Comments on: Why the Bleeding Edge of Social Media is Important for Tech Bloggers

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 05:35:35 +0000

Well, I signed up for Twitter today, so I guess now I have two to go (Plurk and Friendfeed). “More signal and less noise”, that’s a really good point.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:38:46 +0000

@Rob – I agree: choose what you like or it’s not going to be much use. I see you are doing very well on Plurk. Lots of conversation around your plurks!

@Eric – That’s awesome! I’m having a lot of fun on Plurk.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:28:36 +0000

Totally agree. I came to this article via one of your plurks if that tells you anything …

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:23:26 +0000

Good post. It pays to be an early adopter. Key is to back projects you truly love because if not no point in being an early adopter. Chances are others will enjoy or dislike the service for the same reasons you do. I love plurk and fully immersed myself. Do I hope / think it goes huge? Absolutely. If it doesn’t I’m still cool as I enjoy it the way it is now.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:07:31 +0000

@Janice – Curiosity may kill cats, but it also never fails to educate!

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:07:59 +0000

I saw Plurk On Dosh Dosh for the first time a few days ago. Plurk. Kind of a catchy little name. I am the opposite of tech, but I love to know what’s going on.

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:02:41 +0000

@Scott – that’s great to hear! Keep up the good work.

@Isle – Let’s think of “rich” in terms of information, shall we? I like your succinct list.

By: isle

isle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:37:58 +0000

I will echo the “excellent article” sentiment. You have nailed it. One of the things that holds people back (and occasionally myself) is thinking one has to be the recognised expert to have a worthy say, to write a review blog on a cutting edge service. Bottom line, it doesn’t hurt to be A list before you opine, but a lot of people want to hear early reports from users, all users.

It’s a self fullfilling approach to becoming “recognised”.

ReCap:
Be there early
Do it
Blog it
Be seen.
Be consistant
Be Rich.
Ok, that last one is a bit of a stretch

I’m saving this post for inspiration. Nice.

By: Scott Webster

Scott Webster — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:33:48 +0000

We started a dedicated niche site last November centered on Google’s Android and the Open Handset Alliance. Although a few “competitors” have sprouted up, we’re considered more of the authority since we were first. It’s also helped to stay consistent, on-target, and interactive.

It’s true that as time has gone, we’ve become more self-sufficient and traffic continues to build on itself.

Great article!

By: Michael Martine, Blog Consultant

Michael Martine, Blog Consultant — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:39:35 +0000

@Joel – Thanks! It becomes a self-accelerating process that really shoots you to the head of the line. The benefits are self-reinforcing.