links for 2006-03-04

• What’s Wrong With Steve Rubel? (Copyblogger)
  Check out this post, and the comment thread. It's a perfect example of how NOT to foster online conversation. Defensiveness, tit-for-tat, and flames only alienate readers and destroys community. One-upsmanship is sooooo tiresome!
  (tags: bad+example conversation conversational+media content+quality)
• microformats | About microformats
  I'm just starting to learn about microformats. Just gut gut feeling, but I believe there's a significant conversational-media opportunity in here somewhere. I'll blog it after I think that through more...
  (tags: language metadata conversational+media technology tools tagging web2.0)
• Newsome.Org
  "It's easy to toss up a link and restate the conversation, but these folks, even when they are disagreeing, always make good, sound points. You'll never hear them telling you how smart they are- they just prove it day after day."
  (tags: blogs disagreement mycomments mycoverage credibility relationship+building thought+leaders)
• Charlene Li's Blog: Forrester's Social Computing report
  In a comment: "Personally, I think this is about "conversational marketing." This strategy should include both connecting dots between like minds AND establishing meaningful contexts for rich conversations in posts, pictures, listings, events, etc. "
  (tags: collaboration community conversation conversational+media advertising business PR+marketing problem+solving content+strategy)
• Steve Rubel's Social Media Tour Podcast (BlogHer)
  "Steve Rubel announced his transition from CopperKatz to Edelman (big PR firm) and his plan to launch a Social Media Tour. This podcast was Steve's first stop on the Tour."
  (tags: conversation conversational+media mycoverage podcasting technology thought+leaders tools)

Comments

[JTony]

Actually, Amy, Copyblogger's note fostered a great deal of really good conversation. Sure, you have to sift a little, but there were great statements on Brian's site, Steve's site, Scoble's site, and on my own.

I agree that all the things you mentioned can alienate folks in a community, but if you jump in and really try to offer some thoughtful insight and ask others to do the same, you get some pretty good stuff.