Comments on: What You Can Learn About Social Media from MC Hammer

By: Treats

Treats — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:15:49 +0000

I know social media has a lot of marketing potential. But that dedication you give there takes a toll on your business. Still trying to find a balance that will make it fun and real.

Yes, no one should feel too old to join social networking sites. A long time ago I read that MC Hammer was planning to start a new social media site. After that I didn't hear about that story again. Just hope the guy is doing well. He helped to define my youth in the eighties and the nineties.

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By: Todd Heim

Todd Heim — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:33:15 +0000

A friend of mine just finished telling me she waited on him and a group of his tweeps in Boston… Good stuff.

By: rebeccakelley

rebeccakelley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:54:08 +0000

Thanks for providing an update on what he's been doing offline. I agree — a successful businessman must have passion and be self-driven.

By: jaamit

jaamit — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:19:08 +0000

hello "John" (if that is your real name). Classy move dropping a completely irrelevant self promoting comment and link on this blog. I applaud you for getting past the spam filter.

By: jaamit SEO

jaamit SEO — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:20:17 +0000

Good post Rebecca. The thing about MC Hammer is, although many people see him as a joke or a sellout, he's been really active in his community offline for years, promoting young artists, working on community projects in Oakland and providing important criticism of how the music industry exploits hip hop artists. Have a look at these interviews with him by Davey D (a respected DJ and hiphop journalist) from a few years back: http://tr.im/yjTZ Now you may not be into hiphop and this stuff may not interest you personally, but my point is that this guy is passionate in something other than simply marketing himself for the sake of making money and that for me is a key point to learn from too. You need some real passion, even obsession, lighting a fire on your arse to keep you doing this for the long term - it's not sustainable otherwise.

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By: rebeccakelley

rebeccakelley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:59:41 +0000

Ha, at least his new posse follows him for free!

By: rebeccakelley

rebeccakelley — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:56:29 +0000

I don't know if MC Hammer is necessarily trolling for youngsters to friend, but I agree, that can be a bit taboo.