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By: In Defense of Selfishness « Media Bullseye – A New Media and Communications Magazine

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:57:24 +0000

[...] of self-suppression. I felt strongly enough to do a snarky blog post a couple of weeks ago (http://doughaslam.com/2009/08/28/social-media-top-5-i-am-smart-and-handsome-and-my-cat-is-adorable/). While I feel there is no real danger that ego-supported blogging and the like will go away, I do [...]

By: Doug Haslam

Doug Haslam — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:04:57 +0000

David, there’s nothing wrong with that, which is my point.

After I hit “publish,” I wondered if “self-promoter” was too crude a compliment. But that’s what it is.

Correct, you are your own brand and that’s what you promote. And you are as good and successful at it as anyone I know. what’s more, you share how to do it.

Mitch, you hit it– I just don;t want people to think self-promotion is bad. There are times when it is, but I don;t want people to stop telling us about themselves because they are afraid of being called narcissistic.

By: bkmacdaddy (bkmacdaddy designs)

bkmacdaddy (bkmacdaddy designs) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:39:11 +0000

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By: wpstudios (WPstudios)

wpstudios (WPstudios) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:38:10 +0000

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By: Mitch Joel - Twist Image

Mitch Joel - Twist Image — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:33:14 +0000

I find it humorous that we speak/see self-promotion as a bad thing, yet we all love hearing about celebrities, sports figures, authors, etc… who are – essentially – people who are great at self-promoting.

It may well be about time that we only speak unkindly of self-promotion when there is nothing behind it – meaning people who promote themselves but don’t have the audience/experience/skills to back it up.

By: David Meerman Scott

David Meerman Scott — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:13:36 +0000

Ha! A self-promoter, huh? OK, I’ll take that. But my brand is my self because I am on my own. I think any organization can use the web to spread ideas and tell stories. What’s wrong with that?

By: SocialMnews (SocialMedia Eqentia)

SocialMnews (SocialMedia Eqentia) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:34:10 +0000

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