This is great, love the questions to ask yourself as a blogger--the focus is and should be the content. :-)
My latest conversation: Social Proof: Go Beyond Testimonials
UniqueVisitor "We're really early in this game of quantifying online influence, and I'm sure the various metrics will improve over time. But crediting people as influential for their ability to manufacture various types of derivative user behavior isn't helping move us in the right direction."
BRILLIANT!
taracoomans UniqueVisitor This is such an important distinction, between those who create it and those who share it! Good point.
I couldn't agree with you more on this one. One of the many fishbowl bandwagons in social that look promising and fizzle after the newness factor wears off.
Influence has to be measured beyond activity. True influence, at any level, can not be a simple factor fundamentally based on breadth but depth when activity occurs. Anything less, is a measurement tool that could create lost opportunities for those placing too much weight on so-called grading systems like Klout and Empire Avenue. :-) Great thinking post Mack!
FoundTown Great, thanks!
rosemaryoneill You are so right, that was the main reason we started to do them :-)
Excellent post Danny, great resources :-)