Comments on: Thinking about the web with respect to good and bad news

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On Smart Communities and StockTwits « zerobeta — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:16:24 +0000

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By: Jo Jordan

Jo Jordan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:40:19 +0000

Bravo.

I agree. Do we find what works and extend it or encourage inaction and despair?

Even when life if bad we can concentrate on what moves forward.

By: Mark Samuels

Mark Samuels — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:20:13 +0000

I concede on the CEOs… : )

I wonder what the most obscure *job title* is…?

By: JP

JP — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:44:01 +0000

but my favourite? 6 results returned for “grand panjandrum”

By: JP

JP — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:42:45 +0000

Mark, time to call you: 579,738 CEOs. :-)

By: Mark Samuels

Mark Samuels — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:31:37 +0000

Actually, scratch that – I’m rasising you again: 380,ooo experts (and counting).

Whatever happened to *real* job titles – you know, CIO, managing director, editor…?

By: Mark Samuels

Mark Samuels — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:24:41 +0000

So, there’s 14,000 evangelists on LinkedIn…

I see your 14,000 evangelists, JP – and raise you with 33,000 gurus.

Can anyone beat that?

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:45:52 +0000

We’re programmed to respond quickly to bad things. It’s why bad news sells.

But agreed.

et’s keep the web different although; I often do, and don’t bite my tongue on twitter.

By: Anant

Anant — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:49:19 +0000

JP,

Couldn’t agree more. For the past year or so, Campaign India, the magazine that I edit, has been looking for good news that would make the reader feel better about the industry he/she works in.
Over a period of time, readers look for the Campaign India perspective on any ‘bad’ news — to see if we’ve been able to see a ‘good news angle” to the same story. Most often, we do.