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By: Geceimmen

Geceimmen — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:01:48 +0000

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By: Lisa Diaz

Lisa Diaz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:57:33 +0000

Speaking of typos, I meant to say, thank you to Lori and Mike! Darwin, don’t exclude me for that small error!

By: Lisa Diaz

Lisa Diaz — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:55:40 +0000

Great post Lori! It seems that any new business boom results in many people jumping on the bandwagon to get a piece of the pie. In each boom era like this one (a big boom in an industry) it vettes itself out and the seasoned best are left standing. Remember the big computer boom of the 80s? Everyone was in it and companies were growing faster than they could build desks to work at. Then there was the dot com boom of the late 90s early 00s. While working as eMarketing Manager at a division of Stanley, I remember getting calls from businesses wanting to work with us. Some callers could not send me information because their computer wasn’t set up yet and they just had a desk and a phone! In both of those times, Darwin’s theory proved to be true. I believe it will again in this boom. The good aspect of this is that the public acknowledges the importance of social media, and is ready to engage. The not-so-great side is that there are so many self-proclaimed experts that it can be deceiving to the unknowledgeable consumer who hires an expert. I say that the best thing we can all do is stick to our principals, do our best work and, when the time comes for Darwin to show up… the best will still be standing! Thanks Lori and Like for your principals of excellence in social media with LinkedIn!

By: Lissa Duty

Lissa Duty — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:34 +0000

Lori, great post! I actually specialize in social media, but I label myself a Social Media Strategist. When someone introduces me as an expert, I kindly thank them, but also correct them and state “I am a strategist, I understand how to leverage social networking sties. I am not an expert, social media is ever-changing”.

Thanks for sharing! I actually wrote a similar post myself about this last November – Reasons I don’t like the label Social Media Expert, Guru, etc. . . (http://lissaduty.com/reasons-dont-like-label-social-media-expert/). Thought you might want to check it out!

By: Mike Hanbery

Mike Hanbery — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:52:28 +0000

Amen, Lori. I got the same request. Unfortunately I am unable to honor it as I’m too occupied with applying the acumen I’ve worked on my own to acquire. Social media for business is such a nascent pursuit that few “experts,” as you so properly define them, in the specific field avail. Hopefully 2010 proves to be the year that those for whom social media marketing is a profession–in the true sense of that term, profession–separate from the black and gray hats who prey on ignorance, having only recently read a book and temporarily wandered away from the used car lots.

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