Comments for http://infosara.com Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The B-word, what do a 10-year-old need to know? by Anonymous http://infosara.com/2011/12/the-b-word-what-do-a-10-year-old-need-to-know/#comment-106 Anonymous Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:28:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=965#comment-106 Thank you Marcy, love how you put "better" to work :) I understand swearing *sometimes* can be big relief for whatever emotions, I never want it to become habit and often that's where it starts.  Blessing to your kids and kudos to mom!! Thank you Marcy, love how you put “better” to work :) I understand swearing *sometimes* can be big relief for whatever emotions, I never want it to become habit and often that’s where it starts.  Blessing to your kids and kudos to mom!!

]]> Comment on The B-word, what do a 10-year-old need to know? by Anonymous http://infosara.com/2011/12/the-b-word-what-do-a-10-year-old-need-to-know/#comment-105 Anonymous Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:03:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=965#comment-105 Thanks Angela for your insights, I can tell it's from professional aspect.  I don't necessary want to hide the ugly part of English (not that I know much of of it :) ) but it's the WHY they want to use it in the first place.  I also need to remember whenever whatever I tell her, the 8-year-old is listening too.  Not too long ago, she asked me what's gay because (no surprise!) one of her friend was called on, we spent the whole car trip to school talking about gay/lesbian, stereotype/discrimination and we were all quite happy with it; maybe this time I was taken aback by the topic and certainly am offended if someone call me that, I couldn't figure out the best way to respond.  You are absolutely right the kids NEED answers from us, the trusting parents; so the clarification homework will be, b*tch is for ying and b*stard is for yang and both words should never be used toward people under any circumstances. Thanks Angela for your insights, I can tell it’s from professional aspect.  I don’t necessary want to hide the ugly part of English (not that I know much of of it :) ) but it’s the WHY they want to use it in the first place.  I also need to remember whenever whatever I tell her, the 8-year-old is listening too.  Not too long ago, she asked me what’s gay because (no surprise!) one of her friend was called on, we spent the whole car trip to school talking about gay/lesbian, stereotype/discrimination and we were all quite happy with it; maybe this time I was taken aback by the topic and certainly am offended if someone call me that, I couldn’t figure out the best way to respond.  You are absolutely right the kids NEED answers from us, the trusting parents; so the clarification homework will be, b*tch is for ying and b*stard is for yang and both words should never be used toward people under any circumstances.

]]> Comment on The B-word, what do a 10-year-old need to know? by Mberg http://infosara.com/2011/12/the-b-word-what-do-a-10-year-old-need-to-know/#comment-104 Mberg Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:01:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=965#comment-104 Tell her the "B"word is any word people who don't know any "better" use.  keep going Sarah!  To this day my kids (25 and 23) cringe when they hear people swear.  One time my son said the "f" word to me.  I asked him if he was trying to hurt me by using it because it didn't.  I told him frankly the word "love" has hurt more people than the "f" word.  He just looked like a moron using it.  My point is - if you were to ask my kids today what was the most important lesson they learned as kids they would tell you the ban on swearing was best.  Tell her the “B”word is any word people who don’t know any “better” use.  keep going Sarah!  To this day my kids (25 and 23) cringe when they hear people swear.  One time my son said the “f” word to me.  I asked him if he was trying to hurt me by using it because it didn’t.  I told him frankly the word “love” has hurt more people than the “f” word.  He just looked like a moron using it.  My point is – if you were to ask my kids today what was the most important lesson they learned as kids they would tell you the ban on swearing was best. 

]]> Comment on The B-word, what do a 10-year-old need to know? by Angela G http://infosara.com/2011/12/the-b-word-what-do-a-10-year-old-need-to-know/#comment-103 Angela G Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:21:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=965#comment-103 I understand your desire to hide the ugly parts of the English language from her. My oldest is 8 and I've already heard him say OH SH... once.  The things is kids want answers. Especially sschool aged children.  And more than wanting answers, they NEED answers. If you told her that a bitch means female dog but people use it to insault women what harm would that do?  She would definitely know why she shouldn't use it and she will know in the future that she really can come to you with anything and you will respect her curiosity with straight facts. Otherwise, what will happen is she will learn from her friends and the internet. So to answer your question I would be very honest and try not to make a big deal about it but definitely make it clear that it's not acceptible language.  The questions are only going to get harder to answer from this point on.  My cousin once asked his mom at the age of 10 "what's an orgasm". The kids are school were ALREADY talking this way and it's really just a reality of kids in school these days.  As much as I don't like it, I do believe that as parents we need to keep lines of communication open with our children and be honest whenevr possible.  If teh subject matter is simply way beyond their years even saying "I understand your curiosity but we will have to talk about this one when you are X years old". Just be careful because if you say that for every question they have they will stop asking and get the information from other sources.   I understand your desire to hide the ugly parts of the English language from her. My oldest is 8 and I’ve already heard him say OH SH… once.  The things is kids want answers. Especially sschool aged children.  And more than wanting answers, they NEED answers. If you told her that a bitch means female dog but people use it to insault women what harm would that do?  She would definitely know why she shouldn’t use it and she will know in the future that she really can come to you with anything and you will respect her curiosity with straight facts. Otherwise, what will happen is she will learn from her friends and the internet. So to answer your question I would be very honest and try not to make a big deal about it but definitely make it clear that it’s not acceptible language.  The questions are only going to get harder to answer from this point on.  My cousin once asked his mom at the age of 10 “what’s an orgasm”. The kids are school were ALREADY talking this way and it’s really just a reality of kids in school these days.  As much as I don’t like it, I do believe that as parents we need to keep lines of communication open with our children and be honest whenevr possible.  If teh subject matter is simply way beyond their years even saying “I understand your curiosity but we will have to talk about this one when you are X years old”. Just be careful because if you say that for every question they have they will stop asking and get the information from other sources.  

