Comments for Laskin.com http://www.laskin.com Content Strategy Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on What is Content? by Amy http://www.laskin.com/posts/what-is-content/#comment-29 Amy Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:17:15 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=77#comment-29 Thanks, Jen! Yes, seems right -- that's a nice way of putting it. Thanks, Jen! Yes, seems right — that’s a nice way of putting it.

]]> Comment on What is Content? by jen http://www.laskin.com/posts/what-is-content/#comment-28 jen Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:05:15 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=77#comment-28 This is fantastic! I'd never really thought about content types as "idea delivery mechanisms" but that's exactly what they are. Content is ideas. Content types are languages for expressing them. Seem right? This is fantastic! I’d never really thought about content types as “idea delivery mechanisms” but that’s exactly what they are.

Content is ideas. Content types are languages for expressing them. Seem right?

]]> Comment on Battling the Content Farm Crap by jen http://www.laskin.com/posts/battling-the-content-farm-crap/#comment-27 jen Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:29:18 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=65#comment-27 I think you're right, the content farms will suffer as writers/content creators begin to get credit for making content that users actually want to read. The rel=author tag may also give writers a bit of statistical leverage to set the rates they want for their work, by helping them show how popular their copy is on Google. Now, as soon as Google can parse the popular writing that's ALSO good writing, we'll be all set! I think you’re right, the content farms will suffer as writers/content creators begin to get credit for making content that users actually want to read.

The rel=author tag may also give writers a bit of statistical leverage to set the rates they want for their work, by helping them show how popular their copy is on Google.

Now, as soon as Google can parse the popular writing that’s ALSO good writing, we’ll be all set!

]]> Comment on Customer Experience via Big Brother Twitter by Virtul Assistant Ecommerce http://www.laskin.com/posts/customer-experience-via-big-brother-twitter/#comment-13 Virtul Assistant Ecommerce Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:38:21 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=41#comment-13 Hi, I just wanted to take a minute to tell you that you have a great site! Keep up the good work. Hi,

I just wanted to take a minute to tell you that you have a great site! Keep up the good work.

]]> Comment on Creative ways to reward X number of Facebook likes – A dancing pig! by SueA http://www.laskin.com/posts/creative-ways-to-reward-x-number-of-facebook-likes-a-dancing-pig/#comment-12 SueA Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:36:36 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=52#comment-12 Well, you made me look. Well, you made me look.

]]> Comment on Creative ways to reward X number of Facebook likes – A dancing pig! by jen http://www.laskin.com/posts/creative-ways-to-reward-x-number-of-facebook-likes-a-dancing-pig/#comment-11 jen Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:50:43 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=52#comment-11 I love that it's true to the fact that Facebook is supposed to be fun! I love that it’s true to the fact that Facebook is supposed to be fun!

]]> Comment on Customer Experience via Big Brother Twitter by alaskin http://www.laskin.com/posts/customer-experience-via-big-brother-twitter/#comment-10 alaskin Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:30:28 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=41#comment-10 As best as I can figure it out, they checked my Twitter profile and saw my name. Obviously I'm a customer, so they looked me up in their customer database, where I would have given them my number... Still creepy! As best as I can figure it out, they checked my Twitter profile and saw my name. Obviously I’m a customer, so they looked me up in their customer database, where I would have given them my number…

Still creepy!

]]> Comment on Customer Experience via Big Brother Twitter by Jen http://www.laskin.com/posts/customer-experience-via-big-brother-twitter/#comment-9 Jen Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:32:05 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=41#comment-9 I would love to know how they actually pulled off tying the Tweet to the call. It's really an impressive bit of technological voodoo! I would love to know how they actually pulled off tying the Tweet to the call. It’s really an impressive bit of technological voodoo!

]]> Comment on Hottest Product Ever Introduced by jycnyc http://www.laskin.com/posts/hottest-product-ever-introduced/#comment-2 jycnyc Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:04:54 +0000 http://www.laskin.com/?p=9#comment-2 You're terrible Muriel. You’re terrible Muriel.

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