Showing posts with label blogger relations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogger relations. Show all posts

Information Explosion...


These are the best of times,these are the worst of times.For today we live in a era where almost each one of has access to an unimaginable breadth and depth of information.
But then the era of Information Explosion has more and more air blown into the Bubble.

Thanx to the information explosion.
SPAMMING ,although being the last thing that a marketer would ever like to do , seems to be on a high .
Filtering content is another challenge that people are now getting used to.
And to add to that the hyped Talks ,workshops,Sessions,Lectures are getting monotonous

The podcasts have replaced the interviews.
Slideshare has replaced powerpoint presentaions.
Youtube has better talks or workshops .
Add to that blogs .
To be precise , now you can actually choose to stay out of a event ,since you know for sure, the Internet has better alternatives.

As far as my experience goes ,yes i was a die hard fan of GYAN.
I craved for it.
I used to read almost over 100 blogs a day on social media,SEM-SEO,Blogging,Internet Marketing......
I loved the sessions at Barcamps.
I enjoyed being a part of this ecosystem that was evolving like never before.


But then , i guess what looked like the driving force for joining such communities, turned against itself. And the obvious reason being perhaps the INFORMATION OVERLOAD on the internet
Add to this -the general story telling .

"THE MOST CLICHED STORY"
I was a common man. I had a idea--but had no idea how to implement that. Then we thought over it .
But then we had no money.
Then we bootstrapped Then we hunted for VC's. After n iterations in the product plan,
and 2n meeting's we got funded.
n now ,I am THE ENTREPRENEUR.

With all due respect to the ecosystem and the entrepreneurs .Nobody would or even can/ever raise a question over your credibility as a entrepreneur or the amount of efforts you have put in.
But then,
As the audience we get this story everytime..in Livemint, on Radio,Podcasts,Blogs n everywhere.
If you can present the entire journey as a casestudy , it might add more value to the story.
Telling the general story,i guess really wont attract ME.

So today i think twice before i enter a session on Startup's or VC's speaking, or rules of blogging,tips on Internet Marketing,or for that matter even technology.
And even if i enter it ,the repetition of topics, drives me out.

The freshness quotient ,i guess has been lost or atleast decreasing.
Everytime i see a mailer/poster about a session by XYZ , i think !!!

DO WE REALLY NEED TO GO AND LISTEN TO THEM ?
WHY CANT WE LISTEN TO THEM ON A PODCAST
OR SIMPLY READ ABOUT THE RULES OF .........
WHY DO WE NEED THE SAME THING OVER N OVER N OVER?
DONT U FEEL saturated ALREADY?

I guess i need a break,BADLY. SO I shall logoff from the Community for a while.

The Six things Meme Version..

Before you stop reading the post ..
First things first ....
Meme --
"A meme (pronounced /miːm/[1]) consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another."

Now that was wikipedic..For the layman ...meme is a social virus that goes on propogating ...while people continue to share their Not so Known charaterstics..

And since i have been tagged by the Blue.. with the following meme
The rules (this time) are as follows:

-Link the person who tagged you.
-Mention the rules in your blog.
-Tell us about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
-Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
-Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged.

6 unspectacular quirks bout roomno368 ...different from all the rooms in the Matrix..

  • I have started off writing ...as in seriously..my instints have made me believe that the "Form" of life i have been living so far deserves to be read..
  • hmmmm this room is the homeground for a techincally challeneged person who is for the moment trying to create some room for himself in the Web 2.0..
  • While i continue writing this post the room continues to be the single hub for one of most important things in the world ----Bakar
  • From past two years i have developed a strong bond with the invention given to us by Graham Bell..so thats one things that keeps the room ringing ..
  • Nother thing developed of recent is the habit of stumbling ..perhaps the next best thing that happened to hte internet after google was stumbleupon ..m simply addicted to this for the moment..nothing better then this ..
  • hmmm...nother Quirk..i simply hate people who use word's like ma for my and da for the ...
  • Last but not the least ..the latest trend being followed in the room was the hunt for taglines...market reserach ..UGC ...reading blogs on SEO ,online marketing, social media and all those heavy words that rule the blogging world ..
whooaaa
so finally here i m ...toook me sometime to get the list to 6 Quirks ...
Nways if u not thru with the post ..go on and see the people whom i hve tagged..

Rocky

Ankit
Blue

Dinesh

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* That’s four. Note to self - befriend more bloggers for the sole purpose of dissemination of vital cultural exchanges such as this one.


not tht's 4 ..since not many people comment on this blog..