Comments on: Comments, gurus, and the ability to challenge http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/ Digital PR and Social Media Marketing by Abraham Harrison LLC Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Trenn http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 Jonathan Trenn Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:38:33 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/#comment-1776 @Mack Didn't know about Seth's answering emails. That's key and very important. And that's why, to me, this goes beyond Seth. I initially felt this way after finding our Marc Andreesen didn't allow comments and realized I was very interested in his take on OpenSocial. It's the "next big leap forward". http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/open-social-a-n.html Today, he's "incredibly excited" about news on Ning: http://blog.pmarca.com/2008/01/education-centr.html Are these promo/puff pieces? Who knows? @Tommy Yes, like the comic. Or I liken it to a polltician who wants to stay on message and not forage into negative feedback while they're on stage. @Mack Didn’t know about Seth’s answering emails. That’s key and very important. And that’s why, to me, this goes beyond Seth. I initially felt this way after finding our Marc Andreesen didn’t allow comments and realized I was very interested in his take on OpenSocial. It’s the “next big leap forward”.

http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/open-social-a-n.html

Today, he’s “incredibly excited” about news on Ning:

http://blog.pmarca.com/2008/01/education-centr.html

Are these promo/puff pieces? Who knows?

@Tommy
Yes, like the comic. Or I liken it to a polltician who wants to stay on message and not forage into negative feedback while they’re on stage.

]]> By: Tommy http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 Tommy Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:11:39 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/#comment-1775 Excellent discussion and I agree with most of your points. I think it kind of falls under the category of "what's it going to do for them" to engage. I mean after all, they have already reached a "guru" level so any further discussion or baiting may actually hurt their standing. I liken it to a stand up comedian taking on a heckler. 9-10 it may be ok, but there's always a chance something goes terribly wrong...aka Seinfeld's Michael Richards racial meltdown. There may be more damage done with more dialogue. I don't subscribe to that thinking, just kind of feel that may factor. T Excellent discussion and I agree with most of your points. I think it kind of falls under the category of “what’s it going to do for them” to engage. I mean after all, they have already reached a “guru” level so any further discussion or baiting may actually hurt their standing. I liken it to a stand up comedian taking on a heckler. 9-10 it may be ok, but there’s always a chance something goes terribly wrong…aka Seinfeld’s Michael Richards racial meltdown. There may be more damage done with more dialogue. I don’t subscribe to that thinking, just kind of feel that may factor.

T

]]> By: Mack Collier http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-1773 Mack Collier Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:09:29 +0000 http://marketingconversation.com/2008/01/07/comments-gurus-and-the-ability-to-challenge/#comment-1773 This has always been a complaint (probably the only one) about Seth's blog, that he doesn't allow comments. He actually turned on comments for a post he left back in 2006, and got like 70 comments in a couple of hours, then turned comments back off. Now to be fair, he has an excellent reputation for answering emails, usually within an hour of being left. He says he prefers to address feedback on an individual level, that if he allows comments, he fears the community will influence his writing. That seems like it would be a huge benefit to me, but he sees it as detrimental, I guess. To each their own. This has always been a complaint (probably the only one) about Seth’s blog, that he doesn’t allow comments. He actually turned on comments for a post he left back in 2006, and got like 70 comments in a couple of hours, then turned comments back off.

Now to be fair, he has an excellent reputation for answering emails, usually within an hour of being left. He says he prefers to address feedback on an individual level, that if he allows comments, he fears the community will influence his writing.

That seems like it would be a huge benefit to me, but he sees it as detrimental, I guess. To each their own.

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