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Nice article - amazing what you can show with mathematics. Re your comment "Speaking personally, I think anyone who was not on Twitter by end of 2007 has no place in calling themselves a Social Media Guru/Expert/Whatever".
Personally I have to disagree - from two angles. (i) Just because someone was not using Twitter in 2007 does not mean they can not be an expert. Just as someone who was, is not automatically an expert. It's like saying "Unless you were watching TV in the 1930s you can't be an expert on broadcast media". The second angle is more a moral issue - personally I don't believe anyone should be declaring THEMSELVES as an expert/guru in any field. That is a title that should only be placed on them by their peers/audience/community. Talking about your depth of experience or areas of specialization is one thing - but declaring yourself an expert/guru just seems arrogant to me. As a consultant I may position myself by offering the benefit of 10+ years of experience in marketing with a specialty in brand development, demand generation, online, interactive and social media. Am I an expert in Branding? Compared to my mother I certainly am. Compared to Marty Neumeier I certainly am not. Perhaps a little modesty in Twitter bios would be welcome? ![]() Time will come when the accountants and telephone sanitisers are shipped off world. Guess who will also be along for the ride?
It's Christmas, kthx. Not XMas. And do I spy ChatZilla emotes, there?
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@ Richard - yes, you and Taylor Davidson have both exposed the glaring hole in my logic
![]() @Sceptic - by then nearly teh whole planet will be composed of Social media Experts by my calculations ![]() ![]() @ Michael - On Twitter, Xmas saves 4 chars and capital M is called fast two finger typing ![]()
Ha, does not surprise me one bit. Seems like when I read someone's profile now days, they all seem to be "social media gurus." Makes me laugh everytime!
heh! your match skills are much better than mine.
glad to have inspired you! BL
I need to update my entire CV, BLOG, Twitter, Linked In .....I can turn the lights on which in social-media-world means that I'm an Electrician. oooh, and I've also been known to diagnose myself with a cold...call me Doctor!
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I made a small mistake this evening. I broke my self-imposed social media exile to retweet something by Alan Patrick, that linked to this post on his blog. And suddenly, I found myself besieged by unhappy social media pros that I respect.There's...
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