Comments on: How many social media gurus does it take to... http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Cowicide http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623882 Cowicide Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623882 Agreed, and this man came to mind as I read your comment. Agreed, and this man came to mind as I read your comment.

]]> By: Souse http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623541 Souse Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623541 People come to gurus -- they don't need to advertise.  It's akin to calling yourself "classy". People come to gurus — they don’t need to advertise.  It’s akin to calling yourself “classy”.

]]> By: peregrinus http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623456 peregrinus Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623456 When "guru" becomes mis-used to this extent, people start calling themselves yogis.  Then everyone gets confused and sees the Hanna-Barbera logo in their minds eye and the "big movement", whatever it was, collapses. When “guru” becomes mis-used to this extent, people start calling themselves yogis.  Then everyone gets confused and sees the Hanna-Barbera logo in their minds eye and the “big movement”, whatever it was, collapses.

]]> By: Lemoutan http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623453 Lemoutan Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623453 Very dangerous. They'd be more likely to be a power sink. Very dangerous. They’d be more likely to be a power sink.

]]> By: Funk Daddy http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623329 Funk Daddy Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623329 All that context shows is an average of around 2000 fake accounts/bots per "guru" and 98 million other people who only have 1 or 2 old accounts/fake accounts each All that context shows is an average of around 2000 fake accounts/bots per “guru”

and 98 million other people who only have 1 or 2 old accounts/fake accounts each

]]> By: Sam http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623306 Sam Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623306 Sure, 181,000... but aren't there something like 500+ million accounts?  Context, people. Sure, 181,000… but aren’t there something like 500+ million accounts? 

Context, people.

]]> By: Meadhbh Octopodidae http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623304 Meadhbh Octopodidae Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623304 sort of reminds me of the joke i saw last week on twitter: "how many SEO consultants does it take to screw SEO sex download teens porn cheap cigarettes viagra..." sort of reminds me of the joke i saw last week on twitter: “how many SEO consultants does it take to screw SEO sex download teens porn cheap cigarettes viagra…”

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623297 Boundegar Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623297 I'm wondering if we could somehow wire all those gurus in parallel and put them in amniotic pods and use them as a power source. I’m wondering if we could somehow wire all those gurus in parallel and put them in amniotic pods and use them as a power source.

]]> By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623257 fuzzyfuzzyfungus Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623257 I'm pretty sure that you need an 'SEO Ninja' for that. Social media gurus are all about, y'know, social, man. It's important to keep your self-important 'new economy' parasites classified. I’m pretty sure that you need an ‘SEO Ninja’ for that. Social media gurus are all about, y’know, social, man. It’s important to keep your self-important ‘new economy’ parasites classified.

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623245 Jim Saul Wed, 09 Jan 2013 01:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623245 Got any handy tips for raising search rankings on Alta Vista? Got any handy tips for raising search rankings on Alta Vista?

]]> By: BillStewart2012 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623236 BillStewart2012 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623236 And you've probably got a <a href="http://xkcd.com/1057/" rel="nofollow">Klout score. </a> And you’ve probably got a Klout score.

]]> By: Spocko http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623146 Spocko Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623146 Eh, Twitter's a sucker's game. us really social media guru's have a solid presence on MySpace. It's coming back baby! Get ahead of the curve! Eh, Twitter’s a sucker’s game. us really social media guru’s have a solid presence on MySpace. It’s coming back baby! Get ahead of the curve!

]]> By: jandrese http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/how-many-social-media-gurus-do.html#comment-1623107 jandrese Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=204663#comment-1623107 If you call yourself a social media Guru, I would hope you would be on Twitter.   If you call yourself a social media Guru, I would hope you would be on Twitter.  

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