Comments on: When the "A-List" stops being "The A-List" http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/ my perspectives on the social web, personal branding, and connecting people Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:34:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29262 Rick Mahn Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:27:43 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29262 Louis, Your comments on how the A-List still influences the discussion is quite true. After thinking a bit more on it, I do have to admit that a large number of them are in my feed reader. Though I don't visit their sites often, I do scan their posts in the feeds nearly every day, sharing what may/may not be relevant. As such, with other bloggers like me sharing/talking about those topics, those high-profile sites do influence the conversation on multiple levels. Maybe its just the beginning of change that I'm seeing and being excited by it. Requires more thought.... Regards, Rick Louis,
Your comments on how the A-List still influences the discussion is quite true. After thinking a bit more on it, I do have to admit that a large number of them are in my feed reader. Though I don’t visit their sites often, I do scan their posts in the feeds nearly every day, sharing what may/may not be relevant. As such, with other bloggers like me sharing/talking about those topics, those high-profile sites do influence the conversation on multiple levels.

Maybe its just the beginning of change that I’m seeing and being excited by it. Requires more thought….

Regards,
Rick

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29261 Rick Mahn Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:24:00 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29261 Steven, Excellent idea about the Google Shared Feed. I think that information would be really interesting to have right in the reader on one page or another. Its interesting to keep finding new bloggers, I really have <a href="http://newsome.org/" rel="nofollow">Kent Newsome</a> to thank for that one with his "<a href="http://www.newsome.org/2007/05/swivel-feeds-for-better-reads.shtml" rel="nofollow">swivel feeds</a>" experiment last year. I found several dozen new bloggers from that, most all outside the A-List. Speaking of which, I really need to revist my list again - it's already changed in the last two months. Again, with fewer A-Listers... but some excellent budding talent. Regards, Rick Steven,
Excellent idea about the Google Shared Feed. I think that information would be really interesting to have right in the reader on one page or another. Its interesting to keep finding new bloggers, I really have Kent Newsome to thank for that one with his “swivel feeds” experiment last year. I found several dozen new bloggers from that, most all outside the A-List.

Speaking of which, I really need to revist my list again – it’s already changed in the last two months. Again, with fewer A-Listers… but some excellent budding talent.

Regards,
Rick

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29260 Rick Mahn Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:16:06 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29260 Louis, Alright, I'm caught! ;-) But I didn't say that I never read high-profile blogs. I do try to be selective when sharing posts, but do fall into the habit of simply sharing things that are solely of interest to me. I still need to work on that a bit. I do thank you for that feedback! :) Chris, I do remember you mentioning that back when you started that page on your blog - somehow I forgot it since then. Sorry about misrepresenting that. :) The biggest thing I believe is that your efforts have helped people connect with more non-A-list bloggers than many others. Guess that's the spirit that I was referring to. Louis,
Alright, I’m caught! ;-) But I didn’t say that I never read high-profile blogs. I do try to be selective when sharing posts, but do fall into the habit of simply sharing things that are solely of interest to me. I still need to work on that a bit. I do thank you for that feedback! :)

Chris,
I do remember you mentioning that back when you started that page on your blog – somehow I forgot it since then. Sorry about misrepresenting that. :) The biggest thing I believe is that your efforts have helped people connect with more non-A-list bloggers than many others. Guess that’s the spirit that I was referring to.

]]> By: Rick Mahn http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29259 Rick Mahn Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:07:40 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29259 Ann, I've been hearing that same sentiment from several people now. That Twitter is replacing their feed reader. I too get most of my best lead/links from Twitter. The people are truly interesting and are motivated to share information and links. Great place. I too spend too much time in my reader, but like to go through the various feeds and share individual posts via Google Reader. I guess that's why I still go through the effort! Mathew, thank you! Ann,
I’ve been hearing that same sentiment from several people now. That Twitter is replacing their feed reader. I too get most of my best lead/links from Twitter. The people are truly interesting and are motivated to share information and links. Great place. I too spend too much time in my reader, but like to go through the various feeds and share individual posts via Google Reader. I guess that’s why I still go through the effort!

Mathew, thank you!

