Comments for wellMANIA by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com A blog by a Minneapolis-based advertiser, online marketer and social media enthusiast. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:14:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-165 Brad Wellman Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:14:45 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-165 Chris, Thank you very much for those wonderful comments. I am looking forward to being able to blog on a more consistent basis here in the next few weeks and really make this blog into something bigger and better than where it currently is. I think you're doing a great thing with your community-building in Westchester through social media and I will be sure to check back to your site often. Thanks again. Happy holidays and a new year! -Brad Chris,

Thank you very much for those wonderful comments. I am looking forward to being able to blog on a more consistent basis here in the next few weeks and really make this blog into something bigger and better than where it currently is.

I think you’re doing a great thing with your community-building in Westchester through social media and I will be sure to check back to your site often.

Thanks again. Happy holidays and a new year!

-Brad

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by Chris S. Cornell http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-164 Chris S. Cornell Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:51:48 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-164 Brad, It's too bad that the other things in our hectic lives sometimes keep us away from our blogs and Twitter accounts for longer than we'd like. It's hard to build a loyal following when we step away for too long. You do have an excellent understanding of social media, and you write in a cohesive, easy-to-understand style. With respect to Twitter being a tool, you are right on the money. Sure Twitter will be replaced by something else one day, but we need to learn to utilize the tools we have, while we have them. We need to learn how to tell our story and communicate our message. I will check back regularly to catch up with your articles. Meanwhile, I invite you to visit http://TwitterProfessor.com to read about my efforts to build community in the Westchester, NY are through the use of Twitter (and other forms of social media). Keep the conversation going. Sincerely, Chris S. Cornell Brad,

It’s too bad that the other things in our hectic lives sometimes keep us away from our blogs and Twitter accounts for longer than we’d like. It’s hard to build a loyal following when we step away for too long.

You do have an excellent understanding of social media, and you write in a cohesive, easy-to-understand style. With respect to Twitter being a tool, you are right on the money. Sure Twitter will be replaced by something else one day, but we need to learn to utilize the tools we have, while we have them. We need to learn how to tell our story and communicate our message.

I will check back regularly to catch up with your articles. Meanwhile, I invite you to visit http://TwitterProfessor.com to read about my efforts to build community in the Westchester, NY are through the use of Twitter (and other forms of social media).

Keep the conversation going.

Sincerely,
Chris S. Cornell

]]> Comment on Social Media Podcast with Share Sigma Chi by Casie http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/social-media-podcast-with-share-sigma-chi/#comment-159 Casie Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:44:14 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-159 Someday I will find time to blog about my (ad)ventures - lol Someday I will find time to blog about my (ad)ventures – lol

]]> Comment on Really?! THAT Is Your URL?? by Jeff Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/really-that-is-your-url/#comment-158 Jeff Wellman Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:58:24 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-158 You know it Brad.... We really need to be very careful with what we choose... With teh words they chose it leaves a feeling of uncaring to me. Maybe they are actually caring and sympatheti to the story they are presenting and maybe there not. Words are powerful and can give a negative or positive feel to your website. What kind of image do you now have of this news station... just two words left a bad taste for you as well as it did for me... Yet the person who wrote the article may have been in tears as they wrote the article... But two words took that caringness and sympathetic feel and turned it into something with a morbid feel. Good catch Brad You know it Brad…. We really need to be very careful with what we choose… With teh words they chose it leaves a feeling of uncaring to me.

Maybe they are actually caring and sympatheti to the story they are presenting and maybe there not. Words are powerful and can give a negative or positive feel to your website.

What kind of image do you now have of this news station…
just two words left a bad taste for you as well as it did for me… Yet the person who wrote the article may have been in tears as they wrote the article… But two words took that caringness and sympathetic feel and turned it into something with a morbid feel.

Good catch Brad

]]> Comment on Really?! THAT Is Your URL?? by Jacob http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/really-that-is-your-url/#comment-157 Jacob Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:51:52 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=343#comment-157 Definitely could have used better judgment. Definitely could have used better judgment.

]]> Comment on Social Media Podcast with Share Sigma Chi by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/social-media-podcast-with-share-sigma-chi/#comment-156 Brad Wellman Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:53:16 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-156 Thanks again for having me on your podcast Jacob. As I told Casie, I love talking to fellow Sigs about any-and-everything, especially things I can talk a lot about ;) I'd be more than happy to do it again sometime. Take care, and IHSV, -Brad Thanks again for having me on your podcast Jacob. As I told Casie, I love talking to fellow Sigs about any-and-everything, especially things I can talk a lot about ;)

I’d be more than happy to do it again sometime.

Take care, and IHSV,

-Brad

]]> Comment on Social Media Podcast with Share Sigma Chi by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/social-media-podcast-with-share-sigma-chi/#comment-155 Brad Wellman Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:51:57 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-155 Thanks for the comments, Casie! It was a fun thing to do and I really enjoy "shooting the breeze" with a fellow Sig about anything, especially an area I have some experience in :) I'm glad you were *impressed* I'd love to hear more about your (ad)ventures! -Brad Thanks for the comments, Casie! It was a fun thing to do and I really enjoy “shooting the breeze” with a fellow Sig about anything, especially an area I have some experience in :)

I’m glad you were *impressed*

I’d love to hear more about your (ad)ventures!

-Brad

]]> Comment on Social Media Podcast with Share Sigma Chi by Jacob http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/social-media-podcast-with-share-sigma-chi/#comment-154 Jacob Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:04:00 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-154 Thanks for the kind words. I was very pleased with the podcast and might have to bring Brad on again. Thanks for the kind words. I was very pleased with the podcast and might have to bring Brad on again.

