Comments on: The Illusion Of Transparency In Social Media https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: globalcashmavericks https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7482 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:55:33 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7482 social media transparency? its better if we apply it on government officials.

i love this post. it really gives me a lot sense.

]]> By: claudio alegre https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7440 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:16:42 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7440 In the case of Chris Brogan I don’t know what else he could’ve done to get his point across as clearly as he did. I think he knew what he was walking into though.
Generally, my rule of thumb is, if you are going to get paid for an endorsement,make sure you really like it and disclose as much as you feel you must. If your readers don’t understand that relationship, then so be it! The crowd business is based on percentages not decimals.

]]> By: DazzlinDonna https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7439 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:52:40 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7439 I completely agree with you. While I appreciate seeing some sort of disclaimer that someone may be affiliated with a product, or may be getting paid to review a product, that doesn’t really affect my judgment one way or the other. Either I trust the person’s judgment (paid or not), or I don’t.

]]> By: Sonja Cassella https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7438 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:27:28 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7438 This is a very detailed post and I’m not sure what the finer shadings are, but you seem to be suggesting that it’s too difficult to decide what your ethics are and then follow them. With regard to ulterior motives for retweeting, my motive for twittering is to build up a quality twitter following and promote my blog to them, and every tweet is supposed to pass the test of whether it can be argued to have the potential to increase interest in http://www.fwrenaissance.com, a blog about lifestyle & education in Fort Worth Texas.

Since my blog has a journalistic intent, I believe I have to follow basic journalistic traditions such as not accepting merchandise in return for promoting a product,and being honest in my assessments of the things I write about.

I believe by doing this ultimately people will value my site more because they can trust what we write there. And that is the “social media captial” I am after. It depends on what you’re calling “transparency.”

]]> By: George "Loki" Williams https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7437 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:54:53 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7437 I work as a paid blogger for a variety of clients. I make certain to only accept gigs that are related to things I believe in now that I am completely freelance.

All of the blogs I run contain an about page stating my exact relationship as a hired gun for all to see. This transparency s something I am adamant about.

The furor of Brogan’s K-Mart experiment was something that I found odd. I wholeheartedly support him for doing it, especially the way that he implemented it. If there is never to be a profit motive then no one will ever make money doing these things. Do we get torqued because the people working for the March of Dimes draw a salary? How about the people who man the various help desks that we call?

Integrity is the key issue, transparency about one’s motives is a step on that path. Since everyone uses these tools in a different and highly personalized way there is no single answer to this question, rather it becomes a case of what works for the particular individual.

Did accepting payment invalidate any of the work I did over the past 3 years writing about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on my home city of New Orleans? I don’t think so. By being my source of income it allowed me to focus all the more on putting that knowledge out where anyone can find it.

]]> By: Steven Groves https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html/comment-page-1#comment-7436 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:51:29 +0000 https://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-illusion-of-transparency-in-social-media.html#comment-7436 Should transparency be an underpinning of our practice in social media? – yes, I think we need to strive for it.

Should we we let our endeavor to be transparent keep us from supporting causes or products in social media – no, the products and services we enjoy can be a part of what we do.

It’s a slippery slope we apporach when people of some means and high altruisism get on a soapbox and point condeming fingers at those trying to feed the kids and pay the rent doing what they enjoy.

Chris Brogan was MORE than forthcoming in the K-mart gig and people STILL raked him over the coals for freaking $500; when we try to be puritanical in our views of what is acceptable and what is not in a transparentcy model only those people blogging from under a freeway bridge with no requirement for means of support could meet the criteria of the masses.

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