Recently, I received a negative comment from an anonymous writer that I chose not to publish. One of my initial thoughts was, “Ah… This is why blog platforms provide us with the option to post a comment or not… ” I don’t think I need to elaborate on the subsequent sentiments that went through my head.

Aside from this, I really would have liked to continue a dialogue with this person, and hear exactly which legislative rules they’re referring to that I don’t know about. Also, the majority of my commentary references the blogs of attorneys, several of them specializing in social media law, so I’d love to know which advice I’ve given that they don’t agree with.

The fact of the matter is, that legislation regarding ethics and social media is regulated individually by state, and is extremely antiquated. New York’s is certainly no exception. A recent blog post on Kevin O’Keefe’s Real Lawyers Have Blogs referenced specifically this issue.

Also, if this anonymous person took the time to actually read my blog, he/she would have seen that I follow state legislature and provide my readers with pertainant information regarding it,
Differences Between State Advertising and Solicitation Rules and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

This person would have also known that my readers, potential clients, and business partners are not only in the New York area, far from it. Karasma Media clients have ranged geographically from New York to Los Angeles, and the blog is featured approximately once a month on Valentino Spataro’s