindly consider that when I include a blogger in a small blog cross-syndication tribe, I need to consider my responsibility – to the 20+ bloggers whose Twitter timelines will also carry the “new guy’s” blog article tweets. I run a tight ship – but that’s why my tribes are the kind you’d like: they are not an “anything goes” deal, but rather, focused. So, sure, I insist on speaking with applicants, and yes, I am discerning and selective.
Social Media Makers: one of the closest-knit tribes in Triberr
We were the first tribe to reach 500K, the first to reach 1M, and will be the first to reach 2 million as well. I continue to firmly believe in speaking with applicants and actual problem resolution; others do it all with a “click.”
This has absolutely nothing to do with “superiority.” This is a misconception, and one that is shared by some other Triberr non-fans – in case that helps you.
On the hand, while I cannot offer entry to any of my tribes to all comers, I am the ONE GUY using Triberr who gladly helps may bloggers enter Triberr in a prudent, optimized fashion – even when, as is typically the case, I simply do not have a perfect fit for them with my own tribes. As Dino Dogan (besides Dan, the other Triberr partner) says, (paraphrasing) “[the mistake people tend to make is searching for the tribe where they'll get the most; you'll do better finding the tribe where you bring the most value to those already in it.] I’ll stand by that. I still help people do that.
A final thought for you: let’s pretend you SKYPE osakasaul and ask me about each and every concern or problem you see with Triberr, and take my answers, peruse evidence to support my stance on this and that and then decide you now want to join. Let’s say you join a tribe with 5 existing members. This would be easy; your writing is excellent, analyses thoughtful… you would have your pick. In this make-believe scenario, the “Chief” is not me, let’s pretend. (You like how he added you with a single “click.” None of my idiotic talking to people is a “good thing,” eh…?)
Okay, but it doesn’t end with your joining. Who will the Chief of the tribe you joined add – from now…? Have you spoken with him? Are you sure you need not be concerned with what his plans are? Is he a sell-out for high Twitter following? (MOST chiefs make this mistake: a knee-jerk decision to accept a blogger imply because he has many Twitter followers.) From the choices they make, I do see that many a Triberr Chief is unengaged, unlistening, and you simply do not know what he is going to do with the tribe – or with you.
Is that actually better than the guy who looks at your blog, listens to you and your concerns – and if he has a lot for you, tells you the good, the bad, the need-to-know stuff and then, only if all that is acceptable to you and I, do I send you an invite? Wouldn’t you rather be in a tribe with bloggers who have joined on that basis?
Be sure to look at what we’re about, and why you’d want to in, how to get in, how to select tribe(s) to apply to. This is a three part series I recently wrote, on Triberr – not as a partner, and thus totally unbiased, and quick to idetify and help people navigate around the least desirable aspects of the otherwise fabulous Triberr:
Ranking & Reaching 1/3: Blog Cross-Promotion
Ranking & Reaching 2/3: Your Ideal Tribe
Ranking & Reaching 3/3: About My Tribes
Social Media Makers Tribe Showcased
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 5, 2011 in English | Leave a comment
(But not in a good way.)
Lambasted, actually!
Its fun getting people to come around and love Triberr like we do, though.
I found this gem, by one of the great bloggers disgruntled by a rejection or two when applying to join Triberr tribes. For this most thoughtful post, entitled “The Dark Side Of Social Media.” Triberr’s Dan Cristo and I replied to this paragraph in particular:
“…My latest gripe with social media is epitomized by the website Triberr. The website calls itself “The Reach Multiplier” which sounds great in theory. Who doesn’t want more reach for their blog? I blog about things I find important, and while I don’t think I’m a genius or deserve recognition, I do believe that I have educated and valid opinions. If I have the opportunity to get more people to read my blog, I’m going to be intrigued. That’s what got me onto Triberr in the first place. Then I actually figured out what the website does: it is a cleverly disguised spam-a-tron that breeds exclusivity and blog snobs (blobs?)…“
Josh was good enough to include a screenshot (outdated, shows us when we had just a few less members than now, and 400K less reach, but that’s okay) of Social Media Makers:
My reply, in a comment on Josh’s blog should shed light on a thoughtful stance we should extend to fellow tribespeople and those not yet in Triberr, alike:
Perhaps I am the “Blob” / “Blog Snob” / “Pretentious Ass” you refer to? Your screenshot shows my @Triberr tribe, Social Media Makers after all – back when it had 2/3 the reach it does now. That tribe, by the way, is far, far more selective than it was when you took that screenshot. We protect what we have. As Dan Cristo gave example, they are ways of syndicating your blog where you may ‘enjoy’ what comes of a lack of focus or selectivity.
