Comments on: How To Tarnish Your Brand By Leaving Comments On Blogs http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/ advocacy for the job seeker Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:51:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly Dingee http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-282380 Kelly Dingee Thu, 08 May 2008 09:49:53 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-282380 Great post! I try to be conscious of what I say when I answer to blogs, forums, tweet, etc. because I not only am representing myself but my employer. So I try to stay professional. Have I slipped? Certainly, I'm human! But my peeve? When there's a discussion group focused on a specific area of sourcing or recruiting and we get random posts - redistribution of unrelated questions, posts on articles not even related to the subject, etc. At first I found it intriguing but not it's just a tad irritating and I do tend to discount those posters when I see them pop up. Kelly Great post! I try to be conscious of what I say when I answer to blogs, forums, tweet, etc. because I not only am representing myself but my employer. So I try to stay professional. Have I slipped? Certainly, I’m human!

But my peeve? When there’s a discussion group focused on a specific area of sourcing or recruiting and we get random posts – redistribution of unrelated questions, posts on articles not even related to the subject, etc. At first I found it intriguing but not it’s just a tad irritating and I do tend to discount those posters when I see them pop up.

Kelly

]]> By: RBB http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-276570 RBB Sun, 04 May 2008 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-276570 The hazard for anyone who is trying to self promote is looking like you are self promoting. It is an instant turn off and has the exact opposite of the intended effect. Unfortunately, there are people who do this without even understanding what they are doing. I have a friend who is like this. He is a really good guy, but as soon as he gets around a potential customer, he goes into sales mode. Trying to sell yourself before the other person has even figured out if they like you guarantees that the sales pitch will fall flat. I am his friend and it makes me uncomfortable, I can only imagine the person being pitched to. I have taken to simply deleting some comments which are too self promoting. I guess I hope that the person will notice that the comment did not get posted and try and figure out why. If I had a relationship with them I would explain the problem. However, the people who make comments like that rarely develop the relationship first. The hazard for anyone who is trying to self promote is looking like you are self promoting. It is an instant turn off and has the exact opposite of the intended effect. Unfortunately, there are people who do this without even understanding what they are doing. I have a friend who is like this. He is a really good guy, but as soon as he gets around a potential customer, he goes into sales mode. Trying to sell yourself before the other person has even figured out if they like you guarantees that the sales pitch will fall flat. I am his friend and it makes me uncomfortable, I can only imagine the person being pitched to.

I have taken to simply deleting some comments which are too self promoting. I guess I hope that the person will notice that the comment did not get posted and try and figure out why. If I had a relationship with them I would explain the problem. However, the people who make comments like that rarely develop the relationship first.

]]> By: Michael Schaffner http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-274447 Michael Schaffner Fri, 02 May 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-274447 Spam comes in many forms. Some of it is to sell you replica watch or sexual potency drugs and some is some mindless person trying to promote themselves. If the comments have no relevance to the topic and you find they've posted the same comments on other sites - it's spam. I'd treat them the same as the Viagra ads and delete them - spam is spam. Spam comes in many forms. Some of it is to sell you replica watch or sexual potency drugs and some is some mindless person trying to promote themselves. If the comments have no relevance to the topic and you find they’ve posted the same comments on other sites – it’s spam. I’d treat them the same as the Viagra ads and delete them – spam is spam.

]]> By: Barry Groh http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-274402 Barry Groh Fri, 02 May 2008 18:31:13 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-274402 Jason, I've never understood how someone can use any avenue to self-promote. What happened to just giving for the sake of others? Maybe my problem is that I give too much, and don't wave my own flag as much as needed. But I also know that what I have said, and what I have posted, is showing me in the best light I can. It also is asking questions that I hope others can respond to in a helpful way for my edification. It could be an honest mistake, and possibly even a newbie, but I've seen too many people use that excuse to cover up what they know was blatantly wrong. Jason, keep up the good work. I appreciate how you are willing to say what needs to be said, regardless of whether it is always the easiest or most politically correct. Jason,

I’ve never understood how someone can use any avenue to self-promote. What happened to just giving for the sake of others? Maybe my problem is that I give too much, and don’t wave my own flag as much as needed. But I also know that what I have said, and what I have posted, is showing me in the best light I can. It also is asking questions that I hope others can respond to in a helpful way for my edification.

It could be an honest mistake, and possibly even a newbie, but I’ve seen too many people use that excuse to cover up what they know was blatantly wrong.

Jason, keep up the good work. I appreciate how you are willing to say what needs to be said, regardless of whether it is always the easiest or most politically correct.

]]> By: gregg dourgarian http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-273257 gregg dourgarian Thu, 01 May 2008 22:54:11 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-273257 Ok, the guy is a newbie and no threat to Michael Arrington, but someone at that company let the kid loose. If i caught one of my sales people doing that, I'd put 'em on licking mailers for three weeks. Back to Jason's prompt for examples of cruddy commenting: how about being too nice all the time. You compliment my blog, and I'll do yours. It's more pathetic than spam because i see even the leading bloggers out there doing it. Ok, the guy is a newbie and no threat to Michael Arrington, but someone at that company let the kid loose. If i caught one of my sales people doing that, I’d put ‘em on licking mailers for three weeks.

Back to Jason’s prompt for examples of cruddy commenting: how about being too nice all the time. You compliment my blog, and I’ll do yours. It’s more pathetic than spam because i see even the leading bloggers out there doing it.

]]> By: Adam DesAutels http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-273251 Adam DesAutels Thu, 01 May 2008 22:38:45 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-273251 Jeremy, Good point! I do agree that it could be an honest mistake from a newbie. Jeremy,

Good point! I do agree that it could be an honest mistake from a newbie.

]]> By: Jeremy Estes http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-273243 Jeremy Estes Thu, 01 May 2008 22:13:56 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-273243 I would just chalk it up to Internet newbiness. One of my account execs did that on a very prominent blog when he first started working here. It was obviously well meaning (so he says), but I still cringe when I see it. I would just chalk it up to Internet newbiness. One of my account execs did that on a very prominent blog when he first started working here. It was obviously well meaning (so he says), but I still cringe when I see it.

]]> By: Russ Page http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-273240 Russ Page Thu, 01 May 2008 22:05:22 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-273240 I got a "comment smear" on my blog from someone, so I took their email address and plugged it (with code) into the comments section of my blog for all the scrapers/spammers to find . . . :-) I got a “comment smear” on my blog from someone, so I took their email address and plugged it (with code) into the comments section of my blog for all the scrapers/spammers to find . . .

:-)

]]> By: Adam DesAutels http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/05/01/how-to-tarnish-your-brand-by-leaving-comments-on-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-273218 Adam DesAutels Thu, 01 May 2008 20:20:17 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/?p=1251#comment-273218 I completely agree. I just deleted a comment on my blog today that was completely self promoting and had nothing to do with my post. And it wasn't just a web link or small sales pitch... It was two pages worth of junk! Two pages worth! Why do people think that this will work to get them positive attention? The only attention they will get is negative. Anyway… Great post! Respectfully, Adam DesAutels I completely agree. I just deleted a comment on my blog today that was completely self promoting and had nothing to do with my post. And it wasn’t just a web link or small sales pitch… It was two pages worth of junk! Two pages worth!

Why do people think that this will work to get them positive attention? The only attention they will get is negative.

Anyway… Great post!

Respectfully,

Adam DesAutels

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