@JeremyMeyers LOVED the ‘Twitter: It’s just a Website Post’ [link to post] – Mind if I add some of your commentary on YouSTFU.com ??

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Just discovered @jeremymeyers. “Just b/c a co…doesn’t do something according to your own arbitrary rules…” [link to post]

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@JeremyMeyers – Bingo. My point on this is that it’s the network effect that’s bringing change – not the technology that enables it.

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Great post, and clearly the counterbalance to Beth’s “Social Media Leeches” post. I love your comment about the “ego-fed” in this space, although no different than anywhere else (it’s just that the technology makes it more visible). And I’d so like people to write on the blackboard 100 times: it’s not all about social media.

I have to say that I don’t mind people tweeting from conferences; I tend to tune it out most of the time unless it’s really interesting–and I have the time to spend watching a feed for hours on end. (As if…) But I do like the nuggets of wisdom when I see them pass by; after all, I’m selecting followers who offer me value in one form or another.

By the way, I think you might have better said that “talking is the new listening.”

Best,
Daria
Daria Steigman´s last blog ..What Twitter Tells Us about Innovation in America

@jeremymeyers you are so right though. social media gurus: show us YOUR case studies or shut up :>) [link to post]

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Social Media People need to STFU and GBTW too. | Jeremy Meyers dot com – Good read with some excellent points. [link to post]

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Social Media People need to STFU and GBTW too. | Jeremy Meyers dot com – STFU and GBTW. And no, your job isn’t building your personal brand. [link to post]

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Enjoying #rants today! RT @blogworld: RT @KeithBurtis: Rant by @JeremyMeyers -what he’d call “Social Media Douchebags!”[link to post]

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Jeremy (@JeremyMeyers) rants. Do you agree? [link to post]

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Chuckled @JeremyMeyers Listening is the new talking even though I’m talking about listening without actually listening [link to post]

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RT @KeithBurtis: Rant by @JeremyMeyers on what I would cal “Social Media Douchebags!” [link to post]

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Actually I have to raise my hand as guilty on one or two of these. Good post by @jeremymeyers [link to post]

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@JeremyMeyers Why are you so cranky in this new post??? [link to post]

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Most people get paid for this…Regardless of what most think this is about business.

As for telling companies what’s right or wrong, I am in totally agreement with you there. It’s all speculation if you aren’t on the inside. That’s why I shared Ramon DeLeon’s (Domino’s Chicago) story…to counter-balance everyone going after Dominos.

Jeremy, the beauty of social media is that if you don’t like what you are hearing, chose new people to follow that don’t anger you and recreate your social environment…they choice is yours. If social media folks provide little value to you stop following them. It’s really that simple.
Beth Harte´s last blog ..The Social Media Leech

Sure, the tone can be pretty bad on some of those posts. When I call something a mishap, it’s because the company did not respond in time and start backpedaling. A lot of times, it can be detrimental for a small company. Many are not huge brands, as are many agencies. I think a lot of times, the bad tone comes across from those that are gleeful to point out others’ mistakes and not take responsibility for their own.

I think conference specific feeds are great for my organization – because in an association, our members are first. It’s not about how much money we make. It’s about retention. The events are for them – its not for our bank account.
Lauren Fernandez´s last blog ..Men in PR: What’s the Big Deal?

I share some of your frustrations here, but I’d argue that it’s partly your own fault. Why are you following 2,000+ people? Why are you interacting with people who are clearly using Twitter as an enhanced narrowcasting medium to boost their own “credibility”?

I’ve found Twitter to be a great resource to connect with smart people in publishing and marketing, and I aggressively manage who I’m following and who follows me. I’ve dropped most of the so-called “gurus” because their simple-minded “Duh” statements that get retweeted a million times are annoying. I unfollowed Beth Harte after her anti-social rant about people critiquing conference tweets. I block every Twitter scammer I can identify that follows me hoping for the auto-follow.

The beauty (and limitation) of Twitter is that it’s ultimately what YOU make of it. YOU control the quality of information that enters your stream. Perhaps it’s time for a stronger filter?
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez´s last blog ..Not Every Conversation is Worth Having

I absolutely don’t have a problem with PR challenges being used as case studies. What I do have a problem with is the tone and gratuitous hyperbole of the commentary being thrown about in assorted blog posts. A single PR issue does not mean DISASTER for a company. They can learn just like any other person or group can, and chances are have recovered from worse.

Conference tweets sent from dedicated accounts are fine (although I still argue that if you’re tweeting what is being said on stage from a conference, you’re wasting your money), its the sudden influx of ‘xyz says twitter means this #conferencehashtag’ that has nothing to do with why I choose to interact with you. Tell me ABOUT what happened, dont just repeat it. You’re not a parrot.