]]> Comment on Social Media Podcast with Share Sigma Chi by Casie http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/social-media-podcast-with-share-sigma-chi/#comment-152 Casie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:48:35 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=335#comment-152 Brad, You sound like such an expert in this podcast! I suppose I should expect that from a social media rockstar :). You were definitely a great choice for the interview. Kudos to Jacob for reaching out to you. Kudos to you for rocking the podcast. *Impressive* -Casie Brad,

You sound like such an expert in this podcast! I suppose I should expect that from a social media rockstar :) . You were definitely a great choice for the interview. Kudos to Jacob for reaching out to you. Kudos to you for rocking the podcast. *Impressive*

-Casie

]]> Comment on Help Me Eradicate Breast Cancer. It Won’t Cost You Anything. by Sigrid http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/help-me-eradicate-breast-cancer-it-wont-cost-you-anything/#comment-142 Sigrid Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:27:11 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-142 Way to honor Nell, Kathy, and you Grandma--makes me proud! Way to honor Nell, Kathy, and you Grandma–makes me proud!

]]> Comment on Help Me Eradicate Breast Cancer. It Won’t Cost You Anything. by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/help-me-eradicate-breast-cancer-it-wont-cost-you-anything/#comment-141 Brad Wellman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:56:19 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-141 Thanks Monk, I appreciate the comment. I also contributed to your cause! Thanks for reading, Brad http://wellmania.wordpress.com Thanks Monk, I appreciate the comment. I also contributed to your cause!

Thanks for reading,
Brad
http://wellmania.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Help Me Eradicate Breast Cancer. It Won’t Cost You Anything. by Felonious Monk http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/help-me-eradicate-breast-cancer-it-wont-cost-you-anything/#comment-140 Felonious Monk Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:52:19 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=328#comment-140 Great cause, I'm always happy to help a fellow SV member. Good luck, Monk http://monkspoint.wordpress.com Great cause, I’m always happy to help a fellow SV member.

Good luck,
Monk
http://monkspoint.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on License to Kill? Yes. License to Tweet? Absolutely Not. by Brad Wellman http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/license-to-kill-yes-license-to-tweet-absolutely-not/#comment-139 Brad Wellman Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:00:51 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-139 Hi Anthony, thanks for the comment. You make a great point about the rapid growth of these sites scaring those in control into shutting down access to them. People tend to fear what they do not understand, and as we have seen from the Chinese government censoring certain sites, people will find a way to make their voice heard, one way or another. I know that is not particularly similar to the case of the marines and the entire DoD, but there are some similarities. Thanks again for the comment! -Brad Hi Anthony, thanks for the comment. You make a great point about the rapid growth of these sites scaring those in control into shutting down access to them. People tend to fear what they do not understand, and as we have seen from the Chinese government censoring certain sites, people will find a way to make their voice heard, one way or another. I know that is not particularly similar to the case of the marines and the entire DoD, but there are some similarities.

Thanks again for the comment!

-Brad

]]> Comment on License to Kill? Yes. License to Tweet? Absolutely Not. by anthonymci http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/license-to-kill-yes-license-to-tweet-absolutely-not/#comment-138 anthonymci Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:00:14 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-138 Great post. I just today was speaking about this in my blog, but from a corporate perspective. I think that the rapid development of these SNS's (I'm not sure about this term yet!) is ahead of the control measures for them. So it seems most places are deciding to block them first, deal with them second. It's just when this 'dealing' will happen that is the worry. Great post. I just today was speaking about this in my blog, but from a corporate perspective. I think that the rapid development of these SNS’s (I’m not sure about this term yet!) is ahead of the control measures for them. So it seems most places are deciding to block them first, deal with them second. It’s just when this ‘dealing’ will happen that is the worry.

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by wellmania http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-135 wellmania Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:46:37 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-135 Thanks Erica! I'm glad you found my blog. If you want to subscribe to it and keep an eye out for what I'm doing, feel free to :) Thanks Erica! I’m glad you found my blog. If you want to subscribe to it and keep an eye out for what I’m doing, feel free to :)

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by Erica http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-134 Erica Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:58:03 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-134 You're getting smarter every day, dude! You’re getting smarter every day, dude!

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by wellmania http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-132 wellmania Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:19:28 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-132 Thanks brother, much appreciated. I've added Share Sigma Chi to my blogroll too! In Hoc, -Brad Thanks brother, much appreciated. I’ve added Share Sigma Chi to my blogroll too!

In Hoc,

-Brad

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by wellmania http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-131 wellmania Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:10:44 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-131 Thanks Frank, I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for reading! -Brad Thanks Frank, I really appreciate the kind words.

Thanks for reading!

-Brad

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by Jacob http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-130 Jacob Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:06:13 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-130 The first two sentences of your last paragraph is spot on, well said. The first two sentences of your last paragraph is spot on, well said.

]]> Comment on Social Media is Just a Fad… by tshirtfrank http://wellmania.wordpress.com/2009/07/29/social-media-is-just-a-fad/#comment-129 tshirtfrank Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:37:57 +0000 http://wellmania.wordpress.com/?p=287#comment-129 Well said, love the post. You are so right, social media is not a fad, surely the medium and tools will change in time but not the idea. Well said, love the post. You are so right, social media is not a fad, surely the medium and tools will change in time but not the idea.

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