tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post3574500016551941541..comments2023-06-12T10:50:48.463-04:00Comments on Saul Colt - The Smartest Man in the World!: Would you take architecture advice from O.J. Simpson? A blog post about Social Media Influence.saulcolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-1974156321963717192010-06-19T23:02:31.313-04:002010-06-19T23:02:31.313-04:00I have received 5 very angry blog comments with pe...I have received 5 very angry blog comments with personal attacks againts me because of this post. Please realize that I will be happy to post these comments if you bother to do so with your name attached.saulcolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867887.post-1592527430027859632010-06-18T11:01:21.849-04:002010-06-18T11:01:21.849-04:00There was a comment that came in from an Anonymous...<b>There was a comment that came in from an Anonymous (Please Note that I am posting it as myself because there was on paragraph that was a little too much of an attack on Scott for my liking and have removed it. I have not edited any other part of the comment. I would have left it in if it was attributable to someone): </b><br /><br />You are absolutely correct that context and expertise matter when it comes to influence -- whether online or in real life. My next door neighbor is a well known rock star hedge fund trader. He has been profiled on television, newspaper articles, etc. He's also a genuinely affable and trustworthy person. The other day he was outside cranking some tunes from his car. He called me over and we started chatting about music. He then "recommended" a new album by a middle of the road group he likes. I smiled and feigned interest. But the truth is that he did not have any context about my taste in music (indie, jazz, world) and he had no expertise as a musician or music critic. Now, if he would have recommended a stock or investment strategy I would have run back home and acted on that influence.<br /><br />All this said, real celebrities (Ashton Kutcher, Miley Cyrus, etc) can and do exert influence beyond their area of expertise. Kutcher's support for mosquito nets and malaria awareness reaches and influences a wide audience irrespective of his context or expertise in this area. So, yes, influence is generally limited to a narrow area of expertise except if you happen to be a mega Hollywood celebrity.saulcolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403216749646339480noreply@blogger.com