Comments on: How To Avoid Echo Online

By: The Economics of The Online Echo | Econ Apps

The Economics of The Online Echo | Econ Apps — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:09:10 +0000

[...] This is why I feel he is a great “spokesman” for the online echo. Carlos has two main posts that address the online echo, so I don’t want to be a part of the echo and repeat [...]

By: The Problem with Providing Value (And an Approach to Idle Blogging)

The Problem with Providing Value (And an Approach to Idle Blogging) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:00 +0000

[...] stuff that was useful once, but is not anymore. Carlos Miceli referred to this when he advocated to avoid echo online. If your post is just a repetition of a repetition of a repetition, it’s meaningless. Provide a [...]

By: On Originality, Blogging Content and Copying | Small Hands, Big Ideas

On Originality, Blogging Content and Copying | Small Hands, Big Ideas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:05:12 +0000

[...] Miceli talks about original content and “How to Avoid Echo Online.” He explains how a fellow blogger posted on the same topic he was currently writing about but [...]

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:19:31 +0000

Agreed with both of you. Mainly what I’m saying is that if you have NOTHING to add, then don’t say it. Just refer people to the source. And I’m not saying you should look for everything before writing about it just so you canf ind who wrote about it first. But this approach would prevent people talking so much about how to blog, use social media, and all that nonsense.

By: Carlos Miceli

Carlos Miceli — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:40 +0000

You seem like a fun person.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:39:56 +0000

I love it Carlos and great point, Grace,

I think you should write about it from your point of view.

Personally, I’ve been concerned with echo and have been very strict with myself trying not to regurgitate the same information. Like you, I realized the blogospehere is too huge to think I was being original.

For example, I see a lot of bloggers out there trying to change the world, they may have the same views and methods about doing so. You have this community with this common goal, so of course it’s going to be rambled upon endlessly. Since we’re bloggers and we probably read other blogs we’ll come across a lot of the same information or things we were intending to write. But I think if the goal is written with the honorable intention to change the world and help others, then write your article.

There is an audience of people looking for help and then you have your audience of fellow bloggers. The fellow bloggers may have heard it all before, but for the person looking for help, for that one article to guide them, your article may have hit the nail on the head. The same idea can be translated, made more practical,more concrete or more identifiable to a different audience based on the author’s perspective, common background and choice of language. Maybe you can explain an idea with Seinfield analogies, or maybe by relating something to music.

BUT, I do think that if you know it’s somewhere out there and you can reference the source, than give give credit where credit is due.

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:16:45 +0000

Ah, isn’t that funny when someone writes about what you were just about to post? With the millions of blogs out there, that happens frequently, probably when you don’t even realize it.

So I ask you this. If someone writes about an idea or topic, should you not write about it from your point of view? If that were the case and you scoured the millions of blogs out there, maybe many of us wouldn’t have ‘original’ content or have a source. It’s not as though Ben’s post was the source and you probably had interesting tid bits that were different than his. No two people think the same.

By: Colin Wright

Colin Wright — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:39 +0000

Damnit, I was just about to write this very same article.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:32 +0000

Yes yes yes!!! This always happens to me! I think sometimes other bloggers are in my head reading my posts before I write them and then swiping them for themselves. A couple times I’ve debated rewriting my entire post to be the complete counter argument, just for the fun of playing Devil’s advocate, but usually I’m too lazy and too infatuated with my honest point of view that I don’t.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:00 +0000

Love this Carlos! ‘Specially since I’m often much better at referring than writing, retooling, finding the one hidden kernel of insight not already there.

That’s my new goal: Refer the idea and the writer asap. Value add one extra inisght: the lagniappe, if you will.

I just like saying “lagniappe,” and since it’s taken me long enough to remember what it means, I’ll explain–it’s a tchothchke you get with purchase of a larger item. You buy shampoo, conditioner, body wash, cologne, aftershave pack, they throw in a stylish travel kit to hold it all. The last is the lagniappe. “lan – YAP.”

Hey, I’m an English teacher.

“It’s always about team, and there’s always better.”

Great post, Carlos.