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Re: How To Deal With Sexism in the Workplace

anon — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:04:17 -0000

well, jeremy... we all know that pretty women are very stupid and have no qualifications above being sexy. thank god you are not sexist in your resentments.

Re: The Biggest Stories: HuffPo Likes Me! Edition

philsimonsystems — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:21:12 -0000

This is a great post and I concur with your answer to Mitch's question. I used to blog for free for one site but, after maybe seven entries, realized that the squeeze wasn't worth the juice.

I now allow others to guest blog on my site precisely because they can reach a different audience. I don't have the unmitigated gall to ask others to regularly contribute to my site sans payment.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

undisclosed identity — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:07:07 -0000

"or at least I'm not"

You're an amazingly self-centered and immature person. Plenty of other bloggers are concerned about anonymity. It's a fundamental feature of the internet and is not going away.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:04:20 -0000

John, I disagree. Many of my friends who don't use services like Twitter really like Buzz, because it's simple and it's in their email. I also think Buzz conversations are basically addictive, because they appear in your inbox.

Also, FourSquare did not change the location-based space and has definitely not reached the average person. Not sure why you think that. FourSquare has barely reached the Twitter crowd.

The different between Buzz and FriendFeed is Google. Everyone knows Google. That's why it is not another FriendFeed.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:00:44 -0000

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know your thoughts as you continue to use the service.

Re: How To Deal With Sexism in the Workplace

jeremy H — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:19:59 -0000

don't bitch, bitch because your female you have about a 300% more chance of getting a job then me.

Re: How To Deal With Sexism in the Workplace

Jeremy Hartwe — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:18:03 -0000

it is a real bitch that some tight ass bitch with a pretty face and big boobs will most always get a job over me even thoughI am more qualified, that is sexism

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

Suruna — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:52:12 -0000

Nothing esoteric, I would simply like to compliment this article.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

John Head — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:15:49 -0000

all of your reasons are thought thru and you give good examples, but you are focusing on the technology. Here is the problem with buzz - it's not where the conversation is. Let's compare number of users on Twitter and Facebook vs Buzz. Buss is just for the early adaptor right now. Twitter and Facebook are successes because they got outside of that, and reached the average user. When my father is on facebook and my young cousin is on Twitter; that is a success. And Buzz offers nothing for that non-techy user. Think of how FourSquare is changing the location space almost over night. Brightkite has done this for a long time, and Latitude has been there for a while. But the fun aspect of FourSquare has reached out to the average person. FourSquare will be around for a long time because of the outreach to Bravo and Zagat and super smart marketing.

Until Google can find a way to get rid of the noise and bring in the typical user, Buzz will just be another FriendFeed. The techies will love it and the rest of the world will not even notice it.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

donnawhite — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:39:43 -0000

I'm still testing out Google Buzz. Skeptical at first, but the intrigue is growing. This is very helpful! Thanks.

Re: The Meaning of “Well-Rounded” in Corporate

shanemacsays — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:37:37 -0000

Glenn,

I love that article by Tim Ferris and whether or not anyone agrees with him and his philosophies on life, that guy makes valid points and usually backs them with data. (I am a numbers nerd as well.)

If heard Monica say you were off to college soon. If so, where, when, what are you studying, etc... Would love to hear your story.

Have a good one,
Shane Mac
@shanemacsays
http://www.thesquab.com

Re: The Meaning of “Well-Rounded” in Corporate

shanemacsays — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:35:07 -0000

Nice work. Being a guy who is all over the map and tries to kick ass in all that I set out to do, I am unsure of my thoughts on this. I hear ya when you say, “Jack of all trades, master of none.” I get that. I am definitely not a jack of all trades but I feel I have figured out a few. Master? Not really.

I try to learn as much as I can about all that I do and then realize that I don't know it all and will continue to learn forever. Sometimes though you figure out how the game works and are content with that.

Take my music for example. I play a show where I was sponsored by Miller Lite and played shows all over the midwest. Am I great at guitar? No. Best Singer? Not at all. I use a damn computer to be my band for gosh sakes. I have a guitar with 6 strings that make noise and could care less that I don't have the best fender guitar. (Everyone always tries to knock me for having a knock off guitar and I just smile. I save $1000 and the six strings still make noise...)