Few bloggers have a strategy or the tools for promotion of their blog.
What’s more, bloggers seek to network, but are usually shouting into the wind.
I help people get heard and get people networking with them: through blogs, Twitter, and cross-promotion.
Few people understand the gamut of Triberr dynamics. Kindly consider that when I include a blogger in a small blog cross-syndication tribe, I need to consider my responsibility – to the 20+ bloggers whose Twitter timelines will also carry the “new guy’s” blog article tweets. I run a tight ship – but that’s why my tribes are the kind you’d like: they are not an “anything goes” deal, but rather, focused. So, sure, I insist on speaking with applicants, and yes, I am discerning and selective.
Social Media Makers: one of the closest-knit tribes in Triberr
We were the first tribe to reach 500K, the first to reach 1M, and will be the first to reach 2 million as well. I continue to firmly believe in speaking with applicants and actual problem resolution; others do it all with a “click.”
This has absolutely nothing to do with “superiority.” This is a misconception, and one that is shared by some other Triberr non-fans – in case that helps you.
On the hand, while I cannot offer entry to any of my tribes to all comers, I am the ONE GUY using Triberr who gladly helps may bloggers enter Triberr in a prudent, optimized fashion – even when, as is typically the case, I simply do not have a perfect fit for them with my own tribes. As Dino Dogan (besides Dan, the other Triberr partner) says, (paraphrasing) “[the mistake people tend to make is searching for the tribe where they'll get the most; you'll do better finding the tribe where you bring the most value to those already in it.] I’ll stand by that. I still help people do that.
A final thought for you: let’s pretend you SKYPE osakasaul and ask me about each and every concern or problem you see with Triberr, and take my answers, peruse evidence to support my stance on this and that and then decide you now want to join. Let’s say you join a tribe with 5 existing members. This would be easy; your writing is excellent, analyses thoughtful… you would have your pick. In this make-believe scenario, the “Chief” is not me, let’s pretend. (You like how he added you with a single “click.” None of my idiotic talking to people is a “good thing,” eh…?)
Okay, but it doesn’t end with your joining. Who will the Chief of the tribe you joined add – from now…? Have you spoken with him? Are you sure you need not be concerned with what his plans are? Is he a sell-out for high Twitter following? (MOST chiefs make this mistake: a knee-jerk decision to accept a blogger imply because he has many Twitter followers.) From the choices they make, I do see that many a Triberr Chief is unengaged, unlistening, and you simply do not know what he is going to do with the tribe – or with you.
Is that actually better than the guy who looks at your blog, listens to you and your concerns – and if he has a lot for you, tells you the good, the bad, the need-to-know stuff and then, only if all that is acceptable to you and I, do I send you an invite? Wouldn’t you rather be in a tribe with bloggers who have joined on that basis?
Be sure to look at what we’re about, and why you’d want to in, how to get in, how to select tribe(s) to apply to. This is a three part series I recently wrote, on Triberr – not as a partner, and thus totally unbiased, and quick to idetify and help people navigate around the least desirable aspects of the otherwise fabulous Triberr:
Ranking & Reaching 1/3: Blog Cross-Promotion
Ranking & Reaching 2/3: Your Ideal Tribe
Ranking & Reaching 3/3: About My Tribes
Saturday, September 3, 2011
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/trib...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/triberr-tripping-2/
Triberr Tripping 2/2
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 3, 2011 in English | 1 Comment
Continuing a terrific exchange of comments with @extremejohn, after reading and commenting on the blog of yet another acquaintance I know through Triberr. I titled this post “Triberr Tripping” because I could really relate with John, having helped a number of people who “tripped up” in the choice of tribes they joined, and pondered tribe-jumping or even leaving Triberr completely.
