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By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:46:42 +0000

@alan I certainly agree that the social media and by extension, the Internet, is not the be-all-and-end-all in life. I often contend that people shouldn’t spend their lives tweeting or posting to their Facebook wall as has the potential to devalue face-to-face interaction. But having said that, social media does have its merits and indeed helps find new opportunities to interact, or for the capitalists out there, make a buck or two.

Whether my blog or Twitter timeline is valuable is not for me to say. I just post what I am interested in. If that happens to appeal to people, then so much the better. If it doesn’t then it’s no loss to me or anyone else, and certainly no loss to humankind. It would take a very narrow-minded or narcissistic person to think otherwise.

If this blog was about snow-boarding or mountain-biking would it have any more resonance than if it were technology; no. Everything comes and goes whether that is social media, art, finance, sport etc.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:04:08 +0000

I think ciobis point if slightly trolling is that you seem to care way to much about your online identity and that if you were to stop caring so much about twitter/facebook/blogs etc you may look back apon it and realise that yes the internet may be a billion dollar industry that many people use and abuse but it is not the be all and end all of life. Social media will come and go like most other fads – a few sites will survive but in the end most will fail leaving you with a whole load of wasted effort. Unless you feel like your blog is contributing to the sum of all human knowledge then in which case people will probably look apon you as a social media visonary in 100 years.

oh and as i don’t use Disqus i doubt i will ever read a reply to this comment.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:21:26 +0000

@ciobi I think your comment is largely miss-placed. You don’t have to be someone with no life to take an active interest in either social media or the work that you do. The ten commandments serve as a way for you to understand the steps needed to interact and simply learn.

“Get a real life” suggests that social media isn’t real, which inturn suggest the Web isn’t real. Whether you believe it to be real or not, it is still a multi-billion dollar industry that many people enjoy, whether as a career or as an interest.

I’d be interested to discover what you consider a real life to be.

By: ciobi

ciobi — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:20:02 +0000

Get a real life and then look upon your “commands” and see if it makes a little bit of sense.
I repeat: GET A REAL LIFE!!!

By: Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem

Marilyn Barnicke Belleghem — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:53:56 +0000

I believe you are totally correct about authenticity, sincerity and transparency as our on line presence tells a lot about us. My real challenge is having the time to do it all and still keep my already income producing streams active. Thanks for the post.

By: James Whatley

James Whatley — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:45:22 +0000

Hey man, nice post.

Your name has been poppin’ up on a few alerts of mine for sometime now. Nice to finally find (or at least have the time to find) some of your work.

Will be back soon for some more namesake-based exploring.

Catch ya later Whatley

By: Lon Safko

Lon Safko — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:10:49 +0000

Great blog! I really like your analysis of each commandment. Of course there should be at least ten more about strategy, but it’s a start! I love your conclusion. It is all about “transparency”, “authenticity”, and “sincerity”. Thank you for taking the time to add your thoughts and helping everyone who want to better understand social media. – Lon Safko