Comments on: Can your blog be as endearing as Calvin and Hobbes? http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2010/02/05/can-your-blog-be-endearing-calvin-hobbes/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:47:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris Franklin http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2010/02/05/can-your-blog-be-endearing-calvin-hobbes/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 Chris Franklin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:21:03 +0000 http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/?p=3092#comment-2225 I agree, Doug, with what you are saying about professionals using authentic communication and stories to set themselves apart. I agree, Doug, with what you are saying about professionals using authentic communication and stories to set themselves apart.

]]> By: Doug Stewart http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2010/02/05/can-your-blog-be-endearing-calvin-hobbes/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 Doug Stewart Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:45:52 +0000 http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/?p=3092#comment-2206 Chris - Interesting comment about using a fictitious name when blogging. You also mentioned how large corporations get into trouble with some of their social media efforts. Look at the problems professional athletes have had on Twitter. Public communications about private matters can cause real issues. But people respond to authentic stories from real life. If you're offering the same professional service that many others do, what sets you apart from the other professionals? Sometimes your personality and a consistent stream of blog posts showing you're a real person proves you're different. Sometimes it's the only way to differentiate yourself from the pack. Let them know you're more than a fact spewing blogging professional. Let them know you're a real person. That's part of the point I was trying to make. Chris – Interesting comment about using a fictitious name when blogging. You also mentioned how large corporations get into trouble with some of their social media efforts. Look at the problems professional athletes have had on Twitter. Public communications about private matters can cause real issues.

But people respond to authentic stories from real life. If you’re offering the same professional service that many others do, what sets you apart from the other professionals?

Sometimes your personality and a consistent stream of blog posts showing you’re a real person proves you’re different. Sometimes it’s the only way to differentiate yourself from the pack. Let them know you’re more than a fact spewing blogging professional. Let them know you’re a real person. That’s part of the point I was trying to make.

]]> By: Rahul Trivedi http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2010/02/05/can-your-blog-be-endearing-calvin-hobbes/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Rahul Trivedi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:20:46 +0000 http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/?p=3092#comment-2166 You may be right about asking bloggers to be bold But are you ready to mix your friend network with your business network ? there's a big risk involved. Definately you can share your personal experiences about certain topics, but then you have to judge it yourself whether and how much impact this can it have on your business. Precaution is always better than cure You may be right about asking bloggers to be bold
But are you ready to mix your friend network with your business network ? there’s a big risk involved.
Definately you can share your personal experiences about certain topics, but then you have to judge it yourself whether and how much impact this can it have on your business.

Precaution is always better than cure

]]> By: Chris Franklin http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2010/02/05/can-your-blog-be-endearing-calvin-hobbes/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 Chris Franklin Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:34:25 +0000 http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/?p=3092#comment-2067 I know big business is walking a fine line between using social media to foster transparency between themselves and consumers and inadvertently fostering potential law suits and/or revelations of information later used against them by clever competitors. Hopefully individuals and small businesses with blogs don't have as much to worry about along those lines. Of course there is the "(blog)nom de guerre" possibility. With it, you might communicate honestly with readers behind something of a front. See the blog of our good Contributor, D. Eadward Tree, for example. I know big business is walking a fine line between using social media to foster transparency between themselves and consumers and inadvertently fostering potential law suits and/or revelations of information later used against them by clever competitors.

Hopefully individuals and small businesses with blogs don’t have as much to worry about along those lines.

Of course there is the “(blog)nom de guerre” possibility. With it, you might communicate honestly with readers behind something of a front. See the blog of our good Contributor, D. Eadward Tree, for example.

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