Comments on: Cat-herders http://blog.kaplak.net/2008/03/11/cat-herders/ Surviving The Slim End Of The Long Tail Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:45:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Barack Obama : Technology Empowers People http://blog.kaplak.net/2008/03/11/cat-herders/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Barack Obama : Technology Empowers People Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:11:28 +0000 http://www.kaplak.com/blog/?p=34#comment-297 [...] he’s utilized in his campaign with such intelligence and vitality. It made an impression when he followed me back on Twitter. Him or his campaign staff, either way, it’s an attention to detail which impresses. Coming [...] [...] he’s utilized in his campaign with such intelligence and vitality. It made an impression when he followed me back on Twitter. Him or his campaign staff, either way, it’s an attention to detail which impresses. Coming [...]

]]> By: Morten Blaabjerg http://blog.kaplak.net/2008/03/11/cat-herders/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Morten Blaabjerg Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:07:21 +0000 http://www.kaplak.com/blog/?p=34#comment-296 Interestingly, within minutes of my 'following' of Barack Obama, he is now <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kaplak" rel="nofollow">following Kaplak too</a>! This of course shows how intelligently he and his campaign reads social media. I don't imagine Obama or people on his staff will ever read our Kaplak twitters, but he gets seen by the people reading them. Everyone following a twitter receives a small icon with a link to their own twitter, on the page of the twitter they follow. This link is worth a lot in campaign money. And on twitter, you get this much visibility for free. Why not go get it? Interestingly, within minutes of my ‘following’ of Barack Obama, he is now following Kaplak too!

This of course shows how intelligently he and his campaign reads social media.

I don’t imagine Obama or people on his staff will ever read our Kaplak twitters, but he gets seen by the people reading them. Everyone following a twitter receives a small icon with a link to their own twitter, on the page of the twitter they follow. This link is worth a lot in campaign money. And on twitter, you get this much visibility for free. Why not go get it?

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