Comments on: Kids- You Can’t Stop What’s Coming

By: Gabriella Sannino 

Gabriella Sannino  — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:10:02 +0000

Kids- You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/1c7gS ~Talk to someone with your voice, not through text.

By: Level-343 Team

Level-343 Team — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:36:55 +0000

Great article by @SEOcopy worth reading. Today's "young" people can learn a lot from the "old" peeps. http://ow.ly/izeg

By: Gabriella Sannino 

Gabriella Sannino  — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:44 +0000

RT @monicakozak: Great article by @SEOcopy worth reading. Today's "young" people can learn a lot from the "old" peeps. http://ow.ly/izeg

By: Gabriella Sannino 

Gabriella Sannino  — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:42:57 +0000

@sherinola Psssstt here is the piece I was talking to you about… Kids- You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/nOTf

By: Gabriella Sannino

Gabriella Sannino — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:42:57 +0000

@sherinola Psssstt here is the piece I was talking to you about… Kids- You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/nOTf

By: Stwo

Stwo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:25:19 +0000

My pleasure. Your post inspired me to speak my mind.

By: Level-343 Team

Level-343 Team — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:52:23 +0000

RT @moanasaves Teens dont tweet I told my teen were all over 40 on twitter, stay on facebook. (have them read this lol) http://ow.ly/jbnx

By: Ohdoctah

Ohdoctah — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:08:39 +0000

We are both right. Don't forget a lot of ppl with age and experince fail everyday! More so now then ever because age doesn't like change. I hear what your saying. Life is a two way street!!

~ Owen JJ Stone aka Ohdoctah

http://iqmz.com

By: SEOcopy

SEOcopy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:49:26 +0000

Hey Stwo thanks for you kind words…I actually started following you on Twitter because of this post lolol. I love the handshake and look in the eyes. We are all learning as long as we are alive. That is the beauty of growth. I don't want to sound all spiritual and stuff, but it's true. I will be 49 this month and to think I was hot stuff in my 30's I didn't know Sh*t lolol. I just hope I don't become an ol salty broad chasing kids around with my cane. Oyy what an image.

By: SEOcopy

SEOcopy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:45:56 +0000

Ohdoctah, I get what you are saying… I agree age is relative and should not define us. Granted, some of the Gen-Y may have certain sensibilities that we don't posses, however when it comes to business I don't care how talented young people are they cannot make informed decisions based on experience. Age sometimes has its' advantages. The team I work with vary in age from 25-56 years of age. Sometimes, the younger writers just don't get it while my old timers are spot on.. of course vise versa applies here. I have to tell you age and experience have their place. Thanks for your great insight. :)

By: SEOcopy

SEOcopy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:33:58 +0000

Shelly you and I both know we don't need the “strokes”. We basically grew up with the Internet in it's infancy, sure there are many aspect of new technology I don't get but I stay current and read as much as I can. It's unfortunate that your lovely 26 yo doesn't see what a great gift she has in you. Working in this Industry (SM/SEO/SEM/etc.) you have to stay current in order to compete. Don't get me started on the Top 200 guru's. Nothing but drama, link bait articles without much substance. What we have been saying for years is regurgitated by them. You know how I feel about the “big guns” It's not the size but how you use it ;) Thanks Shelly you are a rock star!

By: Chris Lord

Chris Lord — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:15:15 +0000

RT @ShellyKramer: Kids – You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/j2ur

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:12:29 +0000

Kids – You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/j2ur ~RT @ShellyKramer

By: Shelly Kramer

Shelly Kramer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:09:32 +0000

Kids – You Can’t Stop What’s Coming http://ow.ly/j2ur

By: Stwo

Stwo — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:53:31 +0000

Great insight! Much of today's youth IS wrapped up in what they consider to be innovation. The thing is, without the innovation of generations past, we would not be where we are today. The problem is, that the youth today has lost the values of those they consider to be “old” New forms of media can learn quite a few lessons from the past. A handshake and look in the eye is one of the most valuable forms of connection. we need to figure out how to parlay these traditional values and apply them to the ever evolving mediascape.

By: Ohdoctah

Ohdoctah — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:28:42 +0000

In the end it's all about the individual. There will always be child prodigies that crush the dreams of adults. There will always be moments when you get to look and someone younger and say I told you so.

Some people young and old can't stand the internet. My father 56 can run circles around me about anything to do with computers. He listens to current music and the music of his era. I listen to everything but country. Age doesn't define me as a person.

The youth will always say your too old.. the elders will always say your too young. Young and old is relative. A 16 yr old is "old to a 5 yr old. ITs a game that will never end and you can defend it in a great blog post either way! Great read!

By: Shelly Kramer

Shelly Kramer — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:07:44 +0000

Amen, sistah! Further evidence of why I do so adore you. This post was especially impactful for me as I have a lovely 26 yo DD, gainfully employed in the Ad biz who thinks that her momma is just wasting her time "dabbling" in social media - after all, I can barely sync my BlackBerry, so how can I possibly know what I'm doing when it comes to SM, right? She participates in training classes sponsored by her employer, who is a big agency, furiously try to navigate the waters of social media (and not doing a very good job of it - like many big agencies). What she refuses to acknowledge is that I know more about social media than just about anyone else she knows and if she would deign to spend even a few hours with me, I could help her immensely. Ah, the arrogance of youth. I don't know how to program my VCR so I can't possibly understand "new media" right ..... or how it impacts all the rest of the world of marketing as we know it.

Another peeve: I regularly read blog posts, oft written by some of the "famous Top 200 Blogs in SM" group and appalled by the lack of attention to spelling and grammar. And, when asked about it, they pompously respond that they don't have time to spell check their work and, at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter.

Really? My clients wouldn't hire someone who did shoddy work and they flat out insist on working with someone whose attention to detail (including spelling and grammar) is better than their own - after all, that's part of the reason they hire us, isn't it?

I love this post, Gaby, and I hope that some of the young people reading it sit up and take notice. We are a generation of intelligent, ambitious, take-no-prisoners business people and, if they're not careful, if they don't pay attention to some of the "real" lessons we've learned and the "real" ways to properly conduct themselves and business, they might just find themselves without jobs, or clients. One thing I know is true - what goes around in this big world of ours without question comes around. And you definitely get what you give.

Mwah to you, my friend. Keep shaking it up!

By: Peer360

Peer360 — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:48:59 +0000

RT @monicakozak: Great article by @SEOcopy worth reading. Today’s "young" people can learn a lot from the "old" peeps. http://ow.ly/izeg

By: Cristina Schultz

Cristina Schultz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:26:45 +0000

RT @monicakozak: Great article by @SEOcopy worth reading. Today’s "young" people can learn a lot from the "old" peeps. http://ow.ly/izeg

By: SEOcopy

SEOcopy — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:43:38 +0000

Jahnelle I am not sure how you do it. You are one of those young guns (not that young) that has an old soul. Your work ethics are untouchable, your talent is remarkable, and your art of brown nosing is getting better. Who knows you may be ready to take over this empire. lol ;)