Comments on: Wemen Suck at Social Media

By: vanessa morton

vanessa morton — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:20:34 +0000

I don’t see why it such a big deal. Who really cares people have weekness.Who really has the time to do this .Someone with no life!Have a great day

By: Jeff Ball

Jeff Ball — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:14:43 +0000

Interesting thoughts on a long term shift in the balance of power. John makes some valid points which go beyond SEO and social media. I have discussed the link to change management and projects on my blog article: Project managers should think about sex

By: Andrew@iGoMogul

Andrew@iGoMogul — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:51:09 +0000

If social media is only marketed towards women, then why is it that all of my ads on Facebook are for single female gamers? Is this because all female gamers are secretly men, thus projecting that I, like some women, should also be enamored of men? I am so very confused. I feel like the last kid to be picked for a game of baseball.

By: john andrews

john andrews — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:56:36 +0000

Thanks for the comments and kind words. One never knows how far one can push things when guest blogging, but at the same time, hyperbole in social media can fail or even backfire if not “hyperbolic enough”.

If you wonder how much I believe “all” men suck at Social Media, or how much I honestly believe that women succeed only because men support them, do introduce yourself next time our paths cross. We can do the social thing without the media. I’ll be at Think Tank in September and Pubcon in November, at least., and in the mean time at johnon.com

By: Mary Dean

Mary Dean — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:45:28 +0000

Today SM. Tomorrow the world. I was prepared to hate you, but you’re too smart and funny. Thanks for the post.

By: Anna Barbosa

Anna Barbosa — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:39:07 +0000

Admitting you have a problem is half of your recovery. Where can I get one of those pink superhero suits? ;-)
Great article. “You Rock!”( for a dude)

By: Nick Gowdy

Nick Gowdy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:13:44 +0000

Excellent post.

I find it telling that I’ve never heard a woman say, “I don’t get Twitter,” but I hear it from guys all the time. “What’s the point,” they ask, and I can’t help but worry for the future of my gender. We seem destined to dwell mostly in the “lurker” 90% of the 90-9-1 principle, like socially-awkward wallflowers at a school dance. Maybe we can learn a thing or two about building relationships from our new female social media overlords…

By: Karen Brown

Karen Brown — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:02:09 +0000

awesome post – glad to see a man who really gets his place in the overall scheme of things!!! we women have our own strategy for world dominance by more subtle means than armies and bombs can ever achieve. Because if you haven’t conquered hearts and minds, you haven’t conquered at all.

By: andrew wee

andrew wee — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:45:00 +0000

@JohnAndrews

I am suspecting you might be a woman in disguise.
So many words.
So many word pictures.
If that ain’t the gift of the gab, I have no idea what is.

Great food for thought, if tech is the platform and it’s already been established then social media is the app that resides on the platform. As we all know the apps are usually more useful than the platform, so what’s it mean in the longterm vis-a-vis the SEO vs social media debate?

Gender re-assignment, anyone?

By: Anthony Verre

Anthony Verre — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:17:45 +0000

Very insight piece. While it does perpetuate the stereotypes that have ensnared us for ages, there is a reason generalizations do hold up. Call it socialization, call it cultural training.

The last decade has shown, IMHO, the flourishing of “ALPHA” women in the SEM/SEO/SMM marketplace. And with that will, eventually, come the downfall of women. Most people seem to forget that WOMEN view other WOMEN as competition, be it for male partners, resources, and, in this case, business. Just as men are hyper-business-competitive, so to are women.

All the names you listed above certainly qualify in the ALPHA category. They may have a feminine exterior, but make no mistake, they’ll as soon “cut-a-throat” than lose business to another female competitor. Just Sayin’