Comments on: Can Social Media Be Used to Do Something Boring? http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/ Exploring the relationship between people and their money. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Attila http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Attila Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:08:25 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-1015 Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources. <br><br>Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow. Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources.

Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow.

]]> By: Carl Richards http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Carl Richards Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:39:48 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-1014 Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.<br><br>I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.<br><br>Carl Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.

I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.

Carl

]]> By: Attila http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Attila Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:08:25 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-179 Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources. <br><br>Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow. Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources.

Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow.

]]> By: thinkingcarl http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-185 thinkingcarl Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:39:48 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-185 Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.<br><br>I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.<br><br>Carl Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.

I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.

Carl

]]> By: Attila http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Attila Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:08:25 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-422 Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources. <br><br>Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow. Social media thrives on frequent update but it seems to work in more passive areas such as genealogy. These take longer to build up, but they are slow information magnets that can produce great resources.

Sites start small with blogs, tagging, messaging. As the content grows the viewers and contributors grow.

]]> By: thinkingcarl http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-421 thinkingcarl Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:39:48 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-421 Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.<br><br>I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.<br><br>Carl Eric- Thanks for the kind words! I have received a number of requests to talk about the planning process, and how to do it correctly, so I will. Part of the problem is that it is a one of those things that appear to be very simple, but once you understand what goes on behind the scenes in terms of assumptions that you have to make it can become overwhelming for people.

I will address it in a post or video soon. Please continue to provide me feedback if there are topics you would like covered or clarified.

Carl

]]> By: Eric http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Eric Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:12:23 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-184 Hi Carl - started reading Behavior Gap about a month ago, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites. <br><br>Could you describe in more detail what you mean by 'investing correctly starts with a financial plan'? Do you mean planning how much to invest, how much to save for short-term, etc? Or do you mean financial plan in terms of planning what asset allocation to use? I have heard you mention this 'financial plan' several times now, and was hoping you could expand on this, as it seems to be the starting point for everything you discuss. Thanks. Hi Carl – started reading Behavior Gap about a month ago, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites.

Could you describe in more detail what you mean by 'investing correctly starts with a financial plan'? Do you mean planning how much to invest, how much to save for short-term, etc? Or do you mean financial plan in terms of planning what asset allocation to use? I have heard you mention this 'financial plan' several times now, and was hoping you could expand on this, as it seems to be the starting point for everything you discuss. Thanks.

]]> By: Eric http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Eric Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:12:23 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-420 Hi Carl - started reading Behavior Gap about a month ago, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites. <br><br>Could you describe in more detail what you mean by 'investing correctly starts with a financial plan'? Do you mean planning how much to invest, how much to save for short-term, etc? Or do you mean financial plan in terms of planning what asset allocation to use? I have heard you mention this 'financial plan' several times now, and was hoping you could expand on this, as it seems to be the starting point for everything you discuss. Thanks. Hi Carl – started reading Behavior Gap about a month ago, and it is quickly becoming one of my favorite sites.

Could you describe in more detail what you mean by 'investing correctly starts with a financial plan'? Do you mean planning how much to invest, how much to save for short-term, etc? Or do you mean financial plan in terms of planning what asset allocation to use? I have heard you mention this 'financial plan' several times now, and was hoping you could expand on this, as it seems to be the starting point for everything you discuss. Thanks.

]]> By: D. http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-183 D. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:33 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-183 So, sort of like....<br><br>Mon. 10:05a. Don't look! Stay on track....<br>Tues. 7:04p. Great job of not doing anything! Keep it up.<br>Wed. 1:25p. I still haven't looked at my portfolio. How about you?<br><br>etc. ?<br><br>:) So, sort of like….

Mon. 10:05a. Don't look! Stay on track….
Tues. 7:04p. Great job of not doing anything! Keep it up.
Wed. 1:25p. I still haven't looked at my portfolio. How about you?

etc. ?

:)

]]> By: thinkingcarl http://www.behaviorgap.com/can-social-media-be-used-to-do-something-boring/comment-page-1/#comment-182 thinkingcarl Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:02:53 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=883#comment-182 So the question is, can we using the powerful tools of social interaction to<br>encourage people to do nothing, if doing nothing it the right thing to do? So the question is, can we using the powerful tools of social interaction to
encourage people to do nothing, if doing nothing it the right thing to do?

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