Comments on: The Two Faces of StumbleUpon, Part 2 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/ Marketing success tips for small businesses Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Robert - xbox 360 red ring of death http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-313 Robert - xbox 360 red ring of death Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:54:38 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-313 I think you have to be pretty careful with stumble upon. The problem is that there are so many people that abuse it that it causes problems to the other people who simply wanna tell a few friends of their posts and get them stumbled. I myself love the service and will continue using it. I think you have to be pretty careful with stumble upon. The problem is that there are so many people that abuse it that it causes problems to the other people who simply wanna tell a few friends of their posts and get them stumbled. I myself love the service and will continue using it.

]]> By: Shari Voigt http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-213 Shari Voigt Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:27:38 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-213 There's nothing wrong with notifying your friends of a relevant post. In fact, I recommend it. But what we all need to be careful of is "gaming" the system. Wherever we submit content, we need to keep our audience in mind. Will at least a segment of the community find our content to be valuable? A Stumble submission for the sake of simply gaining traffic is really pretty useless. It offends the StumbleUpon community and although it might result in a quick burst of traffic to the Web site, it has no lasting value. There’s nothing wrong with notifying your friends of a relevant post. In fact, I recommend it. But what we all need to be careful of is “gaming” the system. Wherever we submit content, we need to keep our audience in mind. Will at least a segment of the community find our content to be valuable? A Stumble submission for the sake of simply gaining traffic is really pretty useless. It offends the StumbleUpon community and although it might result in a quick burst of traffic to the Web site, it has no lasting value.

]]> By: Chad - Houston Mortgage Lenders http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-211 Chad - Houston Mortgage Lenders Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:20:49 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-211 I have also found that it helps if you get a group of friends that you can talk to via gtalk or some other messenger service, and ask them to submit your pages from their accounts. This with hiding you pages with pages that have nothing to do with your site will help you to remain legit in stumble upon I have also found that it helps if you get a group of friends that you can talk to via gtalk or some other messenger service, and ask them to submit your pages from their accounts. This with hiding you pages with pages that have nothing to do with your site will help you to remain legit in stumble upon

]]> By: Internet Marketing http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-166 Internet Marketing Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:35:46 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-166 A fellow blogger friend actually went through some of the issues you mention in the post and let me say it made usiong StumbleUpon a nightmare for him such it is he has totally stopped using it. A fellow blogger friend actually went through some of the issues you mention in the post and let me say it made usiong StumbleUpon a nightmare for him such it is he has totally stopped using it.

]]> By: Reputation vs Stumbleupon http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-75 Reputation vs Stumbleupon Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:16:40 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-75 [...] “The Two Faces of Stumbleupon” Part2 [...] [...] “The Two Faces of Stumbleupon” Part2 [...]

]]> By: An Open Letter to StumbleUpon Regarding Usability, Negativity, and Growing Pains | eMoms at Home http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-72 An Open Letter to StumbleUpon Regarding Usability, Negativity, and Growing Pains | eMoms at Home Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:53:37 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-72 [...] One post I want to particularly mention is Andy Beard’s 7 StumbleUpon Problems I Would Love To See Fixed, which is somewhat related to this article. Also, Shari shares some interesting perspective from the inside of StumbleUpon in The Two Faces of StumbleUpon, Part 2. [...] [...] One post I want to particularly mention is Andy Beard’s 7 StumbleUpon Problems I Would Love To See Fixed, which is somewhat related to this article. Also, Shari shares some interesting perspective from the inside of StumbleUpon in The Two Faces of StumbleUpon, Part 2. [...]

]]> By: ShariVoigt http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-70 ShariVoigt Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:10:24 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-70 @Doug Rosbury, @Internet Marketing Joy - Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your comments. @ses5909 - Thanks for the link to that podcast. It's strange that what the creator of SU says is so far removed from what is actually going on in SU. I knew that submitting our own sites was/is allowed, but there's no denying that it draws the wrath of the anti-spam group. Even though the rules seem to allow it and Garrett Camp said it was ok on your podcast, it's perceived as spam. Unless or until that perception is dealt with by SU, in my opinion it just works against you. @Doug Rosbury, @Internet Marketing Joy - Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your comments.

@ses5909 - Thanks for the link to that podcast. It’s strange that what the creator of SU says is so far removed from what is actually going on in SU. I knew that submitting our own sites was/is allowed, but there’s no denying that it draws the wrath of the anti-spam group. Even though the rules seem to allow it and Garrett Camp said it was ok on your podcast, it’s perceived as spam. Unless or until that perception is dealt with by SU, in my opinion it just works against you.

]]> By: ses5909 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-69 ses5909 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:56:10 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-69 #2 is not accurate. I had a podcast with Garrett camp, the creator of SU, and asked him this question specifically. He cleared up some other misconceptions too. You are allowed to submit your own sites. http://www.search-this.com/2007/12/17/random-bits-podcast-with-garrett-camp-from-stumbleupon/ #2 is not accurate. I had a podcast with Garrett camp, the creator of SU, and asked him this question specifically. He cleared up some other misconceptions too. You are allowed to submit your own sites.

http://www.search-this.com/2007/12/17/random-bits-podcast-with-garrett-camp-from-stumbleupon/

]]> By: Internet Marketing Joy http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-68 Internet Marketing Joy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:38:13 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-68 I enjoy using SU because I get to stumble to cool sites that are in my interests. Luckily, I haven't met a Stumble Troll while stumbling, so I haven't got any thumbs down, yet..^^ I enjoy using SU because I get to stumble to cool sites that are in my interests. Luckily, I haven’t met a Stumble Troll while stumbling, so I haven’t got any thumbs down, yet..^^

]]> By: Doug Rosbury http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-66 Doug Rosbury Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:59:49 +0000 http://expressmarketingmemo.com/2008/02/27/the-two-faces-of-stumbleupon-part-2/#comment-66 I have no business objectives. The only thing that can be hurt by attacks on my reputation is my ego but that is an illusory concept in the first place and so no harm done. I am not here to worry about egotistical attackers Whos motive is to make themselves seem powerful. Let them have their jollies. While they are still engaging in their stupid shenanigans,I will have gone home to a better place to look upon them with a feeling of serene understanding and compassion for them and their pursuit of false reality. So, no problem.---Doug Rosbury I have no business objectives. The only thing that can be hurt by attacks on my reputation is my ego but that is an illusory concept in the first place and so
no harm done. I am not here to worry about egotistical attackers Whos motive is to make themselves seem powerful. Let them have their jollies. While they are still engaging in their stupid shenanigans,I will have gone home to a better place to look upon them with a feeling of serene understanding and compassion
for them and their pursuit of false reality. So, no problem.—Doug Rosbury

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