Comments on: Explaining Social Media Optimization to the Uninformed http://www.wardontheweb.com/explaining-social-media-optimization-to-the-uninformed/ Valuable Insights for Better Websites Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Explaining Blogs to the Uninformed : Ward on the Web http://www.wardontheweb.com/explaining-social-media-optimization-to-the-uninformed/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Explaining Blogs to the Uninformed : Ward on the Web Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:39:32 +0000 http://www.wardontheweb.com/?p=155#comment-351 [...] like social media optimization, it can be difficult to convey the value of blogging to the uninformed. I’ve had to convince [...] [...] like social media optimization, it can be difficult to convey the value of blogging to the uninformed. I’ve had to convince [...]

]]> By: Stephen Ward http://www.wardontheweb.com/explaining-social-media-optimization-to-the-uninformed/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Stephen Ward Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:26:07 +0000 http://www.wardontheweb.com/?p=155#comment-182 I totally agree. Spam is bad, and social media spam is the worst. However, I'd argue that social media optimization, done correctly, is never spam. Sure, there's a commercial interest motivating it, but a properly-optimized article will still be valuable and linkable. Much like SEO, those who work against the system will suffer, while those who work with the system will benefit. I totally agree. Spam is bad, and social media spam is the worst. However, I’d argue that social media optimization, done correctly, is never spam. Sure, there’s a commercial interest motivating it, but a properly-optimized article will still be valuable and linkable.

Much like SEO, those who work against the system will suffer, while those who work with the system will benefit.

]]> By: Simon Owens http://www.wardontheweb.com/explaining-social-media-optimization-to-the-uninformed/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Simon Owens Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:18:59 +0000 http://www.wardontheweb.com/?p=155#comment-181 Companies that spam digg, reddit, etc... are the worst. It's the scattershoot approach, and rarely works unless you have a power digger behind you. And Digg has redesigned its site recently so that you get even less SEO benefit from it now. Companies that spam digg, reddit, etc… are the worst. It’s the scattershoot approach, and rarely works unless you have a power digger behind you. And Digg has redesigned its site recently so that you get even less SEO benefit from it now.

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