What Seth Godin Really Thinks About Social Media
If you’re posting on social media or any platform with an algorithm, the real question is: do you work for the algorithm or are you committed to working for the people who want to go where you hope to take them?
Seth Godin • Feeding the algorithm
when you have something useful to say, articulated in an unusual and interesting way, delivered to a specific group of people [who hang out together], word of mouth spreads.
And, as with Seth Godin, David didn’t need growth hacks in the 90s and he wouldn’t need them today.
Because the noise makes it hard to find quality, interesting perspectives, whi... See more
And, as with Seth Godin, David didn’t need growth hacks in the 90s and he wouldn’t need them today.
Because the noise makes it hard to find quality, interesting perspectives, whi... See more
David C. Baker Case Study | Liam Curley
Hendrik added
We have a chance to do work we’re proud of, and to do it for people who care. And maybe we can do it in a way that will lead them to tell the others. Traffic from an algorithm isn’t the point, it’s a random bonus.
No sense being a puppet, especially if you can’t be sure who is pulling the strings or why.
Seth Godin • You Can’t Beat the Algorithm
Andreas Vlach added
I have always tended to argue that social media makes people be brands, whereas Lorenz’s book argues that people are brands first and they forced social media to become more and more about them. Not
andrea added
Successful social networks don't pose trick questions at the start, it’s usually clear what they want from you.
Seth Godin • Daily Review | Readwise
Pritesh added
The point of making content is to get an outcome,” he added.
The success of mega-influencers or thought leaders who have, in effect, transcended algorithmic management can make it difficult to see that. The Seth Godins, Mel Robbinses, and Brene Browns of the internet don’t appear to be trying to “get an outcome.” They don’t have to. Their influence... See more
The success of mega-influencers or thought leaders who have, in effect, transcended algorithmic management can make it difficult to see that. The Seth Godins, Mel Robbinses, and Brene Browns of the internet don’t appear to be trying to “get an outcome.” They don’t have to. Their influence... See more
Tara McMullin • 'The Creator Economy Is Eating Creative Acts'
You do people a service when you make better things and make it easy to talk about them. The best reason someone talks about you is because they’re actually talking about themselves: “Look at how good my taste is.” Or perhaps, “Look at how good I am at spotting important ideas.
Seth Godin • This is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn To…
sari added
I think success will be creating a vibrant community, particularly of creators, because I do think this sort of public space is really, even more than most other types of social networks, a place where a small number of people produce most of the content that most everyone consumes. So I think it’s really about creators more than it is about averag... See more