tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post890168558373166933..comments2023-06-02T14:59:44.533+01:00Comments on Persolaise - A Perfume Blog: So Tell Me... Do You REALLY Like Tweeting...?Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17806816026305227292noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-23540586510230249042011-10-15T18:36:21.790+01:002011-10-15T18:36:21.790+01:00Teardrop, sorry if I'm telling you something y...Teardrop, sorry if I'm telling you something you already know, but on Twitter the hashtag # is used to 'tag' certain tweets so that people can search for them and find them easily. So, for instance, if I were to tweet:<br /><br />Shop XYZ is offering 10% off at the moment #shoppingdiscount<br /><br />then anyone searching for the hashtag #shoppingdiscount would find my tweet.<br /><brPersolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-80950980734844064282011-10-15T18:32:59.079+01:002011-10-15T18:32:59.079+01:00Anotherperfumeblog, you make an interesting point....Anotherperfumeblog, you make an interesting point. Certainly, things move so fast on the Net, that today's trendsetters may well be tomorrow's followers.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-24422592577890052092011-10-15T18:31:46.943+01:002011-10-15T18:31:46.943+01:00Vanessa, the other problem with them is that many ...Vanessa, the other problem with them is that many people keep putting the same names on their #FF lists every week.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-55613714483225417912011-10-15T16:39:45.097+01:002011-10-15T16:39:45.097+01:00In answer to your question Persolaise, I can't...In answer to your question Persolaise, I can't say I've come across any blogs that appeared biased in any way, although it sounds as though you have! I regularly read only around 5-6 blogs that I've grown to trust, so I've probably missed quite a few.<br />By the way, excuse my techno-ignorance, but what is an FF#? I'm curious!teardropnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-59270162889781914462011-10-15T00:02:19.872+01:002011-10-15T00:02:19.872+01:00Persolaise, re: fake is the new real. Maybe?
I a...Persolaise, re: fake is the new real. Maybe? <br /><br />I agree with Tarleisio that a lot of these ways of communicating are still too new for anyone to claim to have an accurate read on how they're going to affect communication in the long term. Even to say things which I think are *likely* to be true (like overall, a reader's attention for longer "bites" of information is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-36106031199068262552011-10-14T12:22:41.934+01:002011-10-14T12:22:41.934+01:00Persolaise, I think that is spot on - it is the sh...Persolaise, I think that is spot on - it is the sheer volume of #ffs that diminishes their value/impact; en masse they can appear mechanical or glib, when they are most probably sincerely meant.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-41421170862727932652011-10-14T07:42:33.198+01:002011-10-14T07:42:33.198+01:00Olfacta, thanks for your thoughts. There certainly...Olfacta, thanks for your thoughts. There certainly seem to be quite mixed about Facebook... although there are NO mixed feelings about advertising.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-81427589146369445132011-10-14T07:41:34.250+01:002011-10-14T07:41:34.250+01:00Anotherperfumeblog, thanks for your comment. Fake ...Anotherperfumeblog, thanks for your comment. Fake is the new real, eh?Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-71647731356922028462011-10-14T07:40:35.885+01:002011-10-14T07:40:35.885+01:00Vanessa, oh, I can agonise for hours over what fon...Vanessa, oh, I can agonise for hours over what font to choose for a letter...<br /><br />I know what you mean with the air kissing image, but at the risk of sounding contrary, I don't that quite hits the nail on the head as far as #FFs are concerned. I'm convinced that most of the people who send #FFs do genuinely mean them, but they don't seem to realise that the sheer volume of the Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-12745530219433350372011-10-14T01:48:14.426+01:002011-10-14T01:48:14.426+01:00Twitter often seems to me like a series of mash no...Twitter often seems to me like a series of mash notes passed under the desks in 9th grade, plus lots of commercials disguised as communication. (I'm guilty of that one, I admit it.) Whereas Facebook is more useful, at least to me, as lots of local like-minded people are on it. I find out about events, who's doing what, etc. <i>Howev-ah</i>, a piece of advertising disguised as "news&Olfactahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789892462517523124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-44826726939143549762011-10-13T20:34:19.793+01:002011-10-13T20:34:19.793+01:00I think I agree most with Vanessa's first comm...I think I agree most with Vanessa's first comment, that I engage in social media primarily so I won't get left behind when the conversation goes on there. And this is just because I really enjoy "the conversation" -- about perfume! I have, however, drawn the line at Facebook, which I despise. I don't use it in my personal life, and I don't use it in connection with my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-76598472718750059752011-10-13T18:50:21.701+01:002011-10-13T18:50:21.701+01:00Phew, Persolaise, am glad to hear you are a fellow...Phew, Persolaise, am glad to hear you are a fellow agoniser! I don't end up sending quite a few of my tweets, having applied the Twitter equivalent of that wartime rule: "Is your journey really necessary?" Regarding #ffs the image that sprang to my mind was a flurry of air kissing. To be honest, a large number of hash tags or @ signs gathered in one place offend my eye on purely Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-64009765455801822262011-10-13T13:28:25.233+01:002011-10-13T13:28:25.233+01:00Vanessa, I'm more than happy for you to go off...Vanessa, I'm more than happy for you to go off topic this time. Let's keep the discussion going.