John replied:
Thanks for stopping by to comment I appreciate your feedback and the great detail you went to in order to explain your thoughts on various Triberr features.
I would imagine everyone’s case is different, but with Triberr and my own experience I can tell you that.
1) I login in and approve/remove posts 2x daily on Triberr. So not being on auto, doesn’t effect those Tribes that I’m in.
2) None of the people I’ve “met” on Triberr, incuding Dino (owner) actually communicate and interact on Twitter.
3) In regards to leaving Tribes that I don’t want to share posts to my “precious Twitter account” from. I wasn’t really faced with that issue until this weekend. I’m not a cat guy, so retweeting posts and Flickr pictures of cats won’t work for my “precious” twitter account. I will be leaving that Tribe.
4) If it’s only the “once in a while post” that I don’t choose to retweet the last thing I would want to do is go auto. It would let those tweets through, and for example sakes use my reference to “cats” above. IF, I just flipped the auto switch, my followers would be like wtf?
5) No one has EVER accepted an invite via inbreeding
Overall there’s a good chance I’ll make the decision to leave Triberr here soon as aside from a few of the same faces retweeting my articles and some nonsensical crying by the member listed above and even Dino himself via an email the other day I’ve seen no real social value in the tool. I’m not an idiot by any means and I get what Triberr’s about and I’m willing to say I know enough about WHO belongs to Triberr and it’s real goal, etc to talk very specifically about what Triberr is about.
I guess it comes down to what Dino said in his response, “People are invited in to Tribes.” Don’t invite me in to a tribe if you haven’t 1) Done your homework on me, because I’m more then fair but I don’t do bullshit and 2) Don’t invite me in to your tribe if you’re just looking for an auto-bot to add to your exposure rate, because I don’t retweet content that has nothing to do with either social media, small business, local business, networking, marketing, recent news, or tech. Pretty broad brush there..
Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and show your support for Triberr and share your insights to a few of the different areas of Triberr.
I commented:
Many thanks for a thoughtful and detailed reply. I needed to wait until I could block off enough time to reply to you diligently. Let me do that point by points, as per you reply.
1) Manual setting: while you log in often, not everyone is as considerate. Also, as the guy who has invested sometimes 1-2 hours to satisfy just one blogger’s concerns that Triberr will not spam or flood their Twitter timeline, and, and, and… I do see it as a comment on their lack of confidence in what I have painstakingly built – when (some, not you) go manual, and while all of us tweet all your stuff, you, in turn pick and choose.
2) Many of the people I have met through Triberr – including Dino – communicate, share, talk guest-blogging, Pam and Janet enlist
other bloggers and influencers into joining their dynamic and educational #getrealchat and other Twitter chats, and so do you. And so do I. We watch our mentions, and when engaged, get talking with you. What can I do to you today, John? See if I’m wrong by mentioning – publicly (though I follow you) – @osakasaul. Only, keep it *extreme*. There are enough niceguys out there.
3) The best of bloggers occasionally post rubbish. Chiefs can’t foresee everything that bloggers he invites will spew out from their blogs. As for the “cat lady,” I totally get that, agree, and have learned that most invites I get should be declined.
You see, while you (correctly) hold the Chief accountable for inviting you, and perhaps not reading enough of your blog to know what he and his tribe members should expect from you, with respect, you will fair better, be far happier if you would take the time to peruse the blogs already associated with a tribe before accepting invites. On the other hand, while the old Triberr member list used to show the blog(s) associated, per member, a glaring missing item is this. O the other hand, go to http://triberr.com/ext/profile-tribe.php?tid=1815 and you’ll see that you can click to any member’s image to pull up their blog.
Dino suggested that he knows of tribe that would work better for you. I do not. I will acknowledge that, further to my suggestion that you look well t the blog in a tribe before jumping aboard, it would take a little time to find one or more that you should be in.
You wrote that you may likely leave Triberr. Many have, many will, and as businessmen, we want to look at what comes back to us for the cost of either:
A. vetting posts with the manual setting that you like or
B. the better solution for me – removing myself from tribes with too many “cat ladies,” building tribes slowly, with bloggers I trust, and then, graciously dealing with the fallout, when one of the usually good bloggers goes cat-lady on us.
