Comments on: 10 Social Media Blunders that Can Destroy Your Brand

By: Clayton Shumway

Clayton Shumway — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:24:13 +0000

LOVED your post. I work a lot in social networking and have to say thanks for bringing to light all those shady little things people do to try and get noticed. Summed up, quality content that is interesting to your customer base will always pay off in the long run.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:00:30 +0000

You are right, spamming to social bookmarking sites is so unprofessional. Thus who risk to get banned from sites like digg clearly does not understand the potentials of the sites.

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By: The Other Drummer

The Other Drummer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:26:37 +0000

I enjoyed your post Wendy, but I disagree with #9. I believe people do want to connect with brands and companies. To prevent a rambling comment please check out my “rebuttal” here: http://snurl.com/9hqx8

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Nick — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:37:47 +0000

Social media is the way to go. The potential is truly amazing. As more and more people go online and use social media the concept will keep growing and evolving. Nicks last blog post..Hurricane Katrina-Complete Devastation

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By: Thrifty Karen

Thrifty Karen — Sun, 18 May 2008 04:22:00 +0000

I don’t mind an occasional shout on digg, but there are some people that send a shout for everything they submit. It gets annoying really quickly. I just delete and ignore.

People that copy content really bug me!!! I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve surfed around and found my stuff on someone else’s site. Some of them actually reword it and try to make it their own, but you can tell.

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:05:16 +0000

I just ignore the friend whores. Good post. Geoservs last blog post..Are you Listed…

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By: Michelle Vandepas

Michelle Vandepas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:18:44 +0000

Wow such quick service! Off to unfollow a few now. Thanks Michelle Vandepas's last blog post..SOBCon08 Blogging Convention and Radio Live Remote!

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:15:10 +0000

I unfollow and forget. They don’t get a notification that you have unfollowed. And it’s likely they won’t notice, especially if they have lots of followers.