<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about Twitter. It's an activity that doesn't come naturally to me either, and I sometimes find myself agonising over something to write that meets the character limit but isn't too personal (I like my privacy) and isn't utterly inane and Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-35450229377534041832011-10-13T13:23:29.257+01:002011-10-13T13:23:29.257+01:00Undina, you may well be right about the current si...Undina, you may well be right about the current situation being the birth pangs of something that won't reach maturity for quite some time.<br /><br />As for Klout, thanks for nudging me. I've been meaning to join for a while... although I'm not sure why...Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-76853023371902416812011-10-13T13:22:05.732+01:002011-10-13T13:22:05.732+01:00Anon, I'm certainly happy to see the rise of i...Anon, I'm certainly happy to see the rise of independent blogs, as long as they remain independent. I've already seen one too many cases of pressure being applied on bloggers to succumb to various companies' official marketing strategies...Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-3134745633253673542011-10-13T13:20:00.865+01:002011-10-13T13:20:00.865+01:00Tarleisio, thanks very much indeed for taking the ...Tarleisio, thanks very much indeed for taking the time to write such a lengthy and detailed response. I can't possibly reply to everything you've written, but I will say that, essentially, I could't agree more with the sentiments you express.<br /><br />I particularly like your line about "spreading the word in a restrained and civilised manner." I'd love to see those Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-11123877008471192142011-10-13T09:07:20.700+01:002011-10-13T09:07:20.700+01:00Persolaise, you raise a whole other interesting su...Persolaise, you raise a whole other interesting subject in itself of "blogging as work", where a person starts to worry about not posting often enough etc. Going back to Twitter and the notion of "keeping up", I don't feel any such pressure when I am away, and days and days could go by quite happily without my checking into my account. It is something to do with being atVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-7584589579520514582011-10-12T22:31:06.660+01:002011-10-12T22:31:06.660+01:00Being a reactionist, I do not like most new things...Being a reactionist, I do not like most new things - so my opinion isn't subjective. <br /><br />I think that both FB and twitter are extremely cubersome and unnatural for any meaningful conversation. It caters to those with a short attention span and doesn't suit anything but a very superficial touching on any subject.<br /><br />Having said that, I should mention that I'm playing Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-24005491545507921872011-10-12T21:42:49.206+01:002011-10-12T21:42:49.206+01:00As far as I know, they try, to no avail. See, Twit...As far as I know, they try, to no avail. See, Twitts and FaceBook accounts owned by companies loose their attraction for social media users know there is commercial purpose behind them.<br /><br />Contrast this to the fact that independent blogs are not company-related. As a customer, who would you trust more?<br /><br />This does not rule out fans of brands and products following accounts owned Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-57174592056552789802011-10-12T20:03:27.528+01:002011-10-12T20:03:27.528+01:00The problem with social media - as a means to soci...The problem with social media - as a means to social interaction or as a marketing tool - is that is is so new and the possibilities are so many, that no one really knows <i>what</i> they're doing. <br /><br />As a marketing tool, companies are all too likely to forget the one thing that characterizes social media - unlike the traditional media of, say, print or television advertising, socialtarleisiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03891545310811763453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-81651477374807554742011-10-12T19:17:11.502+01:002011-10-12T19:17:11.502+01:00Anon, thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, the...Anon, thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, there do seem to be more corporate-style blogs out there. I just hope they don't start using aggressive tactics to drown out independent voices.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-85733401795467807072011-10-12T19:13:02.034+01:002011-10-12T19:13:02.034+01:00Vanessa, I appreciate your insights. I was particu...Vanessa, I appreciate your insights. I was particularly struck by your feeling that you ought to engage with Twitter otherwise "the train will move on" without you.<br /><br />It's funny how that switch happens, isn't it? Something that starts out with the intention of being fun (eg blogging) turns into work.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-41113982131108382422011-10-12T19:10:35.337+01:002011-10-12T19:10:35.337+01:00Wordbird, thanks very much. There appears to be a ...Wordbird, thanks very much. There appears to be a great deal of mistrust of 'mainstream' journalists' assessments of beauty products... and as you suggest, this lack of trust is often justified.Persolaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192014353722036319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-78818513787979902002011-10-12T16:58:40.154+01:002011-10-12T16:58:40.154+01:00I am writing to respond to your question about bia...I am writing to respond to your question about biased blogs. There are a number of blogs which appear to simply repeat the language or press releases. Sometimes they come up when I am searching for reviews of a particular scent. I pay them no heed, and do not return to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2738735825185930519.post-43584884636023352302011-10-12T14:00:12.710+01:002011-10-12T14:00:12.710+01:00I agree with Wordbird pretty much - social network...I agree with Wordbird pretty much - social networks are better for personal interaction in the main, and I also unfollow shops, associations or even individuals who do my head in with excessive tweeting (unless they are extremely amusing!), especially blow by blow accounts of events I am not at - it just serves to reinforce the fact that you are not there! <br /><br />Twitter I find particularlyVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.com