Great points Danny! I agree that following the big boys is a "no duh" but really, I'd much rather read stuff by the little known folks. They're more personal, they are easier to engage, and often, the ideas shared their are off the mainstream instead of publishing the latest hot thing. True, that's not always the case for the mainstream bloggers, but often, if one picks it up, they'll all jump on it.
Danny
· 9 months ago
Agreed, and I think the best A-listers recognize this fact and share that information. There's a great section about that in Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point about how the leaders still have to hear information from somewhere, and that's often from the "little guy". Something that needs to be remembered more.
Tim Jahn
· 9 months ago
I'm honored to be listed with Frank, Seth, and Drew. These guys truly do have some amazing stuff.
I'm with ya all the way here, Danny, and not just because you happened to mention my name. :) There are so many thought leaders out there who we aren't necessarily aware of yet. I've been trying to highlight some of these people for #followfriday as much as possible, and those are also the kind of people I'm looking to find in these recommendations too.
Man, Legos were the best!
frank
· 9 months ago
hey Danny --
You know ... one of the biggest challenges might be that 'most' people only ready / listen to the "A-List" bloggers/tweeters. It takes more work to go to the next level and find people out there doing/saying interesting things who are not at the top of Google or being talked about by everyone.
I do agree though ... we should be sharing about those who we feel are doing great work - no matter the size of their operation.
Shoot ... I'm so small that i still respond to every comment :)
The thing is, often the best stuff is found when you do the digging. Seth Godin made a great point in his recent post, about being a sneezer. If we all sneezed more often, I think it'd make for the kind of epidemic information that we'd benefit from.
Frank Reed
· 9 months ago
Danny!
You keep me going, brother! I am trying to juggle so many different things and at times I ignore my own blog. You're out there promoting the heck out of my stuff, though. Makes me remember to get back on course.
Thanks for the promotion and the nudge.
How in the world can I be of service to you? Really. What do you need? You're the best.
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I'm with ya all the way here, Danny, and not just because you happened to mention my name. :) There are so many thought leaders out there who we aren't necessarily aware of yet. I've been trying to highlight some of these people for #followfriday as much as possible, and those are also the kind of people I'm looking to find in these recommendations too.
Man, Legos were the best!
You know ... one of the biggest challenges might be that 'most' people only ready / listen to the "A-List" bloggers/tweeters. It takes more work to go to the next level and find people out there doing/saying interesting things who are not at the top of Google or being talked about by everyone.
I do agree though ... we should be sharing about those who we feel are doing great work - no matter the size of their operation.
Shoot ... I'm so small that i still respond to every comment :)
http://twitter.com/franswaa
You keep me going, brother! I am trying to juggle so many different things and at times I ignore my own blog. You're out there promoting the heck out of my stuff, though. Makes me remember to get back on course.
Thanks for the promotion and the nudge.
How in the world can I be of service to you? Really. What do you need? You're the best.
Thanks again.