Comments on: How Do You Deal With Trolls? Trent Reznor (NIN) Walks Away From Social Media

By: Why my dog is my alter-ego | DogWalkBlog

Why my dog is my alter-ego | DogWalkBlog — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:35:01 +0000

[...] am not hiding, but rather being optimistically cautious. Seth Simonds just published a blog post on Trent Reznor and the backlash of trolls. Previously, Reznor had PR [...]

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:24:39 +0000

So concise. Such a horribly accurate image with the squawking seagull and the cup of soup. =)

I think he'll be back.

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:40:33 +0000

Buzz Media, I like that. Perhaps Twitter could still fun free accounts but you'd have to choose 20 biz partners to allow into your stream? Might work.

I think microblogging is definitely finding it's way and we'll see a lot of changes over the next few months in how biz and personal users leverage it for different reasons.

Hopefully it will stay as social as we'd all like.

Thanks Mark!

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:44:01 +0000

We can't ever, ever allow ourselves to believe that idiots will have the final say.

They get pretty loud sometimes, but they won't have the final say.

That's me trying to convince myself. =)

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:30:02 +0000

Yes, it all changes when you experience the seemingly groundless hatred on personal level. People can be pretty strange sometimes.

A bit like asking the little boy why he throws rocks and birds and all you can get for an answer is a shrug. It's hard to know why people do things sometimes.

I hope he comes back. I'd like to think he will come back. He's done a lot for SM and it's too bad to see him go. Then again, everybody deserves a break and he was certainly up for one.

Thanks!

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:14:49 +0000

Really? I'd assumed it was all going to pay for your house. =P

In truth, I'm not sure why some people go on their "authenticity rampages" that seem more like witch hunts than anything else. It's too bad.

It affects me and I recognize it as part of life.

I have people around me who believe in me no matter what the haters say. So do you. We can rely on that knowledge. We must.

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:02:28 +0000

I think Twitter was better about suspending accounts with multiple blocks back when they weren't spending all of their time trying to keep the service afloat.

I think the multi-issue will always be around. And that's okay. The freedom to share comes with the ability to abuse. Unfortunate, but necessary.

It's possible that Reznor simply got tired of screaming back and decided to ease up for a bit. It takes a lot of energy to be edgy. He'll be back.

By: sethsimonds

sethsimonds — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:51:43 +0000

I'd say that most of them were quite aware of what they were doing. It's still very much Trolling, I think.

I'm definitely interested to see what NIN comes up with next!

By: A Nine Inch Nails Social Media Strategy Plan- Don’t Give Up Yet Trent! « Social Networking Schmoozing

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:58:45 +0000

[...] 17, 2009 Trent Reznor’s (from Nine Inch Nails) recent announcement that he is leaving Social Media because of trolls sums up the need for all business to- “have a [...]

By: darya

darya — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:04:35 +0000

Interesting topic. I just got some of my first haters last week and it was a little jarring. I try to respond to all my followers/commenters, but decided to just ignore this one (while allowing the comment to remain posted).

I actually asked Darren to explain how he deals with issues like this in a future Problogger episode. We'll see what comes of it.

In the meantime, how do you deal with it Seth? Do you respond? Blacklist? Ignore?