Comments on: Why Blogging Has Become Harder http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/ silicon valley | social media marketing | voce communications Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:49:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ethan Bauley http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1098 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:01:08 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1098 “I see a lot of my colleagues, my partners, my clients, my business prospects and my recruiting candidates here too”

To me, this exact insight addresses the major opportunity posed by cheap (“social”) media:

What happens when firms communicate with all players in the value net through blogs/twitter/facebook/etc? Not just “customers”?

((“value net”: http://bit.ly/XKNw and http://bit.ly/HMnl ))

When coordination costs (nee “transaction costs”) get this low, what is the rationale for the firm?

((HBS article, “Unbundling the Firm”: http://bit.ly/157nN ))

It’s an exciting time to be in communications, that’s for sure. Looking forward to more discussion; thanks for writing!

]]> By: PRJack http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1097 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:44:12 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1097 Great blog – mainly because you chose to bring up something likely on a lot of people’s minds!

This topic does lead to recognizing the division between blogging as a commentator (more journalistic with focused content primarily) versus as a past time (general interest, more personal and aimed at a smaller, closer group).

Of course nothing is black or white so there will be overlap and gray areas… but still, this is becoming increasingly more the case in the Social Media world. And that isn’t a bad thing!

]]> By: Justin Kistner http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1096 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:16:29 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1096 I am feeling a similar evolution in my blogging. My blog home page looked stale, but I was active online. So, over the break I installed Sweetcron and started my lifestream that aggregates my activity from the various places I am active online.

I also decided I’m not going to blog about business on my personal site anymore. I’m going to blog about the Ducks, tequila, RC helicopters, Portland, and other things I enjoy personally. At the end of my work day now, I don’t want to talk anymore about social media. I’ll save that for Voce Nation, where I think it really belongs anyway.

]]> By: Jory Des Jardins http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1095 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:55:32 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1095 Mike, I had a similar Come-to-Jesus moment looking back at my blog during my first real vacay in years and realizing how little I’ve contributed to my digital legacy, and yet it was a time when I’ve done more speaking and educating on social media and marketing. It depressed me that my blog bling was outdated (I couldn’t even quite remember how to change it!) and that my meatiest recent piece was on wearing tight jeans. I used to geek out on social media, even get sweaty writing about it! But alas, the more work we have In Real Life, the less time I’ve had to participate online. I’m going to endeavor to get re-involved–how else do people put their money where their mouths are? But in different fashion than in 2005. I actually have a JOB other than reading blogs and writing four hours a day. It should be interesting.

]]> By: Mike Manuel http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1094 Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:55:32 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1094 Thanks Steve, so quality content ‘wins’ the most fleeting and fickle commodity on the internet — attention. Mike Manuel everybody, FTW!! Thank you, I’ll be here all year. ;)

]]> By: Steve Rubel http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1093 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:19:04 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1093 If there’s universal one truth on the Internet it’s this – quality content wins, always. When I say “wins” I mean it finds an audience. That’s why I am here and will continue to read your stuff and clearly so will others! Happy 2009, Mike/

]]> By: David Parmet http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1092 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:21:33 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1092 I think we all went through a bit of a lull in 08. It was a pretty tough year and to top it all off, as Brian put it, the echo chamber just became deafening.

I’ve been trying to pick up the pace a bit. I hope you, and Josh and Brian do as well. And we have to do a podcast again one of these days.

]]> By: Stephen http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1091 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:30:18 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1091 Mike – your blog was one of the first ones I subscribed to nearly four years ago now. Your no BS approach and on-the-job insights back then are still the same reasons I pay attention to your posts today.

Looking forward to what you say in 2009.

]]> By: Mike Manuel http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1090 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:04:34 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1090 Agreed. Also, it bears mentioning, I have no problem with new voices (or old ones either), as long as they’re moving dialogue and thinking in a healthy direction. Too often I think Brian’s right, the echo chamber has become deafening….

]]> By: Josh Hallett http://mike-manuel.com/2009/01/02/why-blogging-has-become-harder/#comment-1089 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:22:30 +0000 http://www.mike-manuel.com/blog/?p=790#comment-1089 Well said. We talked a bit about this before break and I’m feeling the same. It’s time to get that signal to noise ratio back to a positive vibe.

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