Comments on: Social Tool, Tool!

By: Chris Reed

Chris Reed — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:32:59 +0000

Missed this first time round, but your tweet piqued me. Reminds me of @armano’s curve – which I’ve stuck in a few presentations in my time too.

http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2008/10/the-corporate-s.html

So now I have a dilemma. Cups or curve. Curve or cups.

By: Micky

Micky — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:24:16 +0000

Very well detailed, couldn’t of explained it better, its right! Well done.:)

By: whatleydude

whatleydude — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:41:35 +0000

@Patrick – Thanks for the great feedback man – You go right ahead and use it anytime!

@Gaby – You’re welcome. Cups are the way forward… it all helps, right?

@Rob – Steal away (but always reference back!)

By: Gbay

Gbay — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:33:47 +0000

Hey Whatley – great post! Think you really put your finger on the issue and the cups just make it all the more alive. Not sure that that cup picture won’t come into my head next time I’m trying to explain social networking to someone…
Cheers!
Gaby

By: Patrick Byers

Patrick Byers — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:22:48 +0000

Great metaphor, here.

Mind if I use it? We’ve had clients tell us similar things. Always good to hear they might be interested. Problem is, SM is often being considered as a way to save money. Arghh.

Keep up the great work.

Patrick

By: Alex Smith

Alex Smith — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:44:54 +0000

If I’m honest, I often have conversations like this, just to see if they turn up on blogs.

WE NEED TO DIVERSIFY, CREATING SYNERGY BETWEEN YOUTU…oh, god – I can’t continue any further.

By: rob gould

rob gould — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:27:40 +0000

Social cups is perfect. Excellent analogy. I will surely steal it, have stolen it. Helps me to remember and not fall into the same trap as the pair on the train. At least you heard a two-way conversation. Much preferred to the one-way (mobile) diatribe on “how this must go viral” as is so prevalent in cities across the states. blah, blah blah. Also love journo slash and burns on social campaigns when they have never created any themselves. more blah, blah, blah.

By: LJRich

LJRich — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:15:04 +0000

I like the youtube/cup analogy!
*thinks* does that make twitter a teaspoon? I can see a whole kitchen full of social networking containers…

By: Kerry Gaffney

Kerry Gaffney — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:41 +0000

Thanks!

Sizemore and I follow each on Twitter but haven’t actually met as yet, sure it will happen at some point though.

And yes, we need to stop whinging about each other and actually be a bit constructive – am majorly into the theory of consequence at the moment, seems to apply very well in this area especially with blogger relations. Actually applies to journalist relations too but bless ‘em they just seem to soak up the crap that PR gives them and just vent down the pub, or worst case to your boss.

By: whatleydude

whatleydude — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:32:34 +0000

Thanks Kerry, nice one for dropping by.

Yes – ‘Why?!’ is a great question to KEEP asking.
I had a conversation with a guy from a recruitment agency a while back, not soon after I’d joined SpinVox actually and he said something along the lines of:

“Don’t get it mate, didn’t work for us. We set up a MySpace page and it didn’t do anything…”

What did you expect it to do?!

Also – was meaning to tweet you earlier actually, I really liked your comment on Chris Brogan’s recent post about ‘This is what I want you to know…’ etc… Echoed some of the recent conversations I’ve been having with Sizemore (you know him?), just how everyone should stop having a go for each other and just get on with it and work together etc…

But yeah – I agree!
Nicely put.