Comments on: Free Content Does Not Mean Low Value http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/free-content-does-not-mean-low-value/ Leveraging social networks, resume databases, and the Internet for sourcing and recruiting Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:35:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Joshua Letourneau http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/free-content-does-not-mean-low-value/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 Joshua Letourneau Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:06 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=2033#comment-4005 Glenn, I was doing a search and just came across this. Thanks for the kind words - I need to add you to my reader. I do admit I was blown away by what I read, but more importantly, that the PR department of the company in question came out (that employs/contracts the authors) and tried to smooth things over before failing hard on the attempt. I certainly got a laugh out of the botched housecleaning attempt. I'm not a PR guy, but I know a 3-pitch strikeout when I see one. I don't know if many do the same, but I am fortunate to get my recruiting/sourcing-related reading suggestions from the Recruitosphere twitter stream. With all the RTs (which largely become a popularity contest), I typically read an article when I see it show up a few times. This is probably not the best strategy for me because we all wind up reading the same stuff with much the same flavor :) Outside of that, my reader is mainly other blogs that don't get quite the number of RTs (i.e. Freakonomics, Mark Cuban's blog, Malcom Gladwell's blog, etc.) Keep up the great work. Glenn, I was doing a search and just came across this. Thanks for the kind words – I need to add you to my reader.

I do admit I was blown away by what I read, but more importantly, that the PR department of the company in question came out (that employs/contracts the authors) and tried to smooth things over before failing hard on the attempt. I certainly got a laugh out of the botched housecleaning attempt. I’m not a PR guy, but I know a 3-pitch strikeout when I see one.

I don’t know if many do the same, but I am fortunate to get my recruiting/sourcing-related reading suggestions from the Recruitosphere twitter stream. With all the RTs (which largely become a popularity contest), I typically read an article when I see it show up a few times. This is probably not the best strategy for me because we all wind up reading the same stuff with much the same flavor :)

Outside of that, my reader is mainly other blogs that don’t get quite the number of RTs (i.e. Freakonomics, Mark Cuban’s blog, Malcom Gladwell’s blog, etc.)

Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Boolean Black Belt http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/free-content-does-not-mean-low-value/comment-page-1/#comment-3089 Boolean Black Belt Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:51:57 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=2033#comment-3089 Thanks Maureen and Jenny! I'm proud to have you as readers! Thanks Maureen and Jenny! I’m proud to have you as readers!

]]> By: Jenny DeVaughn http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/free-content-does-not-mean-low-value/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 Jenny DeVaughn Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:33:36 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=2033#comment-3033 Great examples and I'm glad that you are willing to share your complimentary content that I highly value. On a separate note, I would love to get free golf lessons from Tiger Woods. Great examples and I’m glad that you are willing to share your complimentary content that I highly value.
On a separate note, I would love to get free golf lessons from Tiger Woods.

]]> By: Maureen Sharib http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/2009/03/free-content-does-not-mean-low-value/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 Maureen Sharib Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:55 +0000 http://www.booleanblackbelt.com/?p=2033#comment-3025 "Oh, and by the way, the last time I checked - the ROI on free can technically be almost infinite." Good point! “Oh, and by the way, the last time I checked – the ROI on free can technically be almost infinite.”

Good point!

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