Five Commandments, not Ten

We touched on it in class, as well as in the New influencers book.  The Five Commandments of Social Media, as told by Paul Gillin.  I won't go and quote everything that Gillin said, but here is the list of the five:

1. Thou shalt link
2. Thou shalt not diss
3. Thou shalt be transparent
4. Thou shalt comment
5. Thou shalt not blather

I feel as if I follow some of those commandments, but not all of them.  I realize that I probably do not provide enough links in my blogs, and for that, I have no excuse.  There are some things that I talk about, and I should be able to provide easy access to what I'm talking about.  Especially in my blogs about the NCAA tournament, I should probably provide a link to the bracket.

I feel like a lot of people's blogs are out there to just rag on others.  This is just what Gillin says not to do.  I know in my earlier blogs I believe I did a little dissing of my own, but I'm trying to make this blog more professional now.  Plus, just dissing people like that looks and sounds tacky.

I really think I have the third commandment down pretty well.  I think everyone understands my viewpoints.  I have only had to edit a blog once, and when I did, I made sure to note that what I was adding was an edit from the previous blog.  This makes me pretty transparent.

I probably could go for a few extra comments.  I feel like I'm only commenting on others blogs because I have to.  If I would go out and read some more blogs, I would probably comment a few more times and have a little more fun with the comments and blogging world.  Plus, I would probably get a few more followers of my own.

The fifth commandment, I think I have this one down too.  I try not to go on and on about nothing in my blogs.  I try to get my point across and to be done there.  So, in the good nature of this blog and this commandment, I shall end my blog here.

-GP