In lieu of a parting shot, here’s something fun to try: get yourself into one of the tribes with about 1 million reach, set on manual, let through what you like, and see what love you get from Alexa. Then tell us that the good (value – to you, John) does not outweigh the bad and downright ugly that certainly is still going on in Triberr.
The first part of the opinion-sharing between John and I is in yesterday’s Triberr Tripping 1/2
Blog
Triberr Tripping 1/2
Social Media Makers Tribe Showcased
Triberr Trials & Tribulations
Triberr Tripping 2/2
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 3, 2011 in English | 1 Comment
Continuing a terrific exchange of comments with @extremejohn, after reading and commenting on the blog of yet another acquaintance I know through Triberr. I titled this post “Triberr Tripping” because I could really relate with John, having helped a number of people who “tripped up” in the choice of tribes they joined, and pondered tribe-jumping or even leaving Triberr completely.
John replied:
Thanks for stopping by to comment I appreciate your feedback and the great detail you went to in order to explain your thoughts on various Triberr features.
I would imagine everyone’s case is different, but with Triberr and my own experience I can tell you that.
1) I login in and approve/remove posts 2x daily on Triberr. So not being on auto, doesn’t effect those Tribes that I’m in.
2) None of the people I’ve “met” on Triberr, incuding Dino (owner) actually communicate and interact on Twitter.
3) In regards to leaving Tribes that I don’t want to share posts to my “precious Twitter account” from. I wasn’t really faced with that issue until this weekend. I’m not a cat guy, so retweeting posts and Flickr pictures of cats won’t work for my “precious” twitter account. I will be leaving that Tribe.
4) If it’s only the “once in a while post” that I don’t choose to retweet the last thing I would want to do is go auto. It would let those tweets through, and for example sakes use my reference to “cats” above. IF, I just flipped the auto switch, my followers would be like wtf?
5) No one has EVER accepted an invite via inbreeding
Overall there’s a good chance I’ll make the decision to leave Triberr here soon as aside from a few of the same faces retweeting my articles and some nonsensical crying by the member listed above and even Dino himself via an email the other day I’ve seen no real social value in the tool. I’m not an idiot by any means and I get what Triberr’s about and I’m willing to say I know enough about WHO belongs to Triberr and it’s real goal, etc to talk very specifically about what Triberr is about.
I guess it comes down to what Dino said in his response, “People are invited in to Tribes.” Don’t invite me in to a tribe if you haven’t 1) Done your homework on me, because I’m more then fair but I don’t do bullshit and 2) Don’t invite me in to your tribe if you’re just looking for an auto-bot to add to your exposure rate, because I don’t retweet content that has nothing to do with either social media, small business, local business, networking, marketing, recent news, or tech. Pretty broad brush there..
Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and show your support for Triberr and share your insights to a few of the different areas of Triberr.
I commented:
Many thanks for a thoughtful and detailed reply. I needed to wait until I could block off enough time to reply to you diligently. Let me do that point by points, as per you reply.
1) Manual setting: while you log in often, not everyone is as considerate. Also, as the guy who has invested sometimes 1-2 hours to satisfy just one blogger’s concerns that Triberr will not spam or flood their Twitter timeline, and, and, and… I do see it as a comment on their lack of confidence in what I have painstakingly built – when (some, not you) go manual, and while all of us tweet all your stuff, you, in turn pick and choose.
2) Many of the people I have met through Triberr – including Dino – communicate, share, talk guest-blogging, Pam and Janet enlist
other bloggers and influencers into joining their dynamic and educational #getrealchat and other Twitter chats, and so do you. And so do I. We watch our mentions, and when engaged, get talking with you. What can I do to you today, John? See if I’m wrong by mentioning – publicly (though I follow you) – @osakasaul. Only, keep it *extreme*. There are enough niceguys out there.
3) The best of bloggers occasionally post rubbish. Chiefs can’t foresee everything that bloggers he invites will spew out from their blogs. As for the “cat lady,” I totally get that, agree, and have learned that most invites I get should be declined.
You see, while you (correctly) hold the Chief accountable for inviting you, and perhaps not reading enough of your blog to know what he and his tribe members should expect from you, with respect, you will fair better, be far happier if you would take the time to peruse the blogs already associated with a tribe before accepting invites. On the other hand, while the old Triberr member list used to show the blog(s) associated, per member, a glaring missing item is this. O the other hand, go to http://triberr.com/ext/profile-tribe.php?tid=1815 and you’ll see that you can click to any member’s image to pull up their blog.
