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Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:47:43 +0000

[...] Does Gaming Social Sites Ruin Lives? A dark look at SMO spammers [...]

By: Mystic Liquid

Mystic Liquid — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:49:45 +0000

I think it all comes down to the filter systems and accessibilities of these communities.

By: lenloon

lenloon — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:11:42 +0000

good, study it!

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:39:37 +0000

Marty – this is an interesting discussion that some local New England folks are looking to have in the upcoming months (SEO’s and Social Media folks). When I get more details, I’ll let you know.

Unbelievable the links and discussion from before – there’s professional disagreements and there is insanity.

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:28:10 +0000

@Imogen: yes, I think misuse of social media by marketers can hurt or even ruin the experience for the founding members.

By: Imogen Laing

Imogen Laing — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:19:54 +0000

Oh Marty, you really are quite the wit – the title of the thread. I was hoping for a yes or no, though. Do you think gaming social networking sites ruins lives? You begin to raise some interesting

By: Marios Alexandrou

Marios Alexandrou — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:15:28 +0000

Marty,

I actually checked out the thread about SU earlier thanks to Sphinn. That is quite the crazy story I have to say. Kind of puts things like someone being burnt out from the conference circuit or a misguided post about links from a popular magazine wiki into perspective.

By the way, if you’ve got a Google alert on your name, you should be receiving a link to my latest post soon

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:27:56 +0000

@ Marios, no, this story came about as result of this thread over in collective-thoughts.com. Read the post and follow the links for a real adventure.

By: Marios Alexandrou

Marios Alexandrou — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:16:59 +0000

Is this post connected to John Andrew’s most recent post about someone gathering Sphinns and planning to desphinn his greatest hits post to claim the top spot? Seems like quite the coincidence.