Social Media might set a record for most pointless, subjective studies done EVER that also include misused pop culture references.
Jeremiah Owyang is the king of this. Do you even know what punk’d means? They didn’t get punk’d by a damn thing, and these incidents were far, far less widespread than people like Owyang would have you think. While we are a loud group, 100ish whiners sounds like a lot when they all comment on a blog, but it’s insignificant when we think of it in real-world numbers.
Posts like this are even worse. These people are treating the internet like some separate, wild place that consumers have to GO to. The internet is simply an extension of our daily lives and social media is just a tool we use to communicate. Similar to using a telephone to call each other and being able to pick your kind of handset, social media is here to stay.
I just think this guy is a jerk.
I love Social Media Experts. Stop pretending you know what you’re talking about. Oh, and your jokes aren’t funny.
Crowd sourcing something important like a job description usually means you have no idea what you’re doing.
Just because you’re a whiny blogger doesn’t mean you’re right. I like my companies to have a bit of a backbone and not give in to every dude who thinks they know how to run a business. Oh, and your blog had been dark for months? Sounds like you don’t have much to say. Why did it take you almost 12 hours to write that post? Next, please.
If you are smart enough to think it’s okay to drop out of college, you sure as hell better be smart enough to know how to talk your way into an internship.
TechCrunch can screw off and die. Michael Arrington, now the Perez Hilton of tech, has turned his site into the Gawker of the geek world. Hope you have fun in Vegas and you lose everything, you POS.
If you’re going to comment on and file your thoughts on a popular news topic, have the decency to actually add to the conversation. Dickhead.
*next to the power of the Force
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Good post Tyler.
I agree, I used a pop reference to get attention on that post, being crowned the king of it? Surley an honor
However, not all of my posts are “pointless, subjective studies done EVER that also include misused pop culture references.” I actually do research –with data to back assertions about the strengths –and weaknesses of the medium.
Here's a list of my research reports:
http://www.forrester.com/rb/analyst/Jeremiah_Ow...
I'd hope while you pointed out that I certainly used a pop reference in a blog title, you'll also get to know the work I do that is quantitative, based on research, and accurate.
For example, take a look at the methdology used for this Wave report
http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2009/01/09/f...
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A summary of the rigorous methodology:
I encourage our clients to be open and transparent about their products and services, in order to build trust with their market, so I’m holding myself to the same rigors, here’s a high level summary of the process:
-First, we vetted the 100 vendors to submit to a vendor product catalog, over 50 submitted which we used the data to pair down who were appropriate for the Wave report.
-Hands-on lab evaluations: I spent up to 6 hours with each vendor in a windowless room to evaluate their product live using common customer scenarios. I grilled the executive team, and discussed their strengths and weaknesses.
-Product demos. We asked vendors to conduct demonstrations of their products’ functionality. We used findings from these product demos to validate details of each vendor’s product capabilities.
-Customer reference calls. To validate product and vendor qualifications, Forrester also conducted reference calls with up to three of each vendor’s current customers for a total of up to 27 customer calls.
-We collected hundreds of screenshots, presentations, samples, reports and all of this information was entered in a multi-tab spreadsheet that accounts for thousands of cells, scoring, and detailed explanations which clients can use to toggle up and down specific needs as in some cases, specific feature needs may need to be highlighted over others.
I love you so much for this. Still think you missed the mark on punk'd, however.
I should have used the title “Stop pretending brands” instead
Thanks Tyler
Why don't you write something that is important? All you do is bitch and whine about other people. No one cares what you think.
I bet you have no idea what I'm actually talking about.
Pretend this, Bitch!!
We too can comment on our own post, bitch!!
Why don't you write something that is important? All you do is bitch and whine about other people. No one cares what you think.
I bet you have no idea what I'm actually talking about.
Pretend this, Bitch!!
We too can comment on our own post, bitch!!
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