Comments for Tall Poppy Syndrome at http://www.adentintheuniverse.com , comment 1 to 8 out of 8 comments http://www.adentintheuniverse.com Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:13:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-44 ...Just they said something stupid. (@Peter) - Brent Hodgson Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:20:49 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-43 Great post Nez. Unfortunately that's a bad trait that's common everywhere. People are always there to trip the person on the road to success. Shannon - Shannon Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:16:14 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-42 *EDIT* I don't THINK that trait is confined to the Aussies. I forgot the THINKing bit... Need caffeine! - ColinM Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:49:52 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-41 I don't that trait is confined to the Aussies... Besides it's only a matter of time before Twitter implodes from scalability issues ;D - ColinM Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:48:10 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-40 As Internet Marketers big and small we're all in this together and should be helping each other out, not running each other down. We should be lifting those more successful onto our shoulders to celebrate their brilliance and from our shoulders the more successful should be reaching down to give a hand up to those less successful - as well as shaking the hands of those equally successful (Utopian view perhaps?). I hadn't read the Mashable blog before now and prior to this, if I'd known that people like yourself and Ed Dale were readers of it then I would definitely have subscribed. With this as my first taste of the place though I think I'll pass... - Peter Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:43:21 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-39 Oddly enough, I've been hearing the phrase "Tall Poppy Syndrome" quite a bit lately. It equates to "Crabs in a Bucket" in the states. I believe it is a real phenomenon, where if you put one crab in a bucket, it will climb out on its own, but if there's more than one, the other crabs will pull any crab trying to get out, back down. Too many people act like that. It makes me proud to be part of the internet marketing community where people support each other and herald each other's successes! Sincerely, Meg Meyer - Meg Meyer Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:19:16 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-38 [quote]Mashable is a highly, highly monetised site, that uses Twitter to drive traffic.[/quote] I addition to the uncalled for personal jab at John the above statement is what really got me twisted over the post. The link baited post itself was plugged via a twitter from them to drive traffic to their highly monetized blog, making the entire post hypocritical. How many of the 9,000 twitters they have made link to their blog? A quick look and a little math tells you all you need to know. I was happy to see John take the high road with such an eloquent response. Unfortunately I can't seem to show such restraint. Tom - Thomas Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:13:52 +0100 http://www.adentintheuniverse.com/content/view/57/76/#comment-37 Hi Nez. Nice post. I thought it was just the Brits who liked to knock people down when they are successful but it seems that it is the same the world over. It's also funny that you and I (and others who follow Ed Dale and Dan Raine) were among the earliest users of Twitter, and what are we? Oh yes, that'd be Internet Marketers :D I hate adding to Mashable's traffic by posting about this article but sometimes these things have to be answered or the poor writing and, worse, the personal attacks on decent people keep coming and folks start to believe it all! Hope the rest of your day is calmer ;) - Lisa Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:35:22 +0100