Comments on: The Blogosphere: Power Of The People http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/ Making A Living Online Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carsten Cumbrowski http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8344 Carsten Cumbrowski Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:29:50 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8344 I am a blogger myself, more prominently at blogs that I don't own, but I also run a personal blog that is not related to Internet marketing. It amazed me what impact posts can have, positive and negative (things work both ways). It hit me accident. For example: I was posting about my personal experiences with two competing services and provided information about the two services, their features and pricing, compared them and provided my personal opinion and recommendations. It was a weekend post without any special intent or something. The post got a lot of attention and even Executives of the two companies started to comment (and attack each other hehe). I still get people contact me because of that post, way over a year later. Other posts helped to resolve specific issues, but I also had cases where it escalated even further. Posting about an issue does not trigger a response in any case. This has nothing to do with readership and blog traffic. Some issues simply don't trigger anything visibly for various reasons. Some things don't interest people (yet) and sometimes are you way ahead of the crowd and nobody understands the problem to the same extend as you do. Not causing a response should not discourage anybody. Some responses happen much later and in other cases does the response happen invisible and not in the eyes of the public. Fact is, it always does something, it hardly goes entirely unnoticed, unless you write today about yesterdays news again hehe. I am a blogger myself, more prominently at blogs that I don’t own, but I also run a personal blog that is not related to Internet marketing.

It amazed me what impact posts can have, positive and negative (things work both ways). It hit me accident. For example: I was posting about my personal experiences with two competing services and provided information about the two services, their features and pricing, compared them and provided my personal opinion and recommendations. It was a weekend post without any special intent or something. The post got a lot of attention and even Executives of the two companies started to comment (and attack each other hehe).

I still get people contact me because of that post, way over a year later.

Other posts helped to resolve specific issues, but I also had cases where it escalated even further. Posting about an issue does not trigger a response in any case. This has nothing to do with readership and blog traffic. Some issues simply don’t trigger anything visibly for various reasons. Some things don’t interest people (yet) and sometimes are you way ahead of the crowd and nobody understands the problem to the same extend as you do.

Not causing a response should not discourage anybody. Some responses happen much later and in other cases does the response happen invisible and not in the eyes of the public.

Fact is, it always does something, it hardly goes entirely unnoticed, unless you write today about yesterdays news again hehe.

]]> By: Shaun Anderson http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8342 Shaun Anderson Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:19:40 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8342 The very, very first time I registered a domain, I think in 1999, I thought of this scam, and thought I was just being a paranoid. Glad to see the back of it. Nice post. The very, very first time I registered a domain, I think in 1999, I thought of this scam, and thought I was just being a paranoid.

Glad to see the back of it.

Nice post.

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]]> By: Alfred Fox http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8332 Alfred Fox Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:22 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8332 I've actually been dealing with this Network Solutions headache for a long time. Having worked for several prominent hosting companies I've noticed that NetSol was a very common place for many techs and customers to search domains. No one seemed to figure out that Netsol was registering them briefly / holding them but it was pretty obvious. It's nice to see that sort of nonsense put to a stop. I've actually had the privileged of yelling at several of their employees over it. Who oh so coolly feigned ignorance. Good times! I’ve actually been dealing with this Network Solutions headache for a long time. Having worked for several prominent hosting companies I’ve noticed that NetSol was a very common place for many techs and customers to search domains. No one seemed to figure out that Netsol was registering them briefly / holding them but it was pretty obvious. It’s nice to see that sort of nonsense put to a stop. I’ve actually had the privileged of yelling at several of their employees over it. Who oh so coolly feigned ignorance. Good times!

]]> By: Nick Grimshawe http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8331 Nick Grimshawe Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:47:03 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8331 Opp's should have been "can't change" got to watch those double negatives. Nick Opp’s should have been “can’t change” got to watch those double negatives.

Nick

]]> By: Nick Grimshawe http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8330 Nick Grimshawe Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:45:46 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8330 Great story. I tell you I don't know what kind of minds think these things up, but the thought of being able to do that never occured to me. But it is great to see that one voice can create such a huge effect. A lesson for us all not to think our action can change anything. Nick Great story. I tell you I don’t know what kind of minds think these things up, but the thought of being able to do that never occured to me.

But it is great to see that one voice can create such a huge effect. A lesson for us all not to think our action can change anything.

Nick

]]> By: Jason A Clark http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8329 Jason A Clark Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:30:30 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8329 Yeah, it was definitely unethical. Good riddance to bad practice. Yeah, it was definitely unethical. Good riddance to bad practice.

]]> By: RT Cunningham http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8328 RT Cunningham Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:15:02 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8328 Awesome story. I saw it around but didn't know where it originated. Domain tasting is (or was) unethical, period. Awesome story. I saw it around but didn’t know where it originated. Domain tasting is (or was) unethical, period.

]]> By: bloggingirl http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/general/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8327 bloggingirl Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:17:03 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2008/01/30/the-blogosphere-power-of-the-people/#comment-8327 I just heard about this - thanks for explaining it! =] I love your blog, I really enjoy the way you write! I just heard about this – thanks for explaining it! =]
I love your blog, I really enjoy the way you write!

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