Dino suggested that he knows of tribe that would work better for you. I do not. I will acknowledge that, further to my suggestion that you look well t the blog in a tribe before jumping aboard, it would take a little time to find one or more that you should be in.
You wrote that you may likely leave Triberr. Many have, many will, and as businessmen, we want to look at what comes back to us for the cost of either:
A. vetting posts with the manual setting that you like or
B. the better solution for me – removing myself from tribes with too many “cat ladies,” building tribes slowly, with bloggers I trust, and then, graciously dealing with the fallout, when one of the usually good bloggers goes cat-lady on us.
In lieu of a parting shot, here’s something fun to try: get yourself into one of the tribes with about 1 million reach, set on manual, let through what you like, and see what love you get from Alexa. Then tell us that the good (value – to you, John) does not outweigh the bad and downright ugly that certainly is still going on in Triberr.
The first part of the opinion-sharing between John and I is in yesterday’s Triberr Tripping 1/2
Blog
Triberr Tripping 1/2
Social Media Makers Tribe Showcased
Triberr Trials & Tribulations
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/trib...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/triberr-tripping/
Triberr Tripping 1/2
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 2, 2011 in English | 3 Comments
I got into a great exchange of comments with @extremejohn, after reading and commenting on the blog of yet another acquaintance I know through Triberr. I titled this post “Triberr Tripping” because I could really relate with John, having helped a number of people who “tripped up” in the choice of tribes they joined, and pondered tribe-jumping or even leaving Triberr completely. The original article is http://www.extremejohn.com/twitter-tool-triberr-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
I commented:
John,
Happy to know Robert, Dino, so many great bloggers, businesspeople, real social media thinkers – like you – via Triberr, let me tell you, as for using them thar’ bones, and inviting people, its takes work, but rewards. I have many, many times more ignored invitations than I have people who accepted mu invites. (If you check me out in “members” you may find that I am actually not the worst of the slackers as for taking the Triberr ball and running with it, and a couple of my tribes have some stellar attributes – yet, I am telling you, the majority of bloggers who would immediately take benefit from being in one of my tribes just don’t see how my offer asks little/provides lots.
As for the auto/manual thing, with respect, John, I know that Triberr must have that option in there. It problematic though, because members are always nagging me, “Saul, does that guy EVER tweet your stuff?! Nary a once for me, so, could you ask him to either get down with the program, go auto like the other 90-something percent of us do, or at least be considerate enough to check in to Triberr now and again, and let through SOME of our blog posts?” (John, I know nada about your case – just talking about what I see within two of the Tribes I built myself, okay?).
Finally, enjoy an excerpt from my Triberr “Bonfire” on what Karma actually is – to users, rather than what it is to the Tenacious Triberr Twinz:
Karma
to the Triberr owners, its about up/down-voting blog posts. This makes sense. What makes sense as well – probably even moreso – is what Karma is for Triberr users: the majority of us are on “auto,” and I believe that considerate members on auto are not crying foul when members on “manual” check in regularly and let through a good percentage of our posts. Bad karma, however, is when you are the guy on manual who is enjoying the majority of us tweeting EVERYTHING of yours – but you just pop in to Triberr twice a week and pick and choose only, say, 1 in 3 of our posts that you will deign to tweet. This is “bad karma” – in the eyes of the community. Many members I speak with complain of this, for what its worth. Not a few, but many.
So please, if you will not go auto, kindly recognize that:
1. you are getting more than you are giving, so give what you can; check in daily and let through the majority of the posts (or be considerate enough to leave a tribe in which a big fraction of the blog posts are not worthy of your precious Twitter account);
2. you might consider starting with manual, but if it is a rare blog post that offends your sensibilities, think about changing to auto, please?
Hint: if you are a member of a tribe in which I am the Chief, and you are on manual, I have been defending you; third of the auto-set members are privately emailing/SKYPE-ing me, asking me if you *ever* tweet any of our blog posts. Thus, it has TRULY warmed the heart to see a couple, JUST a couple people change, without being asked, of course, from manual to auto. “Thank you” for THAT good karma.