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29258 Chris Brogan... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:06:04 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29258 I should clarify: the "rockstars" on my page are self-defined. I didn't add a single name. People add themselves to the list by pinging me with their URLs. : ) Meaning, it's my community's opinion who rocks. If you spend any time with the gang over at <a href="http://chrisbrogan.com" rel="nofollow">[chrisbrogan.com]</a>, in MY book, you're a rockstar for contributing. I was a solid C student. I'll stick with that. : ) I should clarify: the “rockstars” on my page are self-defined. I didn’t add a single name. People add themselves to the list by pinging me with their URLs. : )

Meaning, it’s my community’s opinion who rocks. If you spend any time with the gang over at [chrisbrogan.com], in MY book, you’re a rockstar for contributing.

I was a solid C student. I’ll stick with that. : )

]]> By: Louis Gray http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29257 Louis Gray Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:00:05 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29257 It's easy to be idealist and hope that good content would float to the top. But it's not 100% that way in regards to the A-list yet. Looking at your shared items list right now, I see posts from TechCrunch, Mashable, CNET, Web Worker Daily (GigaOM Network) and one from Gearlog. The first 4 are definitely in the A-list for sure. We all may prefer content from other sources, but we all still read those sources. But if things can be fluid, then it's possible other focused, intelligent writers can float to the top of the new rankings. It’s easy to be idealist and hope that good content would float to the top. But it’s not 100% that way in regards to the A-list yet.

Looking at your shared items list right now, I see posts from TechCrunch, Mashable, CNET, Web Worker Daily (GigaOM Network) and one from Gearlog. The first 4 are definitely in the A-list for sure. We all may prefer content from other sources, but we all still read those sources. But if things can be fluid, then it’s possible other focused, intelligent writers can float to the top of the new rankings.

]]> By: Steven Hodson http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29256 Steven Hodson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:48:49 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29256 For sometime I have had a <b>My A-List of Bloggers</b> as a part of my sidebar area. Like you this is a ever changing list of bloggers; regardless of the Technorati ranking, that I consider to be the bloggers who influence me the most and provide me with some great reading on a regular basis. It would be interesating if like Google Shared Feed that there was some way to amagamate that type of information - much like ReadBurner has done for Google Reader Shared Feeds. This way we could se across a broad spectrum who the real influencial bloggers are. For sometime I have had a My A-List of Bloggers as a part of my sidebar area. Like you this is a ever changing list of bloggers; regardless of the Technorati ranking, that I consider to be the bloggers who influence me the most and provide me with some great reading on a regular basis.

It would be interesating if like Google Shared Feed that there was some way to amagamate that type of information – much like ReadBurner has done for Google Reader Shared Feeds. This way we could se across a broad spectrum who the real influencial bloggers are.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29255 Mathew Ingram Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:32:59 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29255 Great post, Rick -- and some good advice. Great post, Rick — and some good advice.

]]> By: AnnOhio http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/comment-page-1/#comment-29253 AnnOhio Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:57:47 +0000 http://rickmahn.com/2008/02/08/when-the-a-list-stops-being-the-a-list/#comment-29253 Feck the A list.... :o) There is an entire world out there that has no clue who any of the *Rockstars* of the business--or new media luminaries might be. What might be an A lister to some may not even be on the horizon for others. The real beauty in all of this is the ability to create a list that fits our needs that can be constantly added to..deleted from with a few clicks of a mouse. For me? If the links not posted on Twitter, chances are I'm probably not going to read your blog post. Twitter has become my feedreader because of the people that I choose to surround myself with there. An interesting collection of geeks, freaks, friends and curtain wearers. I value their opinions of what might be relevant to my world, I've long since lost time to sit down and read blog posts for hours through a reader. :o) Feck the A list…. :o )

There is an entire world out there that has no clue who any of the *Rockstars* of the business–or new media luminaries might be. What might be an A lister to some may not even be on the horizon for others. The real beauty in all of this is the ability to create a list that fits our needs that can be constantly added to..deleted from with a few clicks of a mouse.

For me? If the links not posted on Twitter, chances are I’m probably not going to read your blog post. Twitter has become my feedreader because of the people that I choose to surround myself with there. An interesting collection of geeks, freaks, friends and curtain wearers. I value their opinions of what might be relevant to my world, I’ve long since lost time to sit down and read blog posts for hours through a reader.

:o )

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