tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post7244270687853011996..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Blurber Quid Pro QuosEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-30864569029302294232009-07-16T16:03:45.440-05:002009-07-16T16:03:45.440-05:00one thing people do need (which is clear from all ...one thing people do need (which is clear from all examples of quid pro quo):<br /><br />they need each other.<br /><br />food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-84362667095406182422009-07-16T15:44:56.150-05:002009-07-16T15:44:56.150-05:00nothing qrong with quid pro quo but...
- no one r...nothing qrong with quid pro quo but...<br /><br />- no one really needs whiskey<br /><br />- the dotcoms were pure hype (because that is the internet/developer culture)<br /><br />- no one really needs to buy a book on economics<br /><br />that said, if the person selling honstly believes in what he's selling, i can't fault him<br /><br />the powers on self-delusion are omnipotent over the individual exercising them<br /><br />but they are not all powerful over others. not everyone drinks whiskey, invests in hyped stocks nor purchases books on economics.<br />hey, maybe you can enroll in the amazon afffiliate program and get people to put a link to your book on their sites. then they get a small commission. they might even be motivated to write a small blurb introducing the links. <br /><br />bwahaha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-25159579267988234862009-07-06T21:12:47.756-05:002009-07-06T21:12:47.756-05:00You will no doubt be pleased to know that I regard...You will no doubt be pleased to know that I regard you as one of the highest value-add bloggers I regularly read, for exactly this kind of astute insight. Blogging alpha indeed.Billarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-75141352711854550122009-07-06T10:12:15.464-05:002009-07-06T10:12:15.464-05:00Because of the exact problem you mention, I never ...Because of the exact problem you mention, I never read the book blurbs and instead choose books that are recommended by someone I know or that are written by someone whose other work I have already read and liked. By the way, I just bought your book and started reading it (you obviously fall in the latter category above) and so far pretty interesting, though I am only two chapters in.ZHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-53071596476588836762009-07-05T23:22:08.130-05:002009-07-05T23:22:08.130-05:00In our himp world, power is to cultivate a circle ...In our himp world, power is to cultivate a circle of friends owing favors. It works best along ethnic lines: the people more easily movilized to do favors for one are the relatives, then people from the same town or ethnic group. Tit-for-tat relationships are developed easiest with people like one. BTW you should rethink your blog roll to make it more "buy-my-book"-productive. Exchange links with people who can help you sell the book.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676167615981895061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-52979291723371507102009-07-05T22:31:08.529-05:002009-07-05T22:31:08.529-05:00Spy Magazine used to have a regular sidebar on &qu...Spy Magazine used to have a regular sidebar on "log rolling" wherein they'd post favorable blurbs of the type you mention.<br /><br />I miss that magazine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-57674955655564336282009-07-05T18:41:55.378-05:002009-07-05T18:41:55.378-05:00Riveting! If you read only one blog post on Bluber...Riveting! If you read only one blog post on Bluber Quid Pro Quos this summer, this has to be the one!Samuelson Bernsteinnoreply@blogger.com