Comments on: There Is No Authority In Social Media

By: manu prasad » Authority doesn’t figure

manu prasad » Authority doesn’t figure — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:15:53 +0000

[...] ‘authority based Twitter search’ engine, at the same time. The first article lead me to Chris Baskind’s post on the same topic. Though I’m sorely tempted, I’m going to refrain from using block [...]

By: Ed Richardson

Ed Richardson — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:44:55 +0000

Good post Chris, just shared the article as I think it illustrates all that is good and bad with "social media".

There's a natural propensity to follow trends on the likes of Twitter, following only those with Social Media in their profile for example. Don't; take a moment to read their last 10-20 posts and get a feel of the value they maybe adding to you as an individual and then decide whether to follow or not.

I am currently writing a post on a not dissimilar matter, but its good to remind to us all to reap the real value from what I think is a very powerful facility when used effectively.

Cheers!

By: Glannaventa

Glannaventa — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:44:55 +0000

By: Authority doesn’t figure | brants

Authority doesn’t figure | brants — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:05:24 +0000

By: Busby SEO Test

Busby SEO Test — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:05:58 +0000

I agree with you that measurement of authority shouldn't be based on number of followers alone. It is something that can't be measured by any tool as there is hardly a single criteria used for adding folks we want to follow. There are different reasons behind it. Great post! (submitted to SU)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:59:46 +0000

Great post. And the kind of information that is often most authoritative on Twitter or other microblog networks comes from eyewitnesses, who may have very few followers. My tweets, for example, are the most authoritative source for news of Plummer's Hollow. A tweet about Gaza from someone actually there on the scene is worth a thousand tweets from outside bloviators. A search service that could somehow figure that out would be pure gold.

By: chrisbaskind

chrisbaskind — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:10:34 +0000

I certainly agree with the premise of your article. There are two kinds of people pushing the idea of social media authority: those most likely to benefit from the various metrics being bandied about, and social media shills who need numbers to distort.