Made a blog post talking about my thoughts related to my sudden realization from my comment I made:

http://www.joshchandlerblog.com/2009/05/are-we-…

Let me know what you think of it!

While all that is a good description I was talking about the social powers such as Robert Scoble, Chris Brogan, Leo Babuata, Dave Winer, etc. as the “big dogs.” They have the power to bring thousands to you quickly, but if that relationship isn't strong enough it could be just a big burst and then flatten out. Whereas if you had a large group of meaningful connections they could help you out and as long as you help them out they are more likely to reciprocate because they aren't as busy being inundated with requests to help others out. Also, your stock in the big guy is less so he doesn't necessarily need you, if you get mad.

The social web operates sort of like PageRank, were the more people who relate to you the bigger you are, and if you were to converse with reduces the value you provide, due to time constraints. So conversing with a large group of less known people provides a much higher return over time to grow.

Also, what I wrote works in the physical world as you build a reputation with various people, having a lot of people in that network makes it easier to meet more relative people. The more powerful people there are going to be able to provide other powerful people, but the average person who you've befriended and formed a meaningful relationship will be able to find others more suited to you.

I think more and more social media, relating to the real-indepth meaningful conversation from person to person is progressing importance at a slightly slower pace then if a “big dog” mentions you on a webpage, Google, MSN, Yahoo and the other major search engines and vertical directories value the importance of these “big dogs” and give you higher ranking in the SERP's (Search Engine Results Pages), but in social media, that is ALL stripped away which I think make the playing field so much more realistic, and more relatable (no manipulation, just honest opinion)

You rely on the power of the RT on Twitter which hits aggregate sites and Twitter feeds such as Tweetmeme, or the popular list on Delicious.com to get noticed, instead of random algorithms generated by search engines, social media brings a really personal approach to how links get noticed on the web, and that is however much more slower these Twitter links gain weight in the blogsphere, and as opposed to search engine support (Google Blog Search etc etc), the power of the “interpersonal connection” in social media reigns supreme!!!

Made a blog post talking about my thoughts related to my sudden realization from my comment I made:

http://www.joshchandlerblog.com/2009/05/are-we-…

Let me know what you think of it!

While all that is a good description I was talking about the social powers such as Robert Scoble, Chris Brogan, Leo Babuata, Dave Winer, etc. as the “big dogs.” They have the power to bring thousands to you quickly, but if that relationship isn't strong enough it could be just a big burst and then flatten out. Whereas if you had a large group of meaningful connections they could help you out and as long as you help them out they are more likely to reciprocate because they aren't as busy being inundated with requests to help others out. Also, your stock in the big guy is less so he doesn't necessarily need you, if you get mad.

The social web operates sort of like PageRank, were the more people who relate to you the bigger you are, and if you were to converse with reduces the value you provide, due to time constraints. So conversing with a large group of less known people provides a much higher return over time to grow.

Also, what I wrote works in the physical world as you build a reputation with various people, having a lot of people in that network makes it easier to meet more relative people. The more powerful people there are going to be able to provide other powerful people, but the average person who you've befriended and formed a meaningful relationship will be able to find others more suited to you.

I think more and more social media, relating to the real-indepth meaningful conversation from person to person is progressing importance at a slightly slower pace then if a “big dog” mentions you on a webpage, Google, MSN, Yahoo and the other major search engines and vertical directories value the importance of these “big dogs” and give you higher ranking in the SERP's (Search Engine Results Pages), but in social media, that is ALL stripped away which I think make the playing field so much more realistic, and more relatable (no manipulation, just honest opinion)

You rely on the power of the RT on Twitter which hits aggregate sites and Twitter feeds such as Tweetmeme, or the popular list on Delicious.com to get noticed, instead of random algorithms generated by search engines, social media brings a really personal approach to how links get noticed on the web, and that is however much more slower these Twitter links gain weight in the blogsphere, and as opposed to search engine support (Google Blog Search etc etc), the power of the “interpersonal connection” in social media reigns supreme!!!

The social media was an afterthought that occured while writing, so I’m glad it fit in, and the general populace, myself included, definetly isn’t capable to rationally understand the power of exponential gains vs. large base figures.