Comments on: The Fall of Features, the Rise of Community http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/ Helping Bloggers Succeed Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Garrett http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/comment-page-1/#comment-23515 Chris Garrett Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:44:35 +0000 http://performancing.com/?p=3404#comment-23515 "They still have 4% of the computer market". My point exactly. Emphasis on "still". “They still have 4% of the computer market”. My point exactly. Emphasis on “still”.

]]> By: evilconservative http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/comment-page-1/#comment-23514 evilconservative Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:33:57 +0000 http://performancing.com/?p=3404#comment-23514 Yep, I can see what Apple's fans have done. They still have 4% of the computer market, which is about the same they have had for years. They are only rabid among themselves. Yep, I can see what Apple’s fans have done. They still have 4% of the computer market, which is about the same they have had for years. They are only rabid among themselves.

]]> By: Markus Merz http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/comment-page-1/#comment-23513 Markus Merz Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:09:22 +0000 http://performancing.com/?p=3404#comment-23513 You are right, it would be stupid not to blog about product X in a corporate blog. But on the other hand blogs are not a real hard selling tool but a communication device. A blog might help to build trust in the company but an existing community like Flickr is very static and it will be very hard to get people to switch from product/community Flickr to another service. Again, it is stupid not to have a corporate blog as an easy and cheap communication channel ... Hello World outside the USA ... somebody listening :-) You are right, it would be stupid not to blog about product X in a corporate blog. But on the other hand blogs are not a real hard selling tool but a communication device. A blog might help to build trust in the company but an existing community like Flickr is very static and it will be very hard to get people to switch from product/community Flickr to another service. Again, it is stupid not to have a corporate blog as an easy and cheap communication channel … Hello World outside the USA … somebody listening :-)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/comment-page-1/#comment-23512 Chris Garrett Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:55:00 +0000 http://performancing.com/?p=3404#comment-23512 It depends on the blogger. Look at the good Scoble did for Microsoft. Look at the good Apples rabid fans evangelism does for that brand. You can't beat word of mouth done right. It can backfire if it becomes another PR mouth piece but done correctly this could be the best move they could have made. It depends on the blogger. Look at the good Scoble did for Microsoft. Look at the good Apples rabid fans evangelism does for that brand. You can’t beat word of mouth done right. It can backfire if it becomes another PR mouth piece but done correctly this could be the best move they could have made.

]]> By: Markus Merz http://performancing.com/the_fall_of_features__the_rise_of_community/comment-page-1/#comment-23511 Markus Merz Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:32:54 +0000 http://performancing.com/?p=3404#comment-23511 Despite the lack of features and despite their disrespect about rights-management and despite their 'funny' policies Flickr is the number one community where a web savvy photographer has to be. Over and out. Publishing power, inside knowledge, search engine respect, networking, short reaction time, and intelligent management of corporate news. That's where corporate blogs can and do develop their strength. The community gives a web service the critical mass to withstand all efforts from the competing services to set up similar services with the same success. The critical mass of consumers is not willing to follow every new fashion. If a blogger can help people to switch from service to another? I am not sure ... Despite the lack of features and despite their disrespect about rights-management and despite their ‘funny’ policies Flickr is the number one community where a web savvy photographer has to be. Over and out.

Publishing power, inside knowledge, search engine respect, networking, short reaction time, and intelligent management of corporate news. That’s where corporate blogs can and do develop their strength.

The community gives a web service the critical mass to withstand all efforts from the competing services to set up similar services with the same success. The critical mass of consumers is not willing to follow every new fashion.

If a blogger can help people to switch from service to another? I am not sure …

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