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December 31, 2006

Tagging Game Reflections

You might remember that I was Tagged by 5 Stars in a little game of tag played with some folks in affiliate marketing. I thought I’d take a few words to reflect on the game a little.

I was inspired to look back on the game by Heather Paulson’s blog entry at ReveNews. Heather was also tagged, but it sounds like by the time she was tagged, aspects of the game had changed as they passed from one tagger to the next. As I commented to Heather, … I guess people read directions creatively.

I also noticed that the first reaction to being tagged was kinda of an … “I’m going to get you back” tone. Once past that reaction though, most people had fun with it. It’s funny really, we’re all still little kids at heart.

Heather put her experience into affiliate marketing terms, and here’s what she posted:

Five things I have learned about this tagged experience

1) Many bloggers are being tagged, and the phenomenon is wide spread throughout the internet

2) Viral marketing works!

3) There are many bloggers online who easily have access to each other, and news can spread quickly.

4) Messages and content can be misconstrued to sensitive audiences and information must be considerate even on a personal level concerning what those sensitivities might be especially on a collaborative or business blog.

5) The personal side of blogging is fascinating as we learn more (tidbits) concerning our fellow e marketers.

I think that’s very well said. This was indeed an interesting lesson on social communication and the results it produced.