Colin Walker - Latest Comments

Re: Dispensing with the trappings of technology.

Paul@UK Shore — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:56:31 -0000

You can get hosted Exchange which avoids all the effort of running your own server, but I guess that is not the point you are making!

Re: The social media time crisis

Seo Singapore — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:58:19 -0000

I think many Socia Media companies will die when their funding dries up. It's just too competitive out there with almost 20 new Socia Media companies popping up a week!

Re: Early adopters and a social media experiment.

Seo Singapore — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:56:48 -0000

A lot of people place the importance of visionaries but I must say without the early adopters these visionaries would be nobody as well. Let's give some recognition to all the early adopters in the world.

Re: Social influence, or “not preaching to the choir”.

Richard — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:35:37 -0000

The problem is that when large blogs become A-list they often outsource their writing and "voice." They still get high traffic but lose the personal sense of trust and consistent viewpoint on the industry of which they are focussed. This makes the medium-sized blogs the most infulential in changing ideas.

- Richard
Richard Wilson
http://influenceguru.com

Re: Whose stuff is it anyway?

Daryl Tay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:21:23 -0000

The issue you mentioned about duplicates on FriendFeed is exactly what I'm not liking about the service. It may be different in other parts of the world, but at least for me, most of the stuff gets shared via Twitter, Plurk or Google Shared Items anyway, that yet another shared item on FriendFeed is just needless and unncessary.

Re: A brand is a promise.

Trace Cohen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:02:27 -0000

I would like to think that my personal brand is a promise to everyone i meet. I have found that blogging is a great way to figure out and expand upon your brand. There is so much content out there, so depending on what you like you can comment on certain things with the same consistent stand or writing style. Not only will you figure out what your brand is, but you will also establish one online with everyone that reads your posts of comments. At www.Brand-Yourself.com we aim to establish a student’s personal brand early so they can get the job of their dreams and love what they do, so both the organizational brand and their personal brand coincide. Every company should have a process for ideation, you cant force someone to be entrepreneurial. For more actionable tips to strengthen your personal brand on the web please go to our blog at http://blog.brand-yourself.com.

Re: Whose stuff is it anyway?

robdiana — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:27:57 -0000

To be honest, this is a problem for FriendFeed to deal with. Users have the right to use the services however they want. People's use of a tool can be influenced by what other tools do with the information, but if a user is going to stop sharing because it has been shared "enough" on FriendFeed, then I have a problem with it. FriendFeed should be aggregating the shares from each service, like all reader shares together and all stumbles together. FriendFeed has caused the problem, not the user. The user can choose not to share certain services as well if they feel it does not add value.

Re: Colin Walker » Are we too demanding?

Daryl Tay — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:34:48 -0000

I have to agree with Felix as well. There're a lot of people saying they won't use Chrome, but it IS in beta which isn't MEANT to be "ready". I've downloaded it, found that there's stuff I still need from Firefox that I can't live without yet, but that doesn't mean I've uninstalled Chrome or announced "I'll never use it!". I'll just check by in a couple of months or when someone blogs about it!

Re: Colin Walker » Are we too demanding?

Mark Dykeman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:52:34 -0000

Sure, fair point, Colin.

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

colinwalker — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:32:40 -0000

Kyle,

Thanks for the comment and, I must say, I've been reading some of your recent posts with great interest.

I'm not sure how often I'll be posting at the moment but it will be more a case of posting when I've really got something to say rather than due to a misguided need to make sure there's new content.

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

Kyle Lacy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:11:34 -0000

Being another with addictive personality disorder I have been glancing down around the "C" area every time I open Google reader... hoping for a Colin Walker post.. and there it was.

I can sympathize with the sliding in and out of needing/wanting social media. I have done it myself recently.

Good to see you back Colin! I am looking forward to more posts.

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

colinwalker — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:44:26 -0000

I always said it was just a hiatus and had planned to see how things were after August.

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

adondai — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:39:03 -0000

Interesting... but what made you come back?

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

Daryl Tay — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:26:23 -0000

Family WoW? That's awesome! And hopefully Arsenal wins the league!

Re: Colin Walker » Lessons learnt or common sense?

Mark Dykeman — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:04:35 -0000

Good to see you back!

Re: The five C’s of social media.

kylelacy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:04:47 -0000

Brilliant Post Colin. Please come back soon!

Re: Before I go…

Lotus Notes — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:20:43 -0000

Thanks for the kind mention, Colin. I've been feeling the same way as both you and Corvida have for awhile and was on a "break" myself.....but too bad you won't be blogging (for a while?). I enjoyed your explorations and feel there is always room for that. Taking some time off is always good to do. It helps gain perspective, new energy and possibly a renewed blogging adventure. Rest assure that there is more to life than this social media circus.Thanks for the mention, it is always nice to be recommended.

Re: Before I go…

Eric Berlin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:57:32 -0000

Colin, totally feel you on the need to take a break and recharge. For a variety of reasons, I just made a huge (for me) life/schedule change and flipped my schedule around so that I now write/interweb/exercise late at night instead of early in the morning.

Has social media "lost its spark"? That's a very interesting question... I'm tempted to say no, but I'm very open to hearing out the other side. But then again, I'm a unrepentant optimist when it comes to the interwebs!

Thanks very much for including me in the list above, very honored to sit on such a list.

And hope to see you round the digital way! Cheers, EB

Re: Before I go…

robdiana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:55:38 -0000

Colin,
I hope you just need a break as I will miss your insights (again). Maybe just taking August as a blogging holiday will help renew your spirits for a solid final quarter. And thanks for the mention, it is always nice to be recommended.

Re: Hiatus?

Lauren — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:58:29 -0000

A hiatus helps every now and then. Its just natural to take abreak and after that if you decide to start again am sure you will be able to revitalize things.

Re: Before I go…

Daryl Tay — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:47:12 -0000

Thanks for the kind mention, Colin. I've been feeling the same way as both you and Corvida have for awhile and was on a "break" myself. I'm sure all of us will be back even more passionate than before!

Re: Before I go…

ryanbrymer — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:24:51 -0000

Colin,
Let me echo Alexander (and myself from yesterday): I hope that your time away leads to new insights and fresh discussion.
Thanks for your feedback and encouragement over the past few months.
Best of luck.

Re: Before I go…

vanelsas — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:11:49 -0000

Colin, too bad you won't be blogging (for a while?). I enjoyed your explorations and feel there is always room for that. Taking some time off is always good to do. It helps gain perspective, new energy and possibly a renewed blogging adventure. Rest assure that there is more to life than this social media circus. In the end it really doesn't matter what you write about as a blogger, as long as you can do it with passion! I'lll be looking forward to seeing new things evolve here ;-)

Re: Hiatus?

colinwalker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:37:57 -0000

Thanks everyone.

I'll definitely enjoy the time off. I think that we can put ourselves under too much pressure to churn out the posts and can lose the enjoyment sometimes so, who knows what tomorrow brings.

Re: Hiatus?

ryanbrymer — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:57:46 -0000

Colin,
I would hate to jeopardize the integrity of your blog by diluting your content, but I for one am open to hearing your thoughts on other topics.
I think that you have a great way with words and the ability to capture the thoughts of the masses.
So, be encouraged. If you have something on your mind other than social media, go for it.