Do you feel like it is more about how you perceive 'master?' Could master mean your ability to dive into something and just start doing rather than always thinking about it? I see that a lot and love the Thomas Edison quote that "Genius is 99% perspiration, 1% inspiration." I find myself following that a lot and I have this bad case of thinking if you can do it then why can't I?

As for master's that I am not but hope are: Doctor, Engineer, Astronaut, Dentist, etc... I hope they are not like me...

Great post and have a great V-Day!

Thanks,
Shane Mac
@shanemacsays

Re: Behind the scenes of Social Pollination, my new book

monicaobrien — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:08:37 -0000

Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you are finding it useful.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:53:53 -0000

Yeah, there is a privacy leak. At the same time, if you are a blogger then you aren't worried about people having your email address (or at least I'm not).

I'm of the mindset though that there will be no anonymity online within the next 10 years, maybe even 5.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:52:35 -0000

Haha, I guess I can't control what you see. I compare it to Twitter because I think it's superior, and I have been wanting something like Twitter but without the self-promotional BS for awhile now. That's just me though :)

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:51:18 -0000

You should! I think the key to liking Buzz is not following too many people. You follow the people close to you and follow the people who provide the best, most relevant information. It's not going to be a numbers game like Twitter (I don't think).

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:50:13 -0000

Ambrose,

You bring up a really good point about not everyone having a Google account (though it's hard to imagine how people wouldn't, when there are so many products out there that require one). It's like Yahoo - I have an account there but don't use it for email, just use it for services like Flickr and Delicious. I don't think not using Gmail for primary is going to completely ruin the chance that someone signs up for Buzz.

I really really love Christopher Penn's post about why Google Buzz makes sense for Google, and how people will use it in the future (to weed out the noise is basically what he says). You can read it here to see what I mean: http://www.christopherspenn.com/2010/02/11/why-...

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

ambrose — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:08:58 -0000

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/12/google...

If this comes true, the "primary email" identity will soon become uncoupled from Buzz. Personally, I think the privacy leak is bad enough for some (including myself) to avoid Buzz instead of embracing it. But I never thought that this leak is so bad that it can jeopardize physical safety.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

ariherzog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:43:00 -0000

How many more blog posts do I have to see that compare Google Buzz to Twitter? Just saying. Why is it necessary to compare?

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

philsimonsystems — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:49:00 -0000

It's funny. I just posted today about the importance of speaking to actual people and how I saw the limits of some of these new tools. I had played a bit with Buzz but not for terribly long.

This is a great post. I am reconsidering my decision to unBuzz myself...

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

ambrose — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:18:43 -0000

I don't understand the part of it replacing Twitter though. There are a couple of things.

First, does Buzz use (or "public" Buzz use) map exactly to Twitter use? I have a feeling that it may not map exactly. Even automatic Facebook -> Twitter posting is not a good idea, I am really skeptical that you can just kill Twitter like that, as if no one ELSE would continue to use it.

I also have some reservations about the significance of Buzz' existing user base. Not everyone has a Gmail account, and I know personally people who use Hotmail or Yahoo but don't have the inclination to sign up with Gmail, and I don't see how Buzz will make them sign up. Even if these people sign up, their Gmail identity is not going to be their "primary email address". This sounds more like "another status update service" and not a killer of anything.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

dblogged — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:04:06 -0000

Great article...I appreciate the perspective.

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:55:02 -0000

Yeah, I hear ya. That's why I wrote "Services that Google Buzz Can Probably Replace if You Let It" :)

It will mostly kill these services for me, truthfully. I'm sure other people have different systems of managing the work they do online, but the features I use on all of those sites are replicated in Google Buzz.

Blogs are the one thing I questioned (indicated by the ? mark next to the header) - though I do think I'll be reading far fewer blogs on their actual websites. But I hate messing with blog designs and stuff, in fact I hired someone to do that for me from now on - for me it's just about the message and the conversation that follows.

Thanks for the comment!

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:49:06 -0000

Another new thing - see, I don't use Xanga anymore so did not know about Xanga Pulse. And I completely forgot about paid Xanga services :)

Re: Why I love Google Buzz (and why you should too!)

monicaobrien — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:48:22 -0000

Gotcha, I learned something new today. I guess I never use Twitter via mobile, so I had no idea. I just know that the username is included in the 140 char when you update Twitter via the website.