tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post114788836128939050..comments2024-03-06T03:58:39.540-06:00Comments on The Viral Garden: Creating the viral communityMack Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-5710651590931257222008-10-23T23:00:00.000-05:002008-10-23T23:00:00.000-05:00I was working on my wikiversity module here and go...I was working on my wikiversity module <A HREF="http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/The_Web_Economy/5" REL="nofollow">here</A> and googled for a reference to "viral community" and i ended up here. You do have some interesting points i can now refer to. Viral isn't it? :-)Redhuan D. Oonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791892639707696662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1152454288440871072006-07-09T09:11:00.000-05:002006-07-09T09:11:00.000-05:00Hi Mack Viral community idea is greatJoin people w...Hi Mack <BR/>Viral community idea is great<BR/>Join people with common passion to marketing will create great energy. <BR/><BR/>World is flat. I am writing from istanbul. My blog is www.marketallica.wordpress.com I want to join the commmunity<BR/>cheers<BR/>ozgurAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1151920720912209762006-07-03T04:58:00.000-05:002006-07-03T04:58:00.000-05:00Jordan touched on something about some viral ideas...Jordan touched on something about some viral ideas being anything but. And I have to agree. <BR/><BR/>But for me, viral is turning into a contrived commodity where advertisers are using what I consider to be subversive methods to reach mass audiences.<BR/><BR/>But, is there any distinction between a viral video ad on youtube for example and a great story on Daily Fix?<BR/><BR/>I am going to go away and think about this for a while before I say anything either stupid or which may condemn me...or something stupid which condemns me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148344604501329262006-05-22T19:36:00.000-05:002006-05-22T19:36:00.000-05:00Got it Jim, thanks for catching that for me!Got it Jim, thanks for catching that for me!Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148325976933022562006-05-22T14:26:00.000-05:002006-05-22T14:26:00.000-05:00Thanks M! Hey, can you fix my link in your list :)...Thanks M! Hey, can you fix my link in your list :)???Jim Kukralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566343297695800746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148057663274482922006-05-19T11:54:00.000-05:002006-05-19T11:54:00.000-05:00"B.L. Ochman said...What a very nice thing to do M..."B.L. Ochman said...<BR/>What a very nice thing to do Mark!"<BR/><BR/>Actually it's MaCk, but thanks for the kind words, B.J. ;)<BR/><BR/>"I agree that the community is twhat is really remarkable about blogging. I've met so many delightful and intelligent people in the blog world who are secure enough to be generous, and curious enough to keep welcoming new bloggers into the fold."<BR/><BR/>Yeah I was telling Harry Joiner this the other day, but there are SO many simply amazing people that I have met via the blogosphere that I would otherwise likely NEVER come in contact with! It really is amazing!<BR/><BR/>And of course the lineup at DF is like a Marketing Who's Who!Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148049261123949802006-05-19T09:34:00.000-05:002006-05-19T09:34:00.000-05:00Thanks Toby! I think there's so many conflicting ...Thanks Toby! I think there's so many conflicting messages, when I started at BMA, I did a crash-course on blogging, and I kept hearing over and over again that 'content is king!', and that all I had to do was post epics, and readers would stream to my blog. I think many new bloggers especially do the same thing. The ones that stick with it figure out that you have to reach out to your readers and other bloggers if you want to have a vibrant community. Of course you are doing a great job of this at Diva Marketing, all your posts have many comments, and I am constantly seeing where another blogger on their blog is talking about 'What Toby said' on Diva Marketing!<BR/><BR/>Besides without the community, we'd all just be talking to ourselves, and that's no fun! ;)Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148011172559148622006-05-18T22:59:00.000-05:002006-05-18T22:59:00.000-05:00Mack - spent yesterday talking to marketers about ...Mack - spent yesterday talking to marketers about blogs. Of course the questions of how to create community and how to encourage comments came up. I wish I had your post in hand! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the shout out and your continued kindess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148005044579100342006-05-18T21:17:00.000-05:002006-05-18T21:17:00.000-05:00It's funny because Eric was the first contributor ...It's funny because Eric was the first contributor on DF to disagree with me, and the first one to welcome me to the blog. And the events happened in that order. ;) I give Ann a ton of credit for what's going on at DF, but the individual contributors are doing their parts as well. <BR/><BR/>The only bad thing about it was that I had too damn many good blogs to read before joining DF, now I have to add about 10 more blogs to my list ;)Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1148004716240829942006-05-18T21:11:00.000-05:002006-05-18T21:11:00.000-05:00Thanks Jordan, but guys like you and Ryan and Chri...Thanks Jordan, but guys like you and Ryan and Chris are running excellent marketing blogs, and you deserve the traffic. If I did anything that was 'smart', it was that I searched out and FOUND you guys early on. And that's something everyone needs to start doing, and stop letting the blogrolls for the so-called 'A-Listers' tell them who they should and should not be reading. <BR/><BR/>And if you're getting traffic, it only repays you for all the traffic you've sent me, as well as the great comments you've left here and on BMA, which in the end is probably more important. <BR/><BR/>I still remember a few months ago Chris saying he was wondering if he should dump MMM, and now he's being chased down to write movie marketing columns for everyone from the LA Times down. You've now got your own Marketing firm, and Ryan just got a Regional Marketing Manager position in no small part due to his blog. <BR/><BR/>All this doesn't happen by accident. Doesn't take a genius to find smart bloggers and try to interact with them.Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147998427520334652006-05-18T19:27:00.000-05:002006-05-18T19:27:00.000-05:00Mack,Thanks for the link on your blog. It is a lo...Mack,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link on your blog. It is a lot fun to post right next to you. As I said to some of my colleagues, "I also post for DF, it is me and a whole bunch of smart people like Mack...."<BR/><BR/>Thanks again,<BR/><BR/>EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147996033389733462006-05-18T18:47:00.000-05:002006-05-18T18:47:00.000-05:00Sometimes a "viral" concept is anything but. The b...Sometimes a "viral" concept is anything but. <BR/><BR/>The blogging community that I feel I belong to is not a viral idea as yet, but rather one that was built on the hard work, personality, smarts and link generosity of one Mack Collier. <BR/><BR/>tell ten friends thanks you for a great deal of its traffic Mack.Jordan Behanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695275488533768073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147986475154299192006-05-18T16:07:00.000-05:002006-05-18T16:07:00.000-05:00Got it Karl, thanks for stopping by!Got it Karl, thanks for stopping by!Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147985446126208442006-05-18T15:50:00.000-05:002006-05-18T15:50:00.000-05:00Yeah, very nice post Mack. These blogging communit...Yeah, very nice post Mack. These blogging communities are great, and I hope to interact more with the folks i'm blogging with. I certainly try and read other peoples posts, but I don't comment as much as, I guess, I would like. I always feel like I need to add some additional value :-) Too much pressure. BTW you listed experiencecurve.com which I really appreciate, I also write http://customersonfire.com - micromarketing & microbrands if you want to add that. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>KarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147976762372550292006-05-18T13:26:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:26:00.000-05:00Having started our blog not that long ago, we're v...Having started our blog not that long ago, we're very pleasantly surprised by that community aspect too - whereby I have to say that Mack really stands out in his open and friendly approach to everyone.<BR/><BR/>In comparison, try to Digg something as a newbie in not *entirely* the right way - the four letter words being thrown at you are a sight to behold (I goofed a bit yesterday :) )<BR/><BR/>Keep it up Mack - including your nice community building efforts.<BR/>StefanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147958417080611562006-05-18T08:20:00.000-05:002006-05-18T08:20:00.000-05:00Yeah that's a pretty hefty endorsement Ann gave yo...Yeah that's a pretty hefty endorsement Ann gave you, Marketing Profs Alexa ranking is 5,417, which is about 5,000 spots higher than Seth's Blog, and I believe I read somewhere that he said he gets thousands of visitors a day, so you do the math ;)Mack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147929558689899802006-05-18T00:19:00.000-05:002006-05-18T00:19:00.000-05:00Yup, Ann even got Idol-fied on my blog the other d...Yup, Ann even got Idol-fied on my blog the other day! Course i've found that I like reading her stuff as well, so it's a win-win.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01890955694635838420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147915298309208492006-05-17T20:21:00.000-05:002006-05-17T20:21:00.000-05:00I *so knew* you'd use that...! LOL!I *so knew* you'd use that...! LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147914834692707442006-05-17T20:13:00.000-05:002006-05-17T20:13:00.000-05:00Andrea I am already torturing the crew at DF with ...Andrea I am already torturing the crew at DF with that pic, I couldn't do it to my 3 faithful readers here! ;) BTW how's the nobodies society coming?<BR/><BR/>Ann I'm giving you that "my two fingers are pointing at my eyeballs, and then turning and pointing at your eyeballs, and then back to pointing at my own eyeballs..."<BR/><BR/>lolMack Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723628321171539590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147913423693986752006-05-17T19:50:00.000-05:002006-05-17T19:50:00.000-05:00Thank you for the kind words, Mack. You are simply...Thank you for the kind words, Mack. You are simply...the best. A huge, heartfelt thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24784219.post-1147893020802300162006-05-17T14:10:00.000-05:002006-05-17T14:10:00.000-05:00Mack,It's so great that your readers have migrated...Mack,<BR/><BR/>It's so great that your readers have migrated here and that you're being recognized over at Daily Fix.<BR/><BR/>I'll be sure to check out the blogs you mention here. A recommendation from you carries a lot of weight.<BR/><BR/>Now when are we gong to see the Daily Fix headshot on thsi blog? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com