]]> Comment on What I Really Want When I am 45? by Sara Chi http://infosara.com/2011/11/what-i-really-want-when-i-am-45/#comment-102 Sara Chi Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:27:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=932#comment-102 Thank you for stopping by Sarah, hope you have a great week ahead !! Thank you for stopping by Sarah, hope you have a great week ahead !!

]]> Comment on What I Really Want When I am 45? by Anonymous http://infosara.com/2011/11/what-i-really-want-when-i-am-45/#comment-101 Anonymous Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:23:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=932#comment-101 Great post Sara, and happy birthday!  S Great post Sara, and happy birthday!  S

]]> Comment on How Services Attitude Is Different — Canada v.s Taiwan ~ From Kids’ eyes by Once In A Life Time Experience http://infosara.com/2011/09/different-services-attitude-canada-vs-taiwan/#comment-99 Once In A Life Time Experience Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:57:20 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=763#comment-99 [...] Once In A Life Time Experience November 5, 2011 By Sara Chi Leave a Comment ShareTweetvar addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};You know our trip back to Taiwan in the summer, and my some “serious thinking” takeaways here. [...] [...] Once In A Life Time Experience November 5, 2011 By Sara Chi Leave a Comment ShareTweetvar addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};You know our trip back to Taiwan in the summer, and my some “serious thinking” takeaways here. [...]

]]> Comment on Are You Listening In The Right Place ? by Tamara Littleton http://infosara.com/2011/06/are-you-listening-in-the-right-place/#comment-93 Tamara Littleton Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:59:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=708#comment-93 Great post and thanks so much for the mention Sara.  Glad you found it useful. Great post and thanks so much for the mention Sara.  Glad you found it useful.

]]> Comment on Are You Listening In The Right Place ? by Anonymous http://infosara.com/2011/06/are-you-listening-in-the-right-place/#comment-92 Anonymous Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:17:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=708#comment-92 Hey Sheldon, thanks for dropping by and glad this made your day went by fast :)  I personally am not a big fan of free tools only because I know a) sentiment analysis is usually off, b) it takes way more time to produce intelligence and analytics business is wanting; also there is the old saying "you get what you pay for".  You are bang on about time vs money, which is a challenge entrepreneurs and small business owners face everyday, that's why I suggest the number (300 mentions per month) hopefully can be a benchmark or tipping point for when to consider getting help. Thanks again. Hey Sheldon, thanks for dropping by and glad this made your day went by fast :)  

I personally am not a big fan of free tools only because I know a) sentiment analysis is usually off, b) it takes way more time to produce intelligence and analytics business is wanting; also there is the old saying “you get what you pay for”. 

You are bang on about time vs money, which is a challenge entrepreneurs and small business owners face everyday, that’s why I suggest the number (300 mentions per month) hopefully can be a benchmark or tipping point for when to consider getting help.

Thanks again.

]]> Comment on Are You Listening In The Right Place ? by 40deuce http://infosara.com/2011/06/are-you-listening-in-the-right-place/#comment-91 40deuce Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:17:00 +0000 http://infosara.com/?p=708#comment-91 Great post Sara. It definitely always comes down to knowing what to be listening for and where to be listening for it. This is something every company/brand needs to figure out before even beginning to look at tools to help them do it. You're also right in saying that a lot of smaller companies don't require an expensive tool to help them listen. There a lot of options out there that are either free or extremely cheap and for a lot of small businesses those tools are more than enough. However, there comes a time when those free/cheap tools may not be finding everything you're looking for, or you start getting mentioned so much throughout social media that you spend your entire day combing though all the new posts that are coming in. When that starts happening, that's when it becomes time to maybe start looking at some of the more advanced tools. I basically tell people that it always comes down to time vs money and it's up to a company to decide when one out-weighs the other. Cheers, Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos Great post Sara.
It definitely always comes down to knowing what to be listening for and where to be listening for it. This is something every company/brand needs to figure out before even beginning to look at tools to help them do it.
You’re also right in saying that a lot of smaller companies don’t require an expensive tool to help them listen. There a lot of options out there that are either free or extremely cheap and for a lot of small businesses those tools are more than enough. However, there comes a time when those free/cheap tools may not be finding everything you’re looking for, or you start getting mentioned so much throughout social media that you spend your entire day combing though all the new posts that are coming in. When that starts happening, that’s when it becomes time to maybe start looking at some of the more advanced tools. I basically tell people that it always comes down to time vs money and it’s up to a company to decide when one out-weighs the other.

Cheers,
Sheldon, community manager for Sysomos

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