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bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Branding and Popular Culture'

The problems with a cultural identity and China has more to do with their government’s control of everything in their society, from political dissension to how many kids you can have. Here, have eight kids and you get a reality show. In China, you g…

August 4, 2009

bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Episode Fifty-Three: Media Battle Lines'

That’s okay Joe, I've yelled at windshields too. Pounded a few dashboards too. ;-p We weren’t dismissing the concept of UGC per se. What I was commenting on was the accidental stuff on YouTube that nobody in their right mind would approve of ahead…

May 5, 2009

bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Costco! How Do I Love Thee?'

Hmmm. Ben, not sure it's an upscale thing. Two words: Mommy Bloggers™. All they have to do is hook up with a major brand to offer discounts at not just Walmart, but any retail store in the demo and you know 10,000 people are redeeming coupons the ne…

April 25, 2009

bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Episode Forty-Nine: Damage Over-Control'

Re: The FTC. I think blogger ethics and the government stepping in are two different things. The gov threatens to step in because some claims are possibly wrong. That’s not the same as a Mommy Blogger who, let’s say, may shill for P&G all day legiti…

April 6, 2009

bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Old vs. New: My Media Experiment'

It's not only commenters going back and forth. I go back and forth with readers a lot. As for A-list, interaction’s relative. From what I've seen of all the tribes following the “tribes,” most seem to want to feel connected to microcelebrity by agre…

March 11, 2009

bg commented on Bob Knorpp's blog post 'Comment Crazy?'

I think that’s right. Once the economy rebounds, I don’t see people using things any less than they are now. Thinking ahead, what new sites will pop up that people will adapt to, and will they leave some of these things behind—or join at all. Two wo…

February 10, 2009