Comments on: The Ghost-Blogging Debate Ain't Going Away, Folks http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:41:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Outsourcing Your Blog: 3 Scenarios to Consider | Media Emerging http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Outsourcing Your Blog: 3 Scenarios to Consider | Media Emerging Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:25:27 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-2289 [...] would you do? Would you outsource your company’s blog? Under what scenarios? Weigh in with a [...] [...] would you do? Would you outsource your company’s blog? Under what scenarios? Weigh in with a [...]

]]> By: Mr. I http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Mr. I Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:42:49 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1107 As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen! As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen!

]]> By: Ishan http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Ishan Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:42:49 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1619 As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen! As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen!

]]> By: Mr. I http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Mr. I Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:42:49 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1106 As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen! As a writer, I would not give even a single thought to ghost blogging as a career option. But I am not against it. If someone hires a ghost blogger, I have no problems with that blog till quality is there. However, it is not very difficult to spot a ghost blogger. Most of posts on such blogs are not that good as far as i have seen!

]]> By: Whitney http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Whitney Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:14:35 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1620 I really enjoyed this article. As I writer, I have never considered ghost blogging or tweeting as a job opportunity. While I don't really agree morally with this, I do, however think it is a good job opportunity for someone, like me, who is a writer and has had trouble finding work in that area. I understand that there is some soul selling in the transaction, tho. I really enjoyed this article. As I writer, I have never considered ghost blogging or tweeting as a job opportunity. While I don't really agree morally with this, I do, however think it is a good job opportunity for someone, like me, who is a writer and has had trouble finding work in that area. I understand that there is some soul selling in the transaction, tho.

]]> By: Whitney http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Whitney Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:14:35 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1105 I really enjoyed this article. As I writer, I have never considered ghost blogging or tweeting as a job opportunity. While I don't really agree morally with this, I do, however think it is a good job opportunity for someone, like me, who is a writer and has had trouble finding work in that area. I understand that there is some soul selling in the transaction, tho. I really enjoyed this article. As I writer, I have never considered ghost blogging or tweeting as a job opportunity. While I don't really agree morally with this, I do, however think it is a good job opportunity for someone, like me, who is a writer and has had trouble finding work in that area. I understand that there is some soul selling in the transaction, tho.

]]> By: Scott Hepburn http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Scott Hepburn Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:39:30 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1623 I couldn't agree more on the blogging vs. Twitter distinction, Gini. There's just something about Twitter (frequency? conversational tone? DMs?) that makes it seem less appropriate for ghosting.<br><br>How do we resolve this dilemma then? Twitter is such a powerful tool for bloggers. Do we cave on the ghost-Tweeting line in the sand, or do we limit ourselves to ghost-blogging and pass up Twitter's usefulness?<br><br>What's the line in the sand on forums, Facebook (and other social networks), and wikis? Does the line move depending on whether the personality is a celebrity? Do you have to be a pop star to be a celebrity? Can a CEO be a celebrity? Is it okay to ghost-Tweet Shaq, but wrong to ghost-Tweet Steve Jobs? Does a high profile mean you play by different rules than the rest of the world? What qualifies as high-profile?<br><br>Tricky stuff. I couldn't agree more on the blogging vs. Twitter distinction, Gini. There's just something about Twitter (frequency? conversational tone? DMs?) that makes it seem less appropriate for ghosting.

How do we resolve this dilemma then? Twitter is such a powerful tool for bloggers. Do we cave on the ghost-Tweeting line in the sand, or do we limit ourselves to ghost-blogging and pass up Twitter's usefulness?

What's the line in the sand on forums, Facebook (and other social networks), and wikis? Does the line move depending on whether the personality is a celebrity? Do you have to be a pop star to be a celebrity? Can a CEO be a celebrity? Is it okay to ghost-Tweet Shaq, but wrong to ghost-Tweet Steve Jobs? Does a high profile mean you play by different rules than the rest of the world? What qualifies as high-profile?

Tricky stuff.

]]> By: Kim Mance http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Kim Mance Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:42:48 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1621 I don't know if there's a definitive line for me on whether it's right or wrong. But I can say is that I host an important annual conference of new media travel writers and the organizing committee and I ruled out two big-name travel journalists as keynote speakers because they have ghost bloggers and ghost twitterers to speak for them online. We felt it was a major decision on their part to discount the power of their own voices that way, and knew they obviously didn't really "get" new media even though they each had a presence. I don't know if there's a definitive line for me on whether it's right or wrong. But I can say is that I host an important annual conference of new media travel writers and the organizing committee and I ruled out two big-name travel journalists as keynote speakers because they have ghost bloggers and ghost twitterers to speak for them online. We felt it was a major decision on their part to discount the power of their own voices that way, and knew they obviously didn't really “get” new media even though they each had a presence.

]]> By: Scott Hepburn http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Scott Hepburn Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:39:30 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1104 I couldn't agree more on the blogging vs. Twitter distinction, Gini. There's just something about Twitter (frequency? conversational tone? DMs?) that makes it seem less appropriate for ghosting.<br><br>How do we resolve this dilemma then? Twitter is such a powerful tool for bloggers. Do we cave on the ghost-Tweeting line in the sand, or do we limit ourselves to ghost-blogging and pass up Twitter's usefulness?<br><br>What's the line in the sand on forums, Facebook (and other social networks), and wikis? Does the line move depending on whether the personality is a celebrity? Do you have to be a pop star to be a celebrity? Can a CEO be a celebrity? Is it okay to ghost-Tweet Shaq, but wrong to ghost-Tweet Steve Jobs? Does a high profile mean you play by different rules than the rest of the world? What qualifies as high-profile?<br><br>Tricky stuff. I couldn't agree more on the blogging vs. Twitter distinction, Gini. There's just something about Twitter (frequency? conversational tone? DMs?) that makes it seem less appropriate for ghosting.

How do we resolve this dilemma then? Twitter is such a powerful tool for bloggers. Do we cave on the ghost-Tweeting line in the sand, or do we limit ourselves to ghost-blogging and pass up Twitter's usefulness?

What's the line in the sand on forums, Facebook (and other social networks), and wikis? Does the line move depending on whether the personality is a celebrity? Do you have to be a pop star to be a celebrity? Can a CEO be a celebrity? Is it okay to ghost-Tweet Shaq, but wrong to ghost-Tweet Steve Jobs? Does a high profile mean you play by different rules than the rest of the world? What qualifies as high-profile?

Tricky stuff.

]]> By: Kim Mance http://www.mediaemerging.com/2009/10/23/ghost-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1103 Kim Mance Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:42:48 +0000 http://mediaemerging.com/?p=1464#comment-1103 I don't know if there's a definitive line for me on whether it's right or wrong. But I can say is that I host an important annual conference of new media travel writers and the organizing committee and I ruled out two big-name travel journalists as keynote speakers because they have ghost bloggers and ghost twitterers to speak for them online. We felt it was a major decision on their part to discount the power of their own voices that way, and knew they obviously didn't really "get" new media even though they each had a presence. I don't know if there's a definitive line for me on whether it's right or wrong. But I can say is that I host an important annual conference of new media travel writers and the organizing committee and I ruled out two big-name travel journalists as keynote speakers because they have ghost bloggers and ghost twitterers to speak for them online. We felt it was a major decision on their part to discount the power of their own voices that way, and knew they obviously didn't really “get” new media even though they each had a presence.

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