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By: Luke Freeman

Luke Freeman — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

You’re a champion of real world networking online. Do you think that opening up online tools and making them more efficient is an important step to collaborating on the worlds problems and saving governments/NGOs from constantly reinventing the wheel? Do you think this will happen? If so, what steps should we all take?

By: Michael Latulippe

Michael Latulippe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In context of the theory of information foraging from Peter Pirolli and Stuart K. Card that suggests we are like wild beasts surfing the Internet, do you think that the tribalism you describe on the Web in your talk could potentially lead to a less tolerant society? One with more extremes?

By: Kevin Hillstrom

Kevin Hillstrom — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Many of my clients are catalog clients, folks who are seeing titanic shifts in customer behavior because of the internet. Part of the problem catalogers deal with is generational … age 55-75 rural customers shop catalogs, while younger folks shop online. Part of the problem is the fault of catalogers, renting lists for decades resulted in customers being turned off when a catalog arrives in the mailbox from a company the customer does not have a relationship with.

Most catalogers understand the need to shift from paper to e-commerce, and most catalogers understand that they need to shift away from rented lists, toward permission-based marketing.

Most catalogers also understand that this shift will have a devastating impact on sales. A $50,000,000 cataloger could see sales drop to $25,000,000 as they go through this transition.

What advice would you give to a cataloger with a heritage in paper/lists? How might the catalog transition to tribes/permission to grow sales?

By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Great talk! One of the greatest benefits of creating a large tribe, at least to me, is the ability to use crowdsourcing to find the best workable solution/idea.

As an expert in the field of online networking and collaboration, what would be your best guess why the mega-multinational companies are hesitant to adopt such a powerful problem solving technique when the technology is already in place?

Could it be a fear of changing the status quo since they help create it and enjoy it’s predictability?

By: Tiffany Monhollon

Tiffany Monhollon — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Among my blogging peers in the marketing/pr/social media niche, I often hear people toss around comments like “he’s the next Seth Godin,” or, “My goal is to be the next Seth Godin.”

Given that I was introduced to you by your work on the Ideavirus, I’m curious what your advice would be to the next generation of emerging thought leaders – especially the ones eyeing your particular seat.

By: Rebecca Thorman

Rebecca Thorman — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

What are some strategies to begin to assemble tribes around a product or service that hasn’t launched yet? Thank you!

By: Brian McKenzie

Brian McKenzie — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I work with a national non-profit that supports leaders of other non-profits. How do you see the tribal mindset moving through highly relational areas such as philanthropy, compassion, and even religious circles – say the Christian church in America?

By: Casey Butler

Casey Butler — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Where do you find all of those funny photos!? Do you have a tribe of people that find them for you? If so, let us know so we can send in any cool pics we find- “presentation ammo”.

By: Tina Marie

Tina Marie — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Aloha, Seth! Here’s a couple to choose from: What are your thoughts on walk-on actors for websites? What direction/advice can you offer a fellow consultant in the Marketing field that desires to take it to the next level? What niches can you think of that could *mutually* benefit from exploration? Mahalo! :)