I’ll tell you that I am starting to think about ways of *gently* coaxing the delicate in our midst – to either remove themselves from my tribes, or go auto. For a while, sure. But when we do not offend, you either go auto or check in frequently to vett posts, or yeah, I will cry “foul.”
Funny stuff going on – people stuff – in Triberr, eh?
The rest of the opinion-sharing between John and I begins with hi reply and is in tomorrow’s Triberr Tripping 2/2
Triberr Tripping 1/2
Posted by OsakaSaul on September 2, 2011 in English | 3 Comments
I got into a great exchange of comments with @extremejohn, after reading and commenting on the blog of yet another acquaintance I know through Triberr. I titled this post “Triberr Tripping” because I could really relate with John, having helped a number of people who “tripped up” in the choice of tribes they joined, and pondered tribe-jumping or even leaving Triberr completely. The original article is http://www.extremejohn.com/twitter-tool-triberr-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
I commented:
John,
Happy to know Robert, Dino, so many great bloggers, businesspeople, real social media thinkers – like you – via Triberr, let me tell you, as for using them thar’ bones, and inviting people, its takes work, but rewards. I have many, many times more ignored invitations than I have people who accepted mu invites. (If you check me out in “members” you may find that I am actually not the worst of the slackers as for taking the Triberr ball and running with it, and a couple of my tribes have some stellar attributes – yet, I am telling you, the majority of bloggers who would immediately take benefit from being in one of my tribes just don’t see how my offer asks little/provides lots.
As for the auto/manual thing, with respect, John, I know that Triberr must have that option in there. It problematic though, because members are always nagging me, “Saul, does that guy EVER tweet your stuff?! Nary a once for me, so, could you ask him to either get down with the program, go auto like the other 90-something percent of us do, or at least be considerate enough to check in to Triberr now and again, and let through SOME of our blog posts?” (John, I know nada about your case – just talking about what I see within two of the Tribes I built myself, okay?).
Finally, enjoy an excerpt from my Triberr “Bonfire” on what Karma actually is – to users, rather than what it is to the Tenacious Triberr Twinz:
Karma
to the Triberr owners, its about up/down-voting blog posts. This makes sense. What makes sense as well – probably even moreso – is what Karma is for Triberr users: the majority of us are on “auto,” and I believe that considerate members on auto are not crying foul when members on “manual” check in regularly and let through a good percentage of our posts. Bad karma, however, is when you are the guy on manual who is enjoying the majority of us tweeting EVERYTHING of yours – but you just pop in to Triberr twice a week and pick and choose only, say, 1 in 3 of our posts that you will deign to tweet. This is “bad karma” – in the eyes of the community. Many members I speak with complain of this, for what its worth. Not a few, but many.
So please, if you will not go auto, kindly recognize that:
1. you are getting more than you are giving, so give what you can; check in daily and let through the majority of the posts (or be considerate enough to leave a tribe in which a big fraction of the blog posts are not worthy of your precious Twitter account);
2. you might consider starting with manual, but if it is a rare blog post that offends your sensibilities, think about changing to auto, please?
Hint: if you are a member of a tribe in which I am the Chief, and you are on manual, I have been defending you; third of the auto-set members are privately emailing/SKYPE-ing me, asking me if you *ever* tweet any of our blog posts. Thus, it has TRULY warmed the heart to see a couple, JUST a couple people change, without being asked, of course, from manual to auto. “Thank you” for THAT good karma.
I’ll tell you that I am starting to think about ways of *gently* coaxing the delicate in our midst – to either remove themselves from my tribes, or go auto. For a while, sure. But when we do not offend, you either go auto or check in frequently to vett posts, or yeah, I will cry “foul.”
Funny stuff going on – people stuff – in Triberr, eh?
The rest of the opinion-sharing between John and I begins with hi reply and is in tomorrow’s Triberr Tripping 2/2
Thursday, September 1, 2011
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/what...
http://osakabentures.com/2011/09/what-are-social-media-hours-getting-you/
What are social media hours getting you?
