Comments on: Half of NYTimes.com registered users are Influentials http://blog.basturea.com/archives/2005/08/09/nytimes-influentials/ Constantin Basturea's weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Long term ritalin side effects. http://blog.basturea.com/archives/2005/08/09/nytimes-influentials/#comment-1012088 Long term ritalin side effects. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:28:06 +0000 http://blog.basturea.com/?p=67#comment-1012088 <strong>Long-term side effects of ritalin....</strong> Long-term side effects of ritalin. Ritalin. Cod oil vs ritalin. Ritalin vs. concerta. Ritalin side effects. Ritalin sideeffects.... Long-term side effects of ritalin….

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]]> By: Constantin Basturea http://blog.basturea.com/archives/2005/08/09/nytimes-influentials/#comment-766 Constantin Basturea Sat, 13 Aug 2005 02:11:13 +0000 http://blog.basturea.com/?p=67#comment-766 John, I'm not sure I qualify as an influential as defined by Keller & Berry. The <a>list of activities</a> characterizing an influential doesn't apply to me, in most part, because I'm not an American citizen. As a result, I'm not attenting public meeting on town or school affairs, I'm not writing to politicians (because they know I can't vote for them), I'm not an "active members of a group trying to influence public policy", I didn't work for a political party, and I never held or ran for a political office. But again, we're going back to question asked by Jonathan Carson, and echoed by <a href="http://www.thebasement.com/blojsom/blog/thebasement/Technology+%26+Culture/2005/07/27/Cant_find_Influentials_Blogads_found_21_000_in_a_week.html" rel="nofollow">Matt Galloway</a>: what's the real power of influentials, as defined by Keller & Berry, and are they still the 10% that are shaping "the attitudes and behaviors of the other 90%"? Or should we look for a new list of characteristics that are defining an influential? To respond to your question, yes, I read (in hard copy) Financial Times, Business Week, Wired, Harper's, and MIT Technology Review, but most of my readings are done on the Web, by following the links recommended by other bloggers. John, I’m not sure I qualify as an influential as defined by Keller & Berry. The list of activities characterizing an influential doesn’t apply to me, in most part, because I’m not an American citizen. As a result, I’m not attenting public meeting on town or school affairs, I’m not writing to politicians (because they know I can’t vote for them), I’m not an “active members of a group trying to influence public policy”, I didn’t work for a political party, and I never held or ran for a political office.

But again, we’re going back to question asked by Jonathan Carson, and echoed by Matt Galloway: what’s the real power of influentials, as defined by Keller & Berry, and are they still the 10% that are shaping “the attitudes and behaviors of the other 90%”? Or should we look for a new list of characteristics that are defining an influential?

To respond to your question, yes, I read (in hard copy) Financial Times, Business Week, Wired, Harper’s, and MIT Technology Review, but most of my readings are done on the Web, by following the links recommended by other bloggers.

]]> By: john cass http://blog.basturea.com/archives/2005/08/09/nytimes-influentials/#comment-757 john cass Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:40:23 +0000 http://blog.basturea.com/?p=67#comment-757 That figure of 43% does sound rather high, though I seem to remember that in their original study influential people were supposed to read lots of newspapers and magazines. Constantin, you are influential, do you read lots of magazines and newspapers? Hey maybe we should do our own study find out where the influential people are located and see what they read. Tongue in cheek, I have been wondering a lot lately about customers, we blog a lot about companies but the customers and their blogs might matter more. That figure of 43% does sound rather high, though I seem to remember that in their original study influential people were supposed to read lots of newspapers and magazines. Constantin, you are influential, do you read lots of magazines and newspapers? Hey maybe we should do our own study find out where the influential people are located and see what they read.

Tongue in cheek, I have been wondering a lot lately about customers, we blog a lot about companies but the customers and their blogs might matter more.

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