Comments on: The Blogosphere is Like High School All Over Again

By: Dorie

Dorie — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:15:30 +0000

Hi Dan! Thanks for the link – it made my day

By: The Blogosphere is Like High School All Over Again : Brazen Careerist

The Blogosphere is Like High School All Over Again : Brazen Careerist — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:05:23 +0000

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By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:33:54 +0000

I do appreciate the high school analogy. At least blogging is more democratic and meritocratic. I just found your blog a couple weeks ago and I really like your fresh perspective of looking at things! I hope to leave more comments in the future.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:54:41 +0000

Once again your young age proves to be an asset.

By: davidsandusky

davidsandusky — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:01:53 +0000

Your post, Dan, is a great reflection for those working hard to tap into the venture capital game or to land on the radar screen of that recruiter who gets all the cool searches.

Blogging has opened opportunity to get “in”. You still have to have talent, great ideas and relevant value. Brad Feld is a popular VC from MIT in Boulder, CO, Guy Kawasaki and anyone else who actually manages there own blog, twitter, etc. are approachable.

People can get noticed (and blow it) easier than ever.

By: Creative Communications » A mention!

Creative Communications » A mention! — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:37:02 +0000

[...] Schwabel of the Personal Branding Blog listed me as an up and coming blogger in his recent article, The Blogosphere is like High School. I’m honored, and sort of boggled, because I was really on it for most of May. Then I turned [...]

By: Sean Canton

Sean Canton — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:24:34 +0000

If only there was a blogosphere when I was in high school… Thanks for the article & recognition (yay!). I think it’s human nature for powerful forces to band together to keep the lesser powers at bay, necessitating the alliance of those lower on the totem pole to overcome the adversity. Then again, the internet is supposed to be a meritocracy, where ideas can perpetuate on their own, without the information controlling paradigm of push media. You can have the single most world-changing idea since democracy, but if you don’t have an audience, you don’t have a viable idea. It’s a shame we bury that potential with cheap laughs and gadget news…

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:16:58 +0000

@Chris – Thank you for shedding light on this topic. I wrote this post because I’ve seen a trend since I started blogging. Singling out bloggers was not my intention.

When it comes to personal branding, it’s far easier to explain a topic when people already know the brands involved.

By: chrisbrogan

chrisbrogan — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:11:04 +0000

Just a point of contention with your opinion: I link out via Twitter to dozens of new blogs a day. Check my stream this morning (Thursday around 10:08AM. I link to Shannon Paul, who has a total of 3 posts). I link to Adversity University, Glenda Watson Hyatt, and I link about once every seven posts to Jon Swanson at the Levite blog.

So, much as I love to link to Copyblogger and Problogger and the like, I think links to interesting things are valid.

By: Greg Rollett

Greg Rollett — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:05:31 +0000

Great analogy. There are clicks online and breaking into their circles isn’t easy. You must come with something intelligent that makes them stop their fast paced life and think, wow, that was an awesome point/idea/thought/etc. If you can make them stop to think about something you said, you might just get em.

And besides, who says you need to be an A-lister to brand yourself, build your business or make some niche money?