Comments on: The Whuffie Factor http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: giles Palmer http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 giles Palmer Thu, 28 May 2009 14:13:36 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-2161 on reread - that should be us in the choir ... on reread – that should be us in the choir …

]]> By: giles Palmer http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-2162 giles Palmer Thu, 28 May 2009 14:12:10 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-2162 yes it's reasonably obvious to we in the choir, but still it's a story well told. i got to page 250 so kudos to Tara<br><br>As for the word whuffle -- well personally i don't like it - to close to whaffle maybe, but it certainly is a thing and we should have a word for it. Social capital is just too impersonal but it is a little different to influence and friendliness seems far to lightweight ... now i'm whuffling :)<br><br>@joodoo9 yes it's reasonably obvious to we in the choir, but still it's a story well told. i got to page 250 so kudos to Tara

As for the word whuffle — well personally i don't like it – to close to whaffle maybe, but it certainly is a thing and we should have a word for it. Social capital is just too impersonal but it is a little different to influence and friendliness seems far to lightweight … now i'm whuffling :)

@joodoo9

]]> By: giles Palmer http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-942 giles Palmer Thu, 28 May 2009 10:13:36 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-942 on reread - that should be us in the choir ... on reread – that should be us in the choir …

]]> By: giles Palmer http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-941 giles Palmer Thu, 28 May 2009 10:12:10 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-941 yes it's reasonably obvious to we in the choir, but still it's a story well told. i got to page 250 so kudos to Tara<br><br>As for the word whuffle -- well personally i don't like it - to close to whaffle maybe, but it certainly is a thing and we should have a word for it. Social capital is just too impersonal but it is a little different to influence and friendliness seems far to lightweight ... now i'm whuffling :)<br><br>@joodoo9 yes it's reasonably obvious to we in the choir, but still it's a story well told. i got to page 250 so kudos to Tara

As for the word whuffle — well personally i don't like it – to close to whaffle maybe, but it certainly is a thing and we should have a word for it. Social capital is just too impersonal but it is a little different to influence and friendliness seems far to lightweight … now i'm whuffling :)

@joodoo9

]]> By: George Nimeh http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-932 George Nimeh Thu, 21 May 2009 19:23:34 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-932 @Nathan "However there are probably many attendees of Thinking Digital or SXSW (or readers of this blog) who may never have thought about social capital in this way."<br><br>You think so? I'm not so sure ... I'd expect that most readers of this blog/site would be switched on and expecting something new. From the comments on most posts, that seems to be the case. <br><br>At yesterday's media140 event, it was a deeper dive into the subject of realtime news and media with real case studies and debate from people on the ground actually doing it. I thought it was incredibly valuable ... and no comic sans in sight. Ha!<br><br>Best save the topline shit for the generalist conferences sponsored by the trade mags ... You know the ones. ;-) <br><br>@iboy @Nathan “However there are probably many attendees of Thinking Digital or SXSW (or readers of this blog) who may never have thought about social capital in this way.”

You think so? I'm not so sure … I'd expect that most readers of this blog/site would be switched on and expecting something new. From the comments on most posts, that seems to be the case.

At yesterday's media140 event, it was a deeper dive into the subject of realtime news and media with real case studies and debate from people on the ground actually doing it. I thought it was incredibly valuable … and no comic sans in sight. Ha!

Best save the topline shit for the generalist conferences sponsored by the trade mags … You know the ones. ;-)

@iboy

]]> By: Nathan McDonald http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Nathan McDonald Tue, 19 May 2009 14:19:44 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-925 @George - I agree with your sentiment, and as a fully paid up member of "the choir" I quickly left Tara's whuffie presentation at SXSW when I realised it was pretty much what I'd already seen on slideshare (as well as the fact that comic sans makes me angry). However there are probably many attendees of Thinking Digital or SXSW (or readers of this blog) who may never have thought about social capital in this way.<br><br>@matt_law - As Chris points out, it works a lot better when you're listening to her speak over it, and don't have to click. But if you're free later on this afternoon I have a 314 slide presentation on why long presentations are really quite effective... :) @George – I agree with your sentiment, and as a fully paid up member of “the choir” I quickly left Tara's whuffie presentation at SXSW when I realised it was pretty much what I'd already seen on slideshare (as well as the fact that comic sans makes me angry). However there are probably many attendees of Thinking Digital or SXSW (or readers of this blog) who may never have thought about social capital in this way.

@matt_law – As Chris points out, it works a lot better when you're listening to her speak over it, and don't have to click. But if you're free later on this afternoon I have a 314 slide presentation on why long presentations are really quite effective… :)

]]> By: TerenceEden http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-924 TerenceEden Tue, 19 May 2009 10:57:59 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-924 Whuffie.reduce("TaraHunt","Using Comic Sans");<br><br>While I like the idea of Whiffie, it's just too easy to see how it could be gamed. Of course, it's fairly easy to game regular reputation - not to mention how cultural clashes affect it (think "Honour Killings").<br><br>T Whuffie.reduce(“TaraHunt”,”Using Comic Sans”);

While I like the idea of Whiffie, it's just too easy to see how it could be gamed. Of course, it's fairly easy to game regular reputation – not to mention how cultural clashes affect it (think “Honour Killings”).

T

]]> By: Dave http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Dave Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:31 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-923 'Whuffie' is exactly what Goldharber was talking about at the end of last century, when he talked about the Attention Economy. It's nothing new, it's not about a made-up term from a sci-fi book, it's something real that has always been there.<br> <br>I hope her attempt to lend comic sans credibility gets off the ground! 'Whuffie' is exactly what Goldharber was talking about at the end of last century, when he talked about the Attention Economy. It's nothing new, it's not about a made-up term from a sci-fi book, it's something real that has always been there.

I hope her attempt to lend comic sans credibility gets off the ground!

]]> By: Matt http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Matt Mon, 18 May 2009 22:50:43 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-922 I got tired of clicking. Nothing good can come from a 293 slide powerpoint presentation. Fact. I got tired of clicking. Nothing good can come from a 293 slide powerpoint presentation. Fact.

]]> By: Facebook User http://wearesocial.net/blog/2009/05/whuffie-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Facebook User Mon, 18 May 2009 22:42:44 +0000 http://wearesocial.net/?p=1753#comment-921 (Being lazy) What George said.<br><br>I didn't even finish reading the Slideshare, it's long, pretty predicable and gets wuickly boring. I'm sure it was a lot better watching it rather than reading, but it really is only re-hashing exisiting stuff.<br><br>Ask most people, they won't know who I am. They won't know who Tara is either (Nothing against her, just making a point). People know Stephen Fry or Oprah Winfrey. Funnily enough when those guys saw something in Twitter it started being adopted by a lot more people and now being taken seriously. And the celebrities don't deal in whuffie - or maybe they do, but that translates in hard cash pretty directly for them.<br><br>PS: Chris, about the last comments, Tara is Canadian. I'll refer you to George's listing American stereotypes started earlier today. ;) (Being lazy) What George said.

I didn't even finish reading the Slideshare, it's long, pretty predicable and gets wuickly boring. I'm sure it was a lot better watching it rather than reading, but it really is only re-hashing exisiting stuff.

Ask most people, they won't know who I am. They won't know who Tara is either (Nothing against her, just making a point). People know Stephen Fry or Oprah Winfrey. Funnily enough when those guys saw something in Twitter it started being adopted by a lot more people and now being taken seriously. And the celebrities don't deal in whuffie – or maybe they do, but that translates in hard cash pretty directly for them.

PS: Chris, about the last comments, Tara is Canadian. I'll refer you to George's listing American stereotypes started earlier today. ;)

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