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By: Doug Haslam » Blog Archive » Social Media Top 5: Watch Your Tweets, Unconference, & Personal Brand for #$@%@s

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:50:09 +0000

[...] Allison, the “famous for being famous” Paris Hilton of the Internet (and I again thank Geoff Livingston for comparing me favorably to her- I think). Is personal brand for personal brand’s sake really useful? I would love to hear [...]

By: The Value of Events » The Buzz Bin

The Value of Events » The Buzz Bin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:15:59 +0000

[...] of all — regardless of Internet fame — speaking can yield great business opportunity. Speakers often receive a halo of subject [...]

By: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Social Media: Internet Fame » The Buzz Bin

Hitchhiker’s Guide to Social Media: Internet Fame » The Buzz Bin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:25:04 +0000

[...] may become Internet famous in social media. What does that mean, and why should a corporate marketer care? So you can become [...]

By: Communicators Anonymous: #tweb2 Asks, Who Really Owns Your Brand?

Communicators Anonymous: #tweb2 Asks, Who Really Owns Your Brand? — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:59:14 +0000

[...] question syncs perfectly with the recent cover story of Wired Magazine, Buzz Bin post, You’re Internet Famous and Todd Defren’s personal branding post. This topic has been on my mind since Saturday when I [...]

By: Miz Liz

Miz Liz — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:04:16 +0000

Just want to add that your value wasn’t boring me, others’ bravado was.

And DougH – good for you. And thanks. Relevance lasts; popularity is fleeting…

By: Scott Monty

Scott Monty — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:57:15 +0000

Sounds like someone’s bitter he doesn’t get invited to parties…

@DougH: the best part about being June Allyson is that she used to be able to show up to parties wearing Depends. Sure beats having to wait in those long lines for the ladies’ room. :-)

In the end, it’s all relative. If people want to make a big hoo-ha over their own perceived fame, then that’s their business. But for the rest of us, who are more concerned with building real relationships and doing business, it’s a non-issue. Good call, Geoff.

I’m reminded of a favorite line from Mel Brooks’ remake of “To Be or Not To Be,” in which he said his theater company was “world famous – in Poland.”

By: Miz Liz

Miz Liz — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:07:50 +0000

Amen Brother. This should be posted far and wide on twitter. Afterall, there seems to be a race among a few Twitter celebrities to reach the “most followed” list and then talk about it. Regardless, the reason I follow you is that you offer value without the bravado, which is frankly, starting to bore me and is unimpressive to boot.

By: You're Internet Famous! So Fricking What? - Comments

You're Internet Famous! So Fricking What? - Comments — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:48:42 +0000

[...] You’re Internet Famous! So Fricking What?Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:30 pm [...]

By: Mr Business Golf

Mr Business Golf — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:20:53 +0000

I was told a couple of years ago that to be Someone I had to be on MySpace, then a few weeks later I was told that to be Someone I had to be on Facebook, and almost every week or so I would be told that in order for me to be Someone I had to do this or do that… When I say this Julia Allison on the cover of WIRED I said..OK, when is somebody going to tell me that to be Someone I have to be on the cover of WIRED? My question is..if I am not Someone WTF am I?

By: Alanna

Alanna — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:37:29 +0000

I think it’s very easy to get caught up in growing your networks and forget that there was (orginally) a reason you wanted those networks. They are not a goal in themselves.