Comments by Chris Brogan

@Tumblemoose - you know, that’s a really great question. Does changing the theme really mix up the UI? Sometimes. Definitely. One really great but VERY custom theme is Mitch Joel’s theme at Six Pixels of Separation. When you go to comment, it’s a little different than you originally perceive.

I have to think about how one might transition. My first answer is just a simple blog post.

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Remember - it’s not the profile. It’s what you do with it NEXT. : )

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Here’s what I think: data is micro. content is micro. we are all micronizing our info. Essentially, Google just gave us another way to open a switch, start a new conversation. Take every opportunity.

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@Paul - right. Not as much about eBillMe, but plenty about the conversation around the conversation. Eh? : )

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Two Ted Murphy’s? That’s illegal. : )

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@Ted - sorry, I guess I didn’t state it cleanly. I don’t think communities should NEVER pay, but I do like it when external forces can pay for part of a community’s experience. Stadiums are built by corporate contributions so that I can pay $80 and go see a sports team. I still paid, but there’s also external money from people who want an association with the people in the stadium.

Money isn’t evil, but then, that’s why I joined your advisory board, to say that loudly.

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@Rick - this is EXACTLY what I need you to think on. I mean, Samer’s needs aside, and I *do* support the product, I want you to think with me on how advertising SHOULD work.

Think of the difference. I could stuff a banner up on the sidebar and no one would really see it. After a while, you’ll shrug and say there are ads on Brogan’s site. Whatever.

In-content, it gets scarier. Because this is that merge of “editorial” with “advertorial.” Mind you, MAGAZINES do this all the time. You turn a page and you’re looking at an ad that looks like an article. Right? Pick up ANY magazine and you’ll see that these days. Know why? It’s the only way you’ll MAYBE see an ad these days.

So, in mags, they just write “advertisement” lightly at the top and bottom of the pages.

In my case, Joduba says I’ve fallen on my sword too much.

What works?

Because remember, I’ve done something that community managers must do: found a way to make money while not asking my community to pay. Free content all around, and I have found someone who values YOU so much that they’ll pay me to get in front of you.

If I’m respectful, does this relationship work? I think so, but that’s up to you to tell me.

I’m grateful for every opinion, including dissent.

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@Dan Thornton- well, good point, but I can’t exactly *tune* AdSense, right? That’s my point there.

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@Joduba - point taken. I admit that I’m very sensitive to how this is taken. Maybe after no stones thrown after a few, I’ll feel good.

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Peace to Fran and her people, and you.

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Actually, almost no information goes to ebillme. Just the money. Your bank knows how to pay ebillme. Ebillme knows how to pay the merchant. You gave the merchant your shipping info. But at all times, your private data stays with your bank, who I presume, you trust.

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If I didn’t have Angel, I would know close to nothing about affiliate marketing.

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@Kris - speaking gigs and consulting and other stuff that’s more “hand sold” is the answer. But then, I’m not yet in the business of making money solely from a website.

What about you?

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@Peter - absolutely right. If I’d paid my bill on time, I wouldn’t have had crappy customer service.

Now, stop and think.

Do you EVER use customer service when things are going as planned? No. Thus, no post if there isn’t something outside of plan.

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@David - Tribes is a totally different animal. I’ll be honest and say that I didn’t really like Meatball Sundae as a book. It was probably an article at best to me.

Tribes? Powerful. Could’ve been another 100 pages longer.

But see? Seth can’t win. (I’ll try to remember this when people crap on my book in May.)

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