Comments on: Sphinn & The Hidden Value of Social News Bookmarking Immersion

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[...] noticed that the hidden value in honing social news bookmarking skills, like Digg or Sphinn, are laser sharpened writing instincts. The same Tao of personal growth from [...]

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:37:51 +0000

@Mike: That’s very interesting perspective, thank you.

By: Mike Blumenthal

Mike Blumenthal — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:22:41 +0000

The results you have could be also be an effect rather than a cause of your headline writing.

Perhaps as a society we have entered an age where even meaningful content needs to provide a certain thrill to be watched/read/seen. I don’t norally watch commercial TV so when I saw Discover Channel where even a discussion of artifacts in Egypt become somewhat sensationalized I occured to me that the tactic that you use are everywhere.

Curious what % of sphinners that vote for your summary actually go and read the full article.

Mike

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:34:04 +0000

@Jenn: He He, sheep always make good headlines .

By: Jenn Osborne

Jenn Osborne — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:01:58 +0000

Unfortunately there is always more content that I want to read on Sphinn than I”ll ever have time for. A well crafted headline does help the reader make decisions about which posts to read because we can’t read them all.

My post “Social Media – are we all just a bunch of Sheep?” was originally “Social Media and the Online Propensity Towards Group Think”

LOL! do you think anyone would have read it???

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:42:01 +0000

@James: That’s my point exactly. Social news sharpens your instincts. Thanks for stopping by.

By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:37:43 +0000

My question is… how on earth do you manage to achieve that before Jeff, Shana or Maki beat you to the punch? What percentage of submissions do you miss because you’re attempting to optimise the headline & description?

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:32:00 +0000

Thanks for the link!

By: Marty Weintraub

Marty Weintraub — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:46:45 +0000

Thanks Matt,
I’m glad we’re friends and I’ve learned from you. My techniques have matured (softened some) over time and I owe a bit to the robust exchanges we’ve shared. Tamar was another big helper with spot-on critique I needed, heard, and heeded.

Sometimes I don’t like my OWN Sphinn style but in any profession one learns to do what works where it works…with an open mind, a comittment to integrity, willingness to learn, and honest heart.

Ironicly you would find my tactics and style much different on some other sites aimClear frequents. I do what works, as it’s my job to promote our agency and clients.

BTW it make me smile when a friend I’ve succesfully baited to engage “can’t stand” the very work that started the conversation.

Finally, thank you for the kind words.