Comments on: MORE Edelman Astroturfing Tomfoolery Revealed.

By: Deep Jive Interests » Social Media Press Releases — Is It Like Giving a Baby a Gun?

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:50:37 +0000

[...] In spite of having the resources of a world wide PR firm behind him and the biggest of A+ clients underneath his gilded wings, Mr. Edelman made a huge blunder (some would say “disastrous”) in the social media realm that got tons of negative coverage for weeks; it even got covered in the mainstream press and trade journals. At the end of the day, it resulted in a review of Edelman by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, and it will probably be the fodder of case studies and textbooks for years to come. [...]

By: Deep Jive Interests » When is a Blog Not a Blog? (Or, Digg’s Blog Prescient Of Becoming The Man)

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:45:49 +0000

[...] “Blogs” which involve a reverse chronological entry of entries without comments are nothing more than mouthpieces for the author. Corporate blogs which act in this fashion or nothing more than arms of the public relations department; and, all flogging by Edelman aside, traditional public relations is the diametric opposite of what a blog is meant to do. [...]

By: Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:05:02 +0000

No, but they do give you minty fresh breath!

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:31:22 +0000

Hey Jim,

Thanks for coming by!

Will those badges also take away that greasy soiled up feeling as well? ;)

Cheers
t

By: Jim Kukral

Jim Kukral — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:57:25 +0000

I’ve been making the rounds from Techmeme following this conversation, and so far you’re the one to hit it completely and utterly smack dead in the face.

Authenticy and being “real” is exactly why I read blogs also. Good post, thanks.

Try one of these badges, it’ll make you feel better. :o

http://www.blogkits.com/bloghonor