Comments on: Branding, blogging and the attention economy

By: Diane Levin

Diane Levin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:19:09 +0000

Jordan, thanks for both the link and for the clear-sighted analysis of blogging as branding and social media tool. Anyone thinking about launching a blog would do well to read it. Your Chuck Jones analogy rang true for this Bug Bunny fan — if you’re not doing it for yourself, out of the sheer joy of writing and the pleasure of thinking out loud, then don’t even start. For me the greatest delight of blogging is the way it connects me to a wellspring of insights and to other bloggers — in this particular moment to you and the stimulating ideas you’ve given voice to in this post. Thanks again!

By: Vickie Pynchon

Vickie Pynchon — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:27:21 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful post, Jordan. I have never thought of myself as a woman anything; woman lawyer, woman mediator, woman writer, woman blogger. Nor do I pay attention to the gender of bloggers I follow. Unfortunately, MEN tend to think in gender terms without even being aware that they’re doing so, just as I think in racial terms without being aware I’m doing so. At a weekend training session to become a deputy field organizer for the Obama campaign, three “African American” women at my table said they didn’t want to be called African America or black or people of color and asked why white people felt the need to identify them by their color. Shoot!! It just hadn’t occurred to me that they want to be thought of as teachers or mothers or doctors or lawyers or writers or journalists just as I do without having the (unfortunately still) stigma of marginalization appended to them. So, we DO need to bring ourselves around to consciousness of all of these misunderstandings among us, always alert to the fact that we’re identifying people FIRST by race or religion or sexual preference or nationality or gender and SECOND by who they are. Best (from Paris) Vickie

By: Michael H. Goldhaber

Michael H. Goldhaber — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:05:12 +0000

A small point perhaps, but one that annoys me: Davenport and Beck merely appropriated my term Attention Economy, which I first put in print about 1989. (They admit this in their preface). In my opinion, D &*B fail to understand what is most salient about the concept, and that is that the attention of other human beings is highly desirable. A better source than their book, if I do say so myself is my 1997 paper: “The Attention Economy and the Net” http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue2_4/goldhaber/

By: Susan Cartier Liebel

Susan Cartier Liebel — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:45:55 +0000

Jordan, you’ve done it again with a truly insightful analysis of the blogging world, readership, commitment to the effort and the crowded and competitive universe in which we all reside and hope to thrive.

Thank you for the mention and look for a future post at Build A Solo Practice and Solo Practice University referencing your thoughts because as we train new solos they need to be aware of what they are up against, the challenges and the rewards.

Kindest,

By: Mina Sirkin

Mina Sirkin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:43:44 +0000

Hi Jordan,

Thanks for the mention. I have learned lots from fellow blawgers. Look forward to reading more of your posts.

Best Regards,

Mina Sirkin
http://www.MomsRules.com
http://www.SirkinLaw.com

By: advocatesstudio

advocatesstudio — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:35:05 +0000

Great article – thorough consideration of the aftereffects of that catalytic Law.com article. Just wanted to add my original post on Sunday on the topic: http://advocatesstudio.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/im-here-im-here-really-i-am/
I have been thoroughly enjoying reading the fallout – the differing perspectives on the article, its support and its import. I keep asking myself: why is this even a topic of conversation? Then I remember: because humans are keenly interested in differences between the sexes, no matter the context.

Cheers!

By: halosecretarialservices

halosecretarialservices — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:12:44 +0000

What a great post and thanks for the mention Jordan! I think you’ve really hit the nail on the head when you talk about recognizing the challenges inherent in blogging (and all the competition from other blogs, social media, newspapers or the many other pieces of writing we all try to keep up with).

I’ve made a commitment to myself to blog for as long as *I* feel there is value in it, regardless of the numbers and the stats or lack thereof! After all, if my blog only reaches one person, but that one person is a great connect on whatever level – it was worth it to me!