same thing and get no comments... so maybe thats what some people have an issue with... I don't care myself, lol.. but food for thought? See what i mean.... ? make sense? its not scoble they have an issue wth, its how everyone reacts to it I guess. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

I agree... i can see why it happens, I can understand that he has this huge following, but I can also see why some people would think.. wtf do i bother? you know. - Rob Sellen :o)

Some folks just want adoration. Not saying that Scoble is one of those (I secretly thinks he gets a kick out of the controversy stirred up by the various whiners here and elsewhere.) - James D Kirk

Yes, Rob. I totally agree with you. - Derrick

Course he does.. it strokes his ego, he dont deny or hide that... why are some so blind to see that tho? why do some encourage him with it? all this link baiting and shit that goes on is a tad boring now.. but this will carry on untill people thnk. - Rob Sellen :o)

I mean i bet scoble wont even see this... he dont care he got an army of people doing his talking for him whens its needed whatever... i mean people are SHEEP in sense, sorry to be harsh... - Rob Sellen :o)

You're right, Rob. My guess, however is it will always go on: whether people think or not. Once these social sites cross the chasm to the rest of the world, it will be the sports and entertainment folk that get the attention. Not Scoble. - James D Kirk

It will go on untill people get sick of it... ;o) i mean, people are building him up further, when they should be building themselves and everyone else up... not just the few? ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Exactly.... If I got outside to the pub... say, "here that scobleiser, he is one chatty bugger".. they would be like "who? wtf are you on about?" I got nothing agaisnt them all using this "linkbaiting, ego stroking/basjing" tactic.. but it is just that.. a tactic.. wise up. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

YEP.... why people gotta wise up.... wake up.. stop being bloody sheep! - Rob Sellen :o)

Scoble strokes other people's egos here: http://friendfeed.com/scoblei... - Robert Scoble

how is THAT stroking others egos? - Rob Sellen :o)

this is about the behavior of *the group*, not the behavior of Scoble, Winer, Arrington, etc. no-one has any power that was not ceded to them by another. as @Rob Sellen points out, this will continue until the group decides they've had enough. if Scoble,et al are lucky, additional n00bs will walk in the door to make up for those tuning them out. it's like a pyramid scheme, when the n00bs run out here and followers peak, Scoble, et al will move onto another 'new' medium where they can start again. - MikeAmundsen

Bingo.... thank you mike! ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

I am not going to comment on this... - Trae Ruge

If you believe that or think that Josh... carry on, he just posted his OWN likes as a way of saying stroking others egos?? wtf, how? he has been bleating on about tim o reily... thats IT.. he aint stroking egos UNLESS it benefits HIM. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

I was going to comment but then I decided it might stroke the egos of lords scoblmort and "you know who" that guy with the name starting in W... Come on have a sense of humor, if you don't like it (people are really bored in real life to care about this that much), block or use filters. - InPerpetualMotion(Gina k)

WHY? I just prooved the whole bloody point with this thread lol! ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

I like discussing about things and I got no prejudice when a topic is worth, if it comes from R. Scoble and I find it interesting, why not? I comment many feeds from FFeders I don't know at all, I am Mrs Nobody myself, what I appreciate more is to reciprocate and exchange ideas, I don't really feel intimidated by anybody here, when I know where my personal opinion stands. - Niki Costantini

So now you are just piggybacking onto this thread... trying to start another one with the same issue? why? all that new thread you started has done is STROKED their egos... can you can the problem now. ;o) (to josh) - Rob Sellen :o)

Can we talk about something important? I'm stroking all your egos here: http://friendfeed.com/scoblei... Let's talk about some of those things. - Robert Scoble

BUT robert... you are just PROMOTING yourself here again, stroking your own ego..AGAIN... are you telling me what IS important? important to WHO? ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Robert...don't get me wrong, i'm not bashing you, or anything like that.. i got nothing against you at all, you already know that, i just want PEOPLE to think and see things for they are really. :o) A massive lesson it what you do, AND how you do it. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Josh... i never said it was a marketing message as in one regarding content etc.. there IS a self marketing message there... and it is working too. ;o) BUT as i say, it will head into a time when people WILL get fed up of so MUCH of it. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Be honest Josh.... has he not been shouting from the rooftops about o'reilly? why not about YOU.. or ?? In some ways you are sayin HE knows what will be of interest to ME, YOU, but all that he shares what HE finds interesting, DROWNS out other good stuff from others...and not only that because so many people comment on what HE thinks is interesting... it becomes...circles and roundabouts. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

well why do ppl follow anyone, maybe they should THINK and ask that question.Also not everything one says has to be gospel truth or defacto accepted. But all that requires a thinking mind that does the heavy lifting and unfortunately a whole bunch of folks are just sheep that follow whichever way the wind blows. If tomorrow someone came with a bigger horn to toot they would follow that person. - Baba

your missing the whole point. - Rob Sellen :o)

Rob: it's funny, that you are going on and on about me. I'm done with it. I'm clicking like on things that have nothing to do with me. I didn't click like on this item, for instance. If you don't like my likes, do your own and let's discuss those! - Robert Scoble

Josh.. the point I made in the start.. was its NOT scoble who makes the noise as susch.. its EVERYONE who comments on everything he says...like I say, someone else likes what he likes etc.. the stream gets filled with noise thats all repeating, like a record in a sense. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Robert.. The whole point is II'm NOT actually going on about you... Im saying its all connected to you (via sheeple)... Im talking about the fact is something that MAY be what is bothering some people.. IM just starting a discussion.. is that ok? YOU are fed up with it and I can understand that.. but i dont care lol.. ;o) I made my point,. this thread is PROOF. ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)

Oh, of course you are NOT going to "like" it are you. ;o) its not what you wnat the sheeple thinking like ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)