tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789051249767565006.post6655449461322276137..comments2023-06-30T02:17:02.660-07:00Comments on VirtuReality: More VirtuReality Love up in da Club!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4789051249767565006.post-35253189704617038772007-08-04T09:07:00.000-07:002007-08-04T09:07:00.000-07:00RayFirst of all, I want to thank you for inviting ...Ray<BR/><BR/><BR/>First of all, I want to thank you for inviting me to be part of this group on Facebook. I sorta disappeared for the last year, so it will be good to hook up with former Soflowers and others.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the concept of a comparison of a brand's virtual and real world's momentum, I'd have you take a look at Ron Paul, Republican nominee for US President. He's a libertarian gadfly and has a huge following amongst bloggers of all stripes. In fact, according to Technorati, he's one of the most blogged about topics out there. Unfortunately for him, his poll numbers in the real world are in the low single digits.<BR/><BR/>Without getting into a long political speel, I'll just say that those who play the strongest role in a brand's viability both offline and online must be consistently strong in the real world. In this case, it's Republican primary voters.<BR/><BR/>I'd add that much of this depends upon how we get our information/services etc. At this point, most people develop their (in this case) political preferences based upon what they're used to...groups that they are a part of, word of mouth from trusted friends, traditional news.<BR/><BR/>Ron Paul may have some interesting ideas to many, but to those that count, he's a non-factor a this point.Jonathan Trennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994507862386461800noreply@blogger.com