Comments on: How to Become a Social Media Expert

By: lxr812

lxr812 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:50:04 +0000

I like the approach of applying this to social media. This space is too young for anyone to be an expert, not only that but social media is too general a term for anyone to be an expert in the umbrella. (I can hear my English teacher telling me that the subject is too general for me to write a paper about.)

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By: ilyas

ilyas — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:08:06 +0000

Yippy i am social media expert now . Ah naah i guess i have to read this over few more times. he he he Great post BTW

By: Peter Gold

Peter Gold — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:26:37 +0000

Christopher

Really like this post. I hear about so many 'experts' who have little evidence of what makes them such. We tend to go out a get beaten up slightly but at least have a journey worth talking about!

Peter

By: Chris Lang

Chris Lang — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:32:18 +0000

I remember when I sold my first few eBooks upon release a few weeks ago, I was so excited by who bought it, My social site friends that I had helped and given advice to.

Mostly what excited me was not the $700 in sales the first day, but that people that could profit form my eBook and I knew it would help them. Better yet, I was really proud of my product, it was the best work I had ever done.

I knew that the principles and what the thing was really about had power, was totally whitehat and could improve the blog of the person who bought it. I was kind of lost in this article until I read the last paragraph and then it all came together.

Too many people are in the Internet business just to make money, I am here to make money, certainly, we all are. But that first few sales meant so much more than anything that came after. I hope I always have that feeling when I make a sale the rest of my Internet life.

I am on the golden path. But that's another article....

By: Doug Meacham

Doug Meacham — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:33:06 +0000

An outstanding and thought-provoking post!

By: Len Edgerly

Len Edgerly — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:59:48 +0000

Spot on. A Zen Master is the most ordinary person in the room, enabling the rest of us to be more ourselves than we knew was possible. Ditto for the would-be Social Media Master. Around him or her, original and worthwhile stuff will happen as if by itself.

By: bukolae

bukolae — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:16:22 +0000

I completely agree with you. Calling oneself a “social media expert' can be misleading. The space is too young and changing rapidly so that makes it difficult to master.
I also think that the term 'social media' is too broad. I'd like to see more people apply the tools that we're all excited about and apply them to different industries, disciplines and modes of thought. That's part of the reason why I started blogging about gaming and social media. Its just like you said: venture outside of the bubble and “put the tools of social media to work, so you can see their power and limitations”. Great post.

By: david usher

david usher — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:07:21 +0000

not this year, i promised my wife that i would stay home for july. way to much time on the road:)

By: Christopher S. Penn

Christopher S. Penn — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:58:40 +0000

Hopefully you can make it to PodCamp Boston!

By: david usher

david usher — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:50:57 +0000

great post Chris, wish i could have been at PAB.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:26:42 +0000

This blog post is and clearly a lot of research and analogy was used to make very key points.. This essay should be part of our history as social media as an industry unfolds.

By: SpaceyG

SpaceyG — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:12 +0000

FYI, I came by here via Twitter. So I thought I'd link back to this post on my blog to your Twitter stream. Hope someone does the same for me!

By: chelpixie

chelpixie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:22:49 +0000

What I think it's hard for people to keep in mind when they are popular in the space is that it's a very small space in the world. The trust you have to build with people in order to be a master has to go beyond Twitter fame. It takes real time and relationships that cement in the exchange of ideas and making a difference in the world beyond the internet/fishbowl.

Thank you for sharing these thoughts and relating it back to a culture that understands how a true expert comes into being.

By: thefemgeek

thefemgeek — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:15:27 +0000

Great post. I came here by way of another blog post and wanted to say I really enjoyed reading this. I even bookmarked it so It can remind me of a few things as I write a post or make a vlog.

By: eaon pritchard

eaon pritchard — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:04:03 +0000

loving that last paragraph, 'measurements that count..'. spot on. good work fella.
Eaon

By: SpaceyG

SpaceyG — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:50:49 +0000

Best blog post on social media I've yet to read.