Comments on: Why people don’t trust “bloggers”

By: Turulcsirip - Ádám Vagyok

Turulcsirip - Ádám Vagyok — Tue, 20 May 2008 06:12:31 +0000

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By: Josh Larson

Josh Larson — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:31:55 +0000

Your blog post brings up some important methodological weaknesses regarding the study. Your comparison between a “faceless, nameless, random blogger” and a specific blog or blogger brings to mind political surveys. Often, when someone is asked whether they’d vote for a generic candidate (i.e., the democratic candidate or the republican candidate) their responses very considerably from their answers if individual candidates’ names are mentioned.

By: @Stephen Productivity in Context

@Stephen Productivity in Context — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:31:08 +0000

I would agree that the survey was likely skewed, as was the output. I would be willing to bet that people don’t trust “bloggers” in general, as people know that every blogger has an agenda.

BUT. There are individual Bloggers that have EARNED very high trust. And that is the catch when it comes to trust.

You have to earn it.

By: Zydia Toy

Zydia Toy — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:13:06 +0000

If you look at some of the big names in blogging, a lot of them are affiliate marketers such as John Chow and Shoemoney. In some circles they have gained a bit of a bad reputation as they have promoted any old get rich quick scheme just to get the affiliate kickbacks coming in. People like these aren’t doing much to help. However, there are a lot of well respected blogs by programmers such as PPK and Dan Webb.

By: James Creare

James Creare — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:42:17 +0000

With the popularity of Wordpress increasing, I believe that there will be some sort of trust system introduced, whereby bloggers earn a reputation no matter what wordpress blog they post on.

A bit like the way feedback works on ebay, where the blog owner, can give blog responses a rating.

By: Karin

Karin — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:49:17 +0000

Well, yes and no. I prefer to see the study from the perspective of somebody researching a topic in google and getting results from traditional media and bloggers (that they probably do not know and thus not read). Who is more likely to appear trustworthy to that researcher? A traditional publication one knows or the possible “ramblings” of a person? On first sight the answer must be traditional media outlets. Lets not forget that people want to get quick results to their questions.

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By: Building trust as a blogger

Building trust as a blogger — Sun, 04 May 2008 05:07:09 +0000

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By: The FASTForward Blog » Are Us Bloggers to be Trusted?: Enterprise 2.0 Blog: News, Coverage, and Commentary

Fri, 02 May 2008 14:07:10 +0000

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:29:09 +0000

This is a libellous statement, so I would advise you not to post what I’m about to say.

Forrester’s business model is to sell out. They can’t make enough money by making and selling just research - so they sell whatever the highest bidder tells them to say. I know this because I worked for a company where our CEO basically bribed them to put out a “study” that made us come out top compared to our competitors. They were remarkably compliant.

By: Family Trust » Blog Archive » Why people don’t trust “bloggers”

Family Trust » Blog Archive » Why people don’t trust “bloggers” — Thu, 01 May 2008 01:25:20 +0000

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By: Tony T

Tony T — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:07:27 +0000

Agreed with your comments. Theres nothing worse than skewed studies as people (investors.execs) tend to trust their conclusions.
BTW Good luck on your book! Your posts here are great and helpful.

By: Silviu

Silviu — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:52:48 +0000

I trust bloggers. But not random bloggers. Your article is on spot.

If you are on my RSS list and recommend a software, you bet I’ll give it a try!

Friends and family? Overrated. When it comes to a topic regarding Apple should I trust Gruber or my brother?

By: Karina

Karina — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:14:47 +0000

I can’t believe that, judging from Jeremiah’s Forrester Research survey, people trust the media that are financially dependent on adverts more than a known expert. What is this? Ignorance? Scary.

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