Comments on: Why I Disagree with Chris Brogan on the 100 Comments Project http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/ Internet Literacy for Business: Blogging, Podcasting, Online Video & Social Media Howto, Consulting, Training & Public Speaking Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:52:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris Brogan... http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Chris Brogan... Sun, 24 Jun 2007 07:27:36 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-13 Toby- good point. It certainly doesn't travel virally or too fast. Maybe that's a downfall of the project. The idea originally was to see if we could concoct ebooks from comments. Why? No reason. I'm just trying new things to see if they work. Have you tried something like it? Not me. So I have no measure of success or failure on it. Blog tag, which <a href="http://pulverblog.pulver.com" rel="nofollow">Jeff Pulver</a> moved forward a lot several months ago, moves things at the pace you recommend. This wasn't intended for that. Side effect of the 100 comments would be that it shows us new blogs to check and learn about. Thanks for your thoughts. --Chris… Toby- good point. It certainly doesn’t travel virally or too fast. Maybe that’s a downfall of the project.

The idea originally was to see if we could concoct ebooks from comments. Why? No reason. I’m just trying new things to see if they work. Have you tried something like it? Not me. So I have no measure of success or failure on it.

Blog tag, which Jeff Pulver moved forward a lot several months ago, moves things at the pace you recommend. This wasn’t intended for that.

Side effect of the 100 comments would be that it shows us new blogs to check and learn about.

Thanks for your thoughts.
—Chris…

]]> By: Toby http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Toby Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:35:18 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-12 Roxanne - thanks for your kind words. Chris' 100 comments is an interesting concept; seems like a sort of meme and one is likely to find a new idea or a new person to read. However, I'm not sure about the purpose. Is it to write a series of ebooks? Is it to discover new bloggers? It is to drive traffic? What feels uncomfortable to me is this game seems rather limiting. IF the goal is to discover new blogs or drive traffic. Unlike traditional memes that move quickly from blog-to-blog, this stays within the same blog until 100 comments are reached. Then someONE is tagged and the process begins again. I wonder how many people will have the opportunity to become a "host" of 100 comments? How is that determined? Where do bloggers with limited readerships fit in? If it's to build a body of knowledge on specific topics 100 comments makes more sense, especially if as John Moore did with his Starbucks question, the ebook mentions the blogger and links back to her (or his) site. Roxanne – thanks for your kind words. Chris’ 100 comments is an interesting concept; seems like a sort of meme and one is likely to find a new idea or a new person to read.

However, I’m not sure about the purpose. Is it to write a series of ebooks? Is it to discover new bloggers? It is to drive traffic?

What feels uncomfortable to me is this game seems rather limiting. IF the goal is to discover new blogs or drive traffic. Unlike traditional memes that move quickly from blog-to-blog, this stays within the same blog until 100 comments are reached. Then someONE is tagged and the process begins again. I wonder how many people will have the opportunity to become a “host” of 100 comments? How is that determined? Where do bloggers with limited readerships fit in?

If it’s to build a body of knowledge on specific topics 100 comments makes more sense, especially if as John Moore did with his Starbucks question, the ebook mentions the blogger and links back to her (or his) site.

]]> By: Ann http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Ann Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:36:20 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-11 BT--Before Twitter, I had no clue what was new media or old media. I have since learned a lot from a variety of Twitter pals. I love the debate and thought provoking posts from both you and Chris. Usually I sit on the sidelines and sort of take it all in, not usually posting a comment. From my start at Twitter I have always felt it was a cocktail party and I enjoy moving from group to group of people. I definitely have an intersting list of friends--but there are a few that really make me think. Chris Brogan is one of those people and so are you Roxanne. This definitely blows the whole "Twitter is for kids" idea out the window. Off to read four new blogs and keep the wheels turning. Ann P.S. You really are making me regret that I wasn't able to connect when I was in Hawaii...next trip for sure. :o) BT—Before Twitter, I had no clue what was new media or old media. I have since learned a lot from a variety of Twitter pals.

I love the debate and thought provoking posts from both you and Chris. Usually I sit on the sidelines and sort of take it all in, not usually posting a comment.

From my start at Twitter I have always felt it was a cocktail party and I enjoy moving from group to group of people. I definitely have an intersting list of friends—but there are a few that really make me think. Chris Brogan is one of those people and so are you Roxanne. This definitely blows the whole “Twitter is for kids” idea out the window.

Off to read four new blogs and keep the wheels turning.

Ann

P.S. You really are making me regret that I wasn’t able to connect when I was in Hawaii…next trip for sure. :o)

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Chris Brogan... Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:19:51 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-10 Discovery and intimacy is certainly a much better goal. Finding more voices and building relationships with them. Perhaps that will be project 2 or 3 in the summer series. Perhaps that will be yours to lead, and I'll just direct others here to pick up the starting point. : ) --Chris… Discovery and intimacy is certainly a much better goal. Finding more voices and building relationships with them. Perhaps that will be project 2 or 3 in the summer series. Perhaps that will be yours to lead, and I’ll just direct others here to pick up the starting point. : )
—Chris…

]]> By: Roxanne Darling http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Roxanne Darling Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:49:45 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-9 Thanks for your comments Jim and Chris. Yes - Chris does (you do!) have great, thought-provoking questions. And I think it's partly bc I am a "Z-list" blogger that i see things from this perspective. The fact Chris that you've already found some new voices? Very cool. But maybe in this case bigger isn't better. Maybe a little tweak: see if you can get 100 people to go out and find at least one new voice. It's a way to merge your reach with my idea of discovery and intimacy. I'll leave this idea on your site too. Aloha, Rox Thanks for your comments Jim and Chris. Yes – Chris does (you do!) have great, thought-provoking questions. And I think it’s partly bc I am a “Z-list” blogger that i see things from this perspective.

The fact Chris that you’ve already found some new voices? Very cool. But maybe in this case bigger isn’t better. Maybe a little tweak: see if you can get 100 people to go out and find at least one new voice. It’s a way to merge your reach with my idea of discovery and intimacy. I’ll leave this idea on your site too.

Aloha, Rox

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Chris Brogan... Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:26:23 +0000 http://wp.barefeetstudios.com/2007/06/23/why-i-disagree-with-chris-brogan-on-the-100-comments-project/#comment-8 It's a good point. And I'm not sure where it will lead. I wanted to try the concept and see what came from it. Could comments form enough meat to make a useful e-book. Beats me. Not from what I've seen so far. But instead, what I've discovered is that the thoughts and opinions of people in the comment space have led me to find new bloggers I wasn't reading before. Some of them do video or new media, and some of them are text-based bloggers whose stuff I wasn't into just yet. So maybe it's more a cocktail and apps party than a dinner. BTW, I'd love to come to your dinner party some time. : ) Thanks for your insights. It’s a good point. And I’m not sure where it will lead. I wanted to try the concept and see what came from it. Could comments form enough meat to make a useful e-book. Beats me. Not from what I’ve seen so far.

But instead, what I’ve discovered is that the thoughts and opinions of people in the comment space have led me to find new bloggers I wasn’t reading before. Some of them do video or new media, and some of them are text-based bloggers whose stuff I wasn’t into just yet.

So maybe it’s more a cocktail and apps party than a dinner. BTW, I’d love to come to your dinner party some time. : )

Thanks for your insights.

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