Comments on: Brandjacked by Seesmic http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:18:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Loic http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95299 Loic Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:43:22 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95299 I hope all the tweeps in this Tekzilla show won't go after me as well: http://revision3.com/tekzilla/atkevinrose/ in this case, it's editorial, but you might also argue that Tekzilla is a sponsored show so they are making money etc... anyway, interesting conversation. I hope all the tweeps in this Tekzilla show won’t go after me as well:
http://revision3.com/tekzilla/atkevinrose/

in this case, it’s editorial, but you might also argue that Tekzilla is a sponsored show so they are making money etc…

anyway, interesting conversation.

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95283 Geoff Livingston Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:22:33 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95283 Linda: I suppose you were, though as I understand it, it's editorial versus advertising where the grief really comes into play. Linda: I suppose you were, though as I understand it, it’s editorial versus advertising where the grief really comes into play.

]]> By: Linda Bustos http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95253 Linda Bustos Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:22:03 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95253 Have I just been brandjacked in this post!? Just teasing, thanks for the mention Geoff. Have I just been brandjacked in this post!?

Just teasing, thanks for the mention Geoff.

]]> By: David Alston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95222 David Alston Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:47:39 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95222 Hey there, totally honored you use the photo as your avatar. On the flip side should I have asked you if you minded me shooting your pic and uploading it on flickr? :) It's funny how in social media the "release" form is not a normal occurrence in most cases. I think it's perhaps because it feels more like something "amongst friends" than "between businesses". Good points to consider my friend. David Hey there, totally honored you use the photo as your avatar. On the flip side should I have asked you if you minded me shooting your pic and uploading it on flickr? :) It’s funny how in social media the “release” form is not a normal occurrence in most cases. I think it’s perhaps because it feels more like something “amongst friends” than “between businesses”. Good points to consider my friend.

David

]]> By: Loic http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95214 Loic Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:18:19 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95214 that's a good point. As I said, I will be more careful next time and glad you see no major offense. that’s a good point. As I said, I will be more careful next time and glad you see no major offense.

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95211 Geoff Livingston Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:13:57 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95211 Perhaps, but I think the the tone of the post is very clear that I see no major offense. As to your claim that I should indicate in my profile that such activity may upset me, why should I have to put up a statement that says don't use my personal image in your marketing? I mean where do we think it's OK to just do that? While I know you are not evil, if it was a real celebrity you may have paid for it. That's the point. Perhaps, but I think the the tone of the post is very clear that I see no major offense. As to your claim that I should indicate in my profile that such activity may upset me, why should I have to put up a statement that says don’t use my personal image in your marketing? I mean where do we think it’s OK to just do that? While I know you are not evil, if it was a real celebrity you may have paid for it. That’s the point.

]]> By: Loic http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95209 Loic Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:53:58 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95209 good to hear. "branjacked by seesmic" is a very strong statement I think and misleading. It makes us look like a bad evil company exploiting you while we're just trying to explain what our product does... We're a very small team and doing a video like this is already some efforts, I will make sure we're more careful though, setting up demo accounts following only the team. All we did was put tweets from timelines of people who we follow or follow us on these accounts in a video. the tweets as well as the profile pictures are entirely public and there is no indication on your twitter profile that you don't want this to happen, these are not protected updates, for example. in a nutshell, I feel you have been a bit tough on us on this one, and I don't feel really good about the retweets with your blog post title, but that's life, I will be more careful in the future. we're not evil. good to hear. “branjacked by seesmic” is a very strong statement I think and misleading. It makes us look like a bad evil company exploiting you while we’re just trying to explain what our product does… We’re a very small team and doing a video like this is already some efforts, I will make sure we’re more careful though, setting up demo accounts following only the team.

All we did was put tweets from timelines of people who we follow or follow us on these accounts in a video.

the tweets as well as the profile pictures are entirely public and there is no indication on your twitter profile that you don’t want this to happen, these are not protected updates, for example.

in a nutshell, I feel you have been a bit tough on us on this one, and I don’t feel really good about the retweets with your blog post title, but that’s life, I will be more careful in the future.

we’re not evil.

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95204 Geoff Livingston Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:37:34 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95204 Totally cool, Loic. I chuckled when I saw it, but thought it does raise an issue. Please excuse my using you as a foil. Totally cool, Loic. I chuckled when I saw it, but thought it does raise an issue. Please excuse my using you as a foil.

]]> By: Loic http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/04/16/brandjacked-by-seesmic/comment-page-1/#comment-95170 Loic Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:41:11 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/?p=2860#comment-95170 I appreciate your post and honestly did not even think about that when we did the video but it is a good point. It will be a pain but next time we should probably do it with a test account that only follows people from the company or who do not mind being in the video. We're not a big brand either... just a startup... so thanks for being easy. I appreciate your post and honestly did not even think about that when we did the video but it is a good point. It will be a pain but next time we should probably do it with a test account that only follows people from the company or who do not mind being in the video.

We’re not a big brand either… just a startup… so thanks for being easy.

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