About Social Media Today
Comments by Gregory Stringer Subscribe 
- Profile
- Posts
- Comments
- Send Message
On The Three Control Mechanisms of Maintaining Social Homeostasis
"Homeostasis, David?"
Excellent post, well thought out, and a wonderful perspective.
As an aside, the term homeostasis is actually an oxymoron - sustainable processes which enable the oraganism's existence (homeo) are dynamic. Stasis indicates a static state. Nevertheless, a novel and informative approach. Well done!
On It Takes Courage
"Contrary to popular belief, there are no rules for revolutionaries..."
Wisdom, pure and simple.
A uniquely comprehensive assessment of Klout, presumably divorced from the mainstream view, and focused on a somewhat more etheric consideration. I am left with only one question, which seems ever perpetual:
Why are my writings consistently passed over?
On Klout CEO Joe Fernandez Responds to Critics
Mr.’s Miller & Fernandez-
I’ll state at the outset that I’ve read much from both of you; each is professional, passionate, and persuasive in respective writings. I hold both of you in the highest regard as authorities in your corresponding fields, and I dearly enjoyed reading this interview as well as Delete Your Klout Profile Now!
Such is the sweet; now to the bitter:
- Concern for privacy issues/unauthorized profiles – Certainly this is something about which many are concerned. Last year, I was accused of plagiarism after reposting content the denunciatory person had posted in a public online forum, even though I had both cited and credited the source. I wondered about this, and consulted a professor of journalism who is also a Social Media professional. Her statement was that anything posted as such, in any open social networking site, is tantamount to standing on a soap box in the town square and proclaiming the same to whomever may be in earshot. Other of her colleagues uphold this hypothesis. By extrapolation, anyone posting a public profile, not protected by proffered site security measures is in the same boat. Many are too busy to be bothered with EULA’s and TOS, and then whine when their avoidance leaves them right where they should be. That Mr. Fernandez and Klout took measures to fix what wasn’t in reality their problem to begin with is admirable. To harangue them repeatedly about it in serial media outlets is further sniveling.
I would go further to say that any minor’s involvement is purely the purview of their caregivers lack of attentiveness to their behavior, and not a concern of supporters or critics of Klout, nor anyone else, pure and simple. While the popular opinion may hold it takes a village to raise a child, the ultimate responsibility of said child’s actions and activities belongs to those assigned to their upbringing, not the village populace; most of us are too damned busy worrying about our own. - The standard for influence measurement - At the current juncture this is accurate. The statement that
Klout is competing with other companies in the “social influence” scoring business.
should actually start, “Other companies are competing with Klout…” To my understanding, Klout has been a pathfinder in this effort.
However, the system is far from perfect, as has been stated. Mr. Fernandez’ assertion that there is little to back the claim of gaming stands in stark contrast to my personal experience. I know of one Klout user whose profile is enviable, with a list of accomplishment badges so long the window must be scrolled to view them all. This person is a charlatan, often bragging their only having a high school education isn’t a liability, and whose content is either “borrowed” or even stolen outright from other hardworking educated professionals. The clown is proud of never having had an original thought, yet is the first to tell any- and everyone what a consummate authority they happen to be, and in what high regard they are held. This person went a step further when they remarked to me that if I didn’t believe them I should check out their Klout score.
The concept of Klout is exceptional, but until and unless the quality of content can be and is measured, the system will remain less than ideal; that such algorithms can be developed is likely beyond the current horizon of technical capability. - And finally, from a purely personal standpoint, any comparisons between Klout and Google are ludicrous, on par with an analysis of me versus Guy Kawasaki – beyond that any of the aforementioned are active on the Web, all similarities end.
Apologies for any ruffled feathers. The bottom line is that Mr. Miller and Mr. Fernandez each work very hard, every day, to generate the highest quality output of which they are capable, and do a helluva job in the process. Kudos to both.
On A Message to Our Bloggers
The two authors voiced their complaints by posting comments to the blogger's most recent post.
Hard to believe that someone claiming the moniker of professional would act as anything but. Sad.
Of course, for myself, I'd be thrilled if someone thought my work actually worth stealing...
=p
Average Qualified Candidate will have:
•Education - Bachelors degree in a marketing, communications or business. Positions geared towards a marketing goal appear to want MBAs or those with masters degrees.
Presumably this is because of the endless cries against the need for formulation of a formal academic program for Social Media. Still, it's starting to sound like maybe it isn't such a bad idea...
;-)
,,,10 percent of the people were opinion makers and the rest of us followed their lead...
I find it amazing that as much as I try to encourage fellow students to embrace the concept of and engage in Social Media, the response seems to fall in the 90% of the laggards. Perhaps in the ensuing years academia will require students to participate, for IMHO, they should. 1 in 10 participants supplying original content is downright scary.
“Greetings Mary...Appreciate you taking the time to read the article. The short answer to your question is to create a Facebook Page rather than a Personal Profile. However, there are many factors to consider when creating this page. You may find this article of interest. http://www.williamhwells.com/2011/12/19/facebook-business-pages-5-signs-that-you-dont-get-it/Thanks ...”
“Up until this point we have always understood content through the lens of the distribution channel it sat within. The channel, in fact, gave its name to the content (TV is a form of distribution but we think of it as a form of content) - or, as per your reference to McLuhan, "the medium was the message". The social media revolution is all about the liberation of content from its means ...”