Comments on: How Much Would It Take For You To Sell To Your Friends; Apparently Very Little! http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-15736 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15736 Now I know to keep my contact info as far away from Mahalo as possible. Now I know to keep my contact info as far away from Mahalo as possible.

]]> By: sean percival http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-15783 sean percival Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-15783 Many moons ago I was able to buy myspace profiles from users who were tired of the site but had 5K-25K friends on their profiles. The cost was normally around $150, I could then use those friends to market various products to via bulletins. After building up to around 100-200K friends it was actually very profitable. Most had no idea they had even been "sold" :) Evil? Many moons ago I was able to buy myspace profiles from users who were tired of the site but had 5K-25K friends on their profiles. The cost was normally around $150, I could then use those friends to market various products to via bulletins. After building up to around 100-200K friends it was actually very profitable.

Most had no idea they had even been “sold” :) Evil?

]]> By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16185 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16185 and now you run mahalo? coinkinky dink? and now you run mahalo? coinkinky dink?

]]> By: Curt Monash http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16187 Curt Monash Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16187 I hate these formulaic canned invites from any kind of social networking site, in which people send the standard text with their own name on it. LinkedIn, Plaxo, NotchUp, whatever -- if you don't care enough to change the text, my opinion of you and of our relationship went down. As for "selling out one's friends" -- if it's coming over your signature, what you're really selling is their time and your credibility. It costs a lot to get me to do that. Offer me $7,500 to write a short white paper or do a webcast, and I'll explain what else you have to give me in addition for me to be willing. And I'll only do it if you're content with me saying what I truly believe, even if that isn't nearly as useful to you as you'd want. CAM I hate these formulaic canned invites from any kind of social networking site, in which people send the standard text with their own name on it. LinkedIn, Plaxo, NotchUp, whatever — if you don’t care enough to change the text, my opinion of you and of our relationship went down.

As for “selling out one’s friends” — if it’s coming over your signature, what you’re really selling is their time and your credibility. It costs a lot to get me to do that. Offer me $7,500 to write a short white paper or do a webcast, and I’ll explain what else you have to give me in addition for me to be willing. And I’ll only do it if you’re content with me saying what I truly believe, even if that isn’t nearly as useful to you as you’d want.

CAM

]]> By: rslux http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16193 rslux Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16193 All those pitches remind me of the spiel you hear from some of the network marketing schemes -- "all you have to do is tell your friends about these great products and you make money!" The aggro you get from subjecting your actual friends and family to these lame sales pitches is not worth the minimal amounts of cash the whole scheme generates. Of course, for someone like Scoble, whose list is 99% contacts, not real friends, it might be a different story. All those pitches remind me of the spiel you hear from some of the network marketing schemes — “all you have to do is tell your friends about these great products and you make money!”

The aggro you get from subjecting your actual friends and family to these lame sales pitches is not worth the minimal amounts of cash the whole scheme generates.

Of course, for someone like Scoble, whose list is 99% contacts, not real friends, it might be a different story.

]]> By: Phillip Rhodes http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16202 Phillip Rhodes Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16202 Interesting. I don't think I'd want anything to do with this, but it's not quite a black and white issue. If there was something I would recommend anyway, I might be willing to accept some dosh for pimping it. But even then, only selectively and it would have to be something I believed in anyway. And I think I'd want it to be distinguishable in some fashion from "organic" content. Actually the more I think about it, that's too much crap to worry about. Nah, I don't think I'd ever do it. :-) Interesting. I don’t think I’d want anything to do with this, but it’s not quite a black and white issue. If there was something I would recommend anyway, I might be willing to accept some dosh for pimping it. But even then, only selectively and it would have to be something I believed in anyway. And I think I’d want it to be distinguishable in some fashion from “organic” content.

Actually the more I think about it, that’s too much crap to worry about. Nah, I don’t think I’d ever do it. :-)

]]> By: sean percival http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16203 sean percival Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16203 Well i wouldn't say I run it! Also I approach social media marketing a bit different these days but yes those talents go into my mahalo work as well :) Now its less about automation /shire numbers and more about the "human touch". Well i wouldn’t say I run it! Also I approach social media marketing a bit different these days but yes those talents go into my mahalo work as well :) Now its less about automation /shire numbers and more about the “human touch”.

]]> By: Cyndy Aleo-Carreira http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16265 Cyndy Aleo-Carreira Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16265 Seriously. NotchUp lit up the Java community and has apparently spread out larger than I would have given it credit for. It looks like a huge pyramid scheme and when I saw the LinkedIn bit I closed right out. However, even Twitter is going this route, from what I've seen. I noticed one of my Facebook friends uses Twitter, and went to follow, only to discover that I can't seem to SEARCH until I connect to my Gmail contacts. If this is the future of data portability, I'm going back to my stone tablet and chisel. @rslux Thank you for actually verbalizing what I've been trying to distill. Scoble does have a lot of contacts who really aren't friends. I may have a small number, but I actually have conversations with the people in my lists. ;) @cn "coinky dink" made me actually LOL. Seriously. NotchUp lit up the Java community and has apparently spread out larger than I would have given it credit for. It looks like a huge pyramid scheme and when I saw the LinkedIn bit I closed right out. However, even Twitter is going this route, from what I’ve seen. I noticed one of my Facebook friends uses Twitter, and went to follow, only to discover that I can’t seem to SEARCH until I connect to my Gmail contacts.

If this is the future of data portability, I’m going back to my stone tablet and chisel.

@rslux Thank you for actually verbalizing what I’ve been trying to distill. Scoble does have a lot of contacts who really aren’t friends. I may have a small number, but I actually have conversations with the people in my lists. ;)

@cn “coinky dink” made me actually LOL.

]]> By: sean percival http://www.centernetworks.com/how-much-to-sell-out-social-networking/comment-page-#comment-16361 sean percival Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-16361 might as well stop using all social networks, in fact anywhere you turn over your info! Actually that's a bit tin-foil hat, your data is relatively safe on most social nets, while the connection or network can be sold your personal info is typically hidden. Even our our site, as a guide I can not see any personal info about you other than your username. Also with scoble, if you are a "friend" with him on one of the various sites you just became a friend with fast company as well. :) Sean might as well stop using all social networks, in fact anywhere you turn over your info! Actually that’s a bit tin-foil hat, your data is relatively safe on most social nets, while the connection or network can be sold your personal info is typically hidden. Even our our site, as a guide I can not see any personal info about you other than your username.

Also with scoble, if you are a “friend” with him on one of the various sites you just became a friend with fast company as well. :)

Sean

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