It\u2019s time once again to break up the longer format content I\u2019ve been writing with more bite-sized thoughts.\u00a0 Today, I thought I\u2019d list some quick insights I\u2019ve gleamed as a heavy contributor, participant and early adopter on the web daily for the last 12 years or so that continue to hold true:<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0 People love controversy<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0 The web doesn\u2019t forget<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0 The us-vs-them mentality is huge<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0 Popularity begets popularity<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0 The core users focus the head of attention on just a few things daily<\/p>\n
6)\u00a0 The long tail of attention matters too and is up for grabs by anyone<\/p>\n
7)\u00a0 People hate flash \u2013 especially influencers<\/p>\n
8)\u00a0 Hilarious\/unintended humor will be found, and magnified<\/p>\n
9)\u00a0 Self-congratulatory, corporately refined text is boring, and ignored<\/p>\n
10)\u00a0 Personal, emotive content wins<\/p>\n
11)\u00a0 Chasing spikes in traffic is addictive, but unsustainable as a strategy and should be used sparingly<\/p>\n
12)\u00a0\u00a0The web\u2019s addicted minority\u00a0crave and push change<\/p>\n
13)\u00a0 The casual majority of users don\u2019t notice the invisible hand guiding their browsing<\/p>\n
14)\u00a0 Telling stories that are unique, novel or in some way remarkable can always cut through the clutter<\/p>\n
15)\u00a0 What has been deleted, restricted or otherwise censored inevitably will make that content popular (Streisand effect)<\/p>\n
16)\u00a0 We\u2019re slowly building a semantic world<\/p>\n
17)\u00a0 There is a growing\u00a0business digital divide<\/p>\n
18)\u00a0 Many internet marketing agencies and self-proclaimed experts\u00a0are carpetbaggers<\/p>\n
19)\u00a0 Inside jokes that get too popular are inevitably killed by mass media<\/p>\n
20)\u00a0 Randomness is a factor<\/p>\n
21)\u00a0 Creativity is also a factor<\/p>\n
22)\u00a0 Content trumps design<\/p>\n
23)\u00a0 A vast majority of web designers still can\u2019t create Google-friendly sites<\/p>\n
24)\u00a0 Knowing traditional graphic design doesn\u2019t make you qualified to do web design<\/p>\n
25)\u00a0 Search advertising is exceedingly effective if you know how to use it right and have a good product<\/p>\n
26)\u00a0\u00a0Trust is non-transferrable<\/p>\n
27)\u00a0 Persistence pays off<\/p>\n
28)\u00a0 The rise and fall of social sites is natural, and happens quickly<\/p>\n
29)\u00a0 140 characters can change your life<\/p>\n
30)\u00a0\u00a0Advertising is content<\/p>\n
31)\u00a0 People love lists<\/p>\n
32)\u00a0 You can\u2019t fake authenticity<\/p>\n
33)\u00a0 Many old school users are jaded<\/p>\n
34)\u00a0 If you\u2019re old school and can remain positive, spending time to teach those who are new is important<\/p>\n
35)\u00a0 The most passionate professionals in every industry blog<\/p>\n
36)\u00a0 Anyone can start a meme, in many cases completely by accident<\/p>\n
37)\u00a0 You can\u2019t erase the past, but you can embrace and learn from it<\/p>\n
38)\u00a0 The web is a reflection of society<\/p>\n
39)\u00a0 People with mobile devices are far more efficient at spreading news than traditional media<\/p>\n
40)\u00a0 Don\u2019t make the mistakes of the RIAA, their reputation has been perhaps forever ruined to an entire generation<\/p>\n
41)\u00a0 We are editors for each other<\/p>\n
42)\u00a0 Say hi to your favorite blogger or web influencer, they\u2019ll respond to you personally<\/p>\n
43)\u00a0 It\u2019s always fashionable to reject what\u2019s mainstream, whatever that may be at the moment<\/p>\n
44)\u00a0 Groups form naturally<\/p>\n
45)\u00a0 E-commerce requires patience and good leadership\/strategy<\/p>\n
46)\u00a0 No one is always right<\/p>\n
47)\u00a0\u00a0Participation inequality\u00a0holds true for web 2.0 as much as it holds true for web 1.0, and will into the future \u2013 it is a strong model of how society functions and actually has little to do with technology<\/p>\n
48)\u00a0 The web changed the world at the macro level, far more than most consider \u2013 for business, society and how we live<\/p>\n
49)\u00a0 Future generations will see our use of the internet as quaint and merely scratching the surface<\/p>\n
50)\u00a0 Distributing news via print is a relic of a previous era<\/p>\n
51)\u00a0 The web is great at ignoring you, if you\u2019re boring<\/p>\n
52)\u00a0 There are still newcomers, but eventually such a thing won\u2019t exist<\/p>\n
53)\u00a0 People fall in love through text<\/p>\n
54)\u00a0 Quake clans were the big thing before World of Warcraft \u2013 games have encouraged the social grouping of people since communication was built into them<\/p>\n
55)\u00a0 IRC and message boards predate web 2.0, social media has been around a while and it\u2019s development is a fluid process \u2013 it is not new<\/p>\n
56)\u00a0 You don\u2019t need to spend insane amounts of money to develop a popular site, product or web destination, but you do have to have a strong strategy, purpose and goal<\/p>\n
57)\u00a0\u00a0Programming is the new literacy<\/p>\n
58)\u00a0 There\u2019s huge value in acting as a content filter or aggregator<\/p>\n
59)\u00a0 Anyone can be creative in using the web to successfully spread ideas, it is the great equalizer<\/p>\n
60)\u00a0 Building\u00a0microsites is a mistake<\/p>\n
61)\u00a0 Be\u00a0unique, useful and updated\u00a0and you\u2019ll win<\/p>\n
62)\u00a0 Studying sociology is equally vital for success as understanding marketing<\/p>\n
63)\u00a0 Never underestimate small and determined groups<\/p>\n
64)\u00a0 We love things that are offbeat<\/p>\n
65)\u00a0 The\u00a0lede\u00a0is equally important as the title, sometimes more important<\/p>\n
66)\u00a0 Everyone wants to be part of the next hot trend<\/p>\n
67)\u00a0 The conversation goes on with or without you, but that\u2019s\u00a0not a reason to feel overwhelmed<\/p>\n
68)\u00a0\u00a0Personal branding\u00a0changes everything<\/p>\n
69)\u00a0 Text\u00a0still reigns king<\/p>\n
70)\u00a0 People will always take the path of least resistance<\/p>\n
71)\u00a0 With design,\u00a0less is more<\/p>\n
72)\u00a0 Attempts to game the system will always be called out when they are discovered<\/p>\n
73)\u00a0 Trying to hit control z in real life doesn\u2019t work<\/p>\n
74)\u00a0 When someone publishes something about you, it will potentially exist forever<\/p>\n
75)\u00a0 Everyone has a startup idea, most without doing any research<\/p>\n
76)\u00a0 Just because you build it, doesn\u2019t mean they will come<\/p>\n
77)\u00a0 Ignore people who think the world can\u2019t or won\u2019t change<\/p>\n
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