You Knew To Do It
You registered all over, and left a few SNS platforms, but you stayed with plenty, right? You either know better than to automate your outputs too much (or you will figure out in time that it is not the way to go). As such, you are probably spending well over an hour a day tweeting, updating, and blogging. You are making time for G+ (Google Plus) too, now.
Is There ROI – For Your Time?
If good stuff is coming your way, how long has this been going on? Can you trace hard results back to your efforts, correspondence, crap and creations in social media?
As for myself, coming to the end of 2010 I look forward to a 2011 in which I begin to see clients coming my way based on my Japanese blog (in the making). As for what I have taken away from thousands of hours of social media consumption and conversation, looking at where I am now, for 2010 it has been relationships.
Social Capital
The people I know and with whom I have social capital is certainly my most substantial achievement of this year. Several people who I would have to say that I knew marginally, I now know well. People who knew me by name**, location**, or general business-development for Japanese firms, now have a broader understanding of my core strengths. As such, several people have begun considering me for collaboration on projects. Many people I did not know at all are in my sights and/or I am on their mind, and just from 2010 my relationships with them have begun. These include people that I have no doubt I will either send work referrals or receive referrals from, and people that I will think to collaborate with. Even before real cooperative efforts get happening, already there has been some valuable sharing of ideas, along with the basic give-and-take on social media platforms, tools, and tactics to employ. In fact, my website would not have a blog on it at all, let alone two – without the generosity and patience of a very new but most treasured friend.
Relationships Forged Via Social Media
So much of this blossomed for me in early 2010, clearly like never before in my life. I must not be doing all the wrong things. New relationships and fostered relationships are, thus, certainly my most outstanding achievement for the year.
Sharing, Collaboration
How has 2011 been for you, in regards to sharing and collaboration? What has your time invested with us, in social media endeavors, paid off with? Surely relationships are a large part of your take-away from social networking.
Perhaps you are far ahead of me, though; are you also garnering actual paid work through what you do in social media? What was the tipping point for you: what made that happen?
** Who would associate me with a place? Perhaps I am thinking of my main Twitter/SKYPE/just about everywhere-handle, @osakasaul ?
What are social media hours getting you?
You Knew To Do It
You registered all over, and left a few SNS platforms, but you stayed with plenty, right? You either know better than to automate your outputs too much (or you will figure out in time that it is not the way to go). As such, you are probably spending well over an hour a day tweeting, updating, and blogging. You are making time for G+ (Google Plus) too, now.
Is There ROI – For Your Time?
If good stuff is coming your way, how long has this been going on? Can you trace hard results back to your efforts, correspondence, crap and creations in social media?
As for myself, coming to the end of 2010 I look forward to a 2011 in which I begin to see clients coming my way based on my Japanese blog (in the making). As for what I have taken away from thousands of hours of social media consumption and conversation, looking at where I am now, for 2010 it has been relationships.
Social Capital
The people I know and with whom I have social capital is certainly my most substantial achievement of this year. Several people who I would have to say that I knew marginally, I now know well. People who knew me by name**, location**, or general business-development for Japanese firms, now have a broader understanding of my core strengths. As such, several people have begun considering me for collaboration on projects. Many people I did not know at all are in my sights and/or I am on their mind, and just from 2010 my relationships with them have begun. These include people that I have no doubt I will either send work referrals or receive referrals from, and people that I will think to collaborate with. Even before real cooperative efforts get happening, already there has been some valuable sharing of ideas, along with the basic give-and-take on social media platforms, tools, and tactics to employ. In fact, my website would not have a blog on it at all, let alone two – without the generosity and patience of a very new but most treasured friend.
Relationships Forged Via Social Media
So much of this blossomed for me in early 2010, clearly like never before in my life. I must not be doing all the wrong things. New relationships and fostered relationships are, thus, certainly my most outstanding achievement for the year.
Sharing, Collaboration
How has 2011 been for you, in regards to sharing and collaboration? What has your time invested with us, in social media endeavors, paid off with? Surely relationships are a large part of your take-away from social networking.
Perhaps you are far ahead of me, though; are you also garnering actual paid work through what you do in social media? What was the tipping point for you: what made that happen?
** Who would associate me with a place? Perhaps I am thinking of my main Twitter/SKYPE/just about everywhere-handle, @osakasaul ?
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