Comments on: Socialnomics Should Not Be Voodoo Economics

By: How to Get Rid of Your Social Media State of Mind

How to Get Rid of Your Social Media State of Mind — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:59:29 +0000

[...] you can argue with an opinion it is impossible to argue with facts or reality (All ignorance being equal). If you take your time to read through the facts you will realize that [...]

By: R Sloan's Design Experiences » Blog Archive » Social media is harder than it looks — think before you do | acidlabs

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:15:01 +0000

[...] old examples everyone does and pointing to the latest flashy, Moby-tracked video with badly researched “facts”), and your own established connection to the people that did the work so you [...]

By: Rubbish social media stats let the side down

Rubbish social media stats let the side down — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:01:29 +0000

[...] Robert Cole has written a fantastic blog post about his reaction to the video and some of those duff stats, and the following summary bears repeating: …we have accurate statistics mixed in with a bunch of hyperbole that inadvertently undermines the credibility of both the presentation and social media. The video is a perfect example of social media at its worst. [...]

By: swinhoe

swinhoe — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:38:11 +0000

facts are facts, this is true. but they dont de-bunk a cultural trend if not true,..

many of the facts quoted in the video may be incorrect, but the point is still salient – only 60% instead of 80% of companies use LinkedIn to hire… thats still 60%!!, a staggering number…

qualman, may not be perfect with his fact or figures, but he capture the feeling of the hour very well, and gives people a way in to the concept if they need it.

By: swinhoe

swinhoe — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:38:11 +0000

facts are facts, this is true. but they dont de-bunk a cultural trend if not true,..

many of the facts quoted in the video may be incorrect, but the point is still salient – only 60% instead of 80% of companies use LinkedIn to hire… thats still 60%!!, a staggering number…

qualman, may not be perfect with his fact or figures, but he capture the feeling of the hour very well, and gives people a way in to the concept if they need it.

By: RobertKCole

RobertKCole — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:36:05 +0000

Cheryl, I certainly hope that you do not mean that my analysis and opinions were sloppy and stupid…

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:26:15 +0000

Sloppy and stupid

By: fidelman

fidelman — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:40:05 +0000

Thanks for the well documented update Robert. I've added it to my post about the video here. http://ping.fm/uAmwV Well thought out and valuable to our readers.

By: Social media is harder than it looks — think before you do | acidlabs

Social media is harder than it looks — think before you do | acidlabs — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:55:23 +0000

By: Sean Carmody

Sean Carmody — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:06:12 +0000

I posted the following comment on the SocialNomics post:

I am a bit confused about #12. According to twitter, Ashton has 3.6m followers and Ellen 3.3m. While they both beat Panama (3.3m people), Ireland (4.1.m) and Norway (4.6m) are both bigger than either follower count. Perhaps you meant Ashton and Ellen combined have more followers than any one of these countries. If this is the case, then the statement is still misleading as it would suggest that Ashton and Ellen combined have more followers than the population of Ireland, Norway and Panama combined, which is certainly not the case.