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Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

khaphan — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:37:08 -0000

I read Roy Osherove's blog about calling you in response to a blog you wrote. You should get a ringtonumber from www.ringtonumber.com so that people can contact you without you having to post your cell phone number. It's much safer and you take calls from all of us :-)

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:24:40 -0000

Annette: I've met Bill Gates and presented to him a couple of times and even shared a beer with him at a party.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Annette — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:09:42 -0000

There is no point being offended when you are face slammed by someone that you have never talked to, never met, or don't ever talk to anymore but did way back when. Facebook isn't like myspace, myspace is a place to friend strangers and it is totally acceptable. Facebook is a place to keep in touch with people you already know OR talk to people that go to the same school as you or are in the same class

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

malach — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 01:08:38 -0000

As I said, I got over it - mostly 'cos:

1) you're too nice a guy to be deliberately rude (from what I've seen), and
2) if someone's does something by accident that I find a bit rude, then there's no point in being offended :)

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:03:42 -0000

Malach: sorry about that. I don't know how I missed that. But I got a TON of inquiries back then.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

malach — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:22:17 -0000

Sounds kinda similar to how I felt when you first joined Jaiku, and I reached out to offer help/a point of contact (like I do when anyone I recognise joins), and got completely ignored...

(I'm over it now... but, you know how it goes - at the time, it felt kinda rude).

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Mack Collier — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:05:55 -0000

Can I have back the 5 mins it took to read all this? Is this really what we have come to; obsessing over whether or not 'Bill Gates' added us to his friend list on some social site?

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

LayZ — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:31:38 -0000

@66 Thanks for the invite, but I prefer to use Facebook for its primary intent.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robin Capper — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:21:21 -0000

re#59; Where I won't see it of course, why not post it publicly? I'll host it if you like on an open site.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Brandy Karl — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:04:01 -0000

Mystery Afoot: The case of faceslamming via unknown technical facebook issue?

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:09:08 -0000

Brandy: I haven't "Faceslammed" anyone. I continue to add anyone who asks.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Brandy Karl — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:59:16 -0000

You seem to take real glee in advertising that you've been faceslamming everyone when you'd invited people to add you just a few weeks ago. It really is a bit contrary, but I'm certain that makes you happy :)

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:10:24 -0000

Heh! Yeah, I'm so insecure. :-)

The video is up. But you'll need to sign into Facebook to see it. Hope your ears are ringing.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

LayZ — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:24:28 -0000

@54 "And, anyway, I have quite a few pretty influential people on my list too Bill Gates’ FaceSlam notwithstanding."

Just can't go a day without your insecurity showing, huh?

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

LayZ — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:22:08 -0000

@61. Thanks, but I have my answer with this reply. It's purely an ego thing on your part. Got it.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

JD — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:42:38 -0000

Scoble's just one of the guys who doesn't get Facebook, he adds friends that aren't friends for ego drive.

Maybe he's trying to build some sort of community, seems a weird of doing it. Whining about people not indiscriminately adding people they don't know as "friends" is pretty funny.

But then, it's Scoble, he's famously open (publish cell phone, email address, etc). His brain is a massive filter that he wants to hook up feeds of information to so that he can... BE the zeigeist. He embodies it.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:13:33 -0000

LayZ: I'll answer you in the same Facebook video. Thanks!

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

LayZ — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:02:42 -0000

@48 "if that pisses you off, sorry, but who guaranteed that I’d work for you for free without ever asking something in return?"

What do YOU get from have random people "befriend" you on Facebook? Other than fulfilling your wierd psychotic need to tell the world how many more Facebook "friends" you have than everyone else?
You're WSJ CNN example is moronic. Both parties benefit monetarily by subscribing. (the subscriber gets something for his money, the subscribee gets money). You do see the difference, right? If not, I can refer you to some basic Econ content on the net as background.

I don't see how your paid content examples are anywhere close to being analogous to Facebook.

What to you lose by NOT posting your videos on Facebook? Other than not being able to say how many more Facebook "friends" you have.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:23:30 -0000

Robin: i will answer you in a facebook video later today.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robin Capper — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:27:24 -0000

re #48 "but who guaranteed that I’d work for you for free without ever asking something in return?"

If by :"work" you mean:

The blog: Is it work? Do you get paid to blog? I'd have thought the return you get is people reading, contributing rather than members in a private club.

The videos: I'd have thought you worked for compensation (Salary, stocks, whatever) to create value for your customers - being your employer, sponsors, advertisers and viewers. If not who & what are the videos for? What more do you expect in return?

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robin Capper — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:15:30 -0000

re #48 No I don't (expect everything for free) and I happily pay for services I feel offer value. I use some other "social" services but they allow viewing, to some degree, without requiring signup. I have no trouble with login-in to use but not log-in to view, other than for security/privacy reasons. Since Facebook is a social site privacy doesn't seem a consideration.

After promoting, as you done brilliantly, "the blogosphere" for open & free exchange of information and it seems a step back to go to a service that doesn't hold that model.

As for Facebook being free... Nothing is free. It demands my time (to set up & manage) and wants to control my information*. I value both.

* I've read it doesn't allow contact export, I don't know because I cant view it to evaluate...

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

batona — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:09:48 -0000

So you have influential folks on your Facebook list. Why would you dangle content in front of your blog's readers and then say you can't have access to that content unless you follow me over at another venue?

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:26:10 -0000

Podesta: I disagree.

Anyone has influence now. The word-of-mouth network is hyper efficient.

And, anyway, I have quite a few pretty influential people on my list too Bill Gates' FaceSlam notwithstanding.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Podesta — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:17:46 -0000

Like batona said. Also, you are confusing quantity with quality, Robert. Being a Facebook friend does is not a value-added proposition unless the person has clout in an area you are active in.

Re: FaceSlammed by Bill Gates

Robert Scoble — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:14:43 -0000

My work already is distributed far and wide. Some of my work I will put on Facebook. If you don't want to pay the "cost" of getting access to that work then don't. Just like if you don't want to see the work of the Wall Street Journal you shouldn't pay the money to get access to it.

I'm experimenting with various things here and there. Some of my content will be behind the Facebook firewall. 500 spots are open. Once I get to 5,000 friends you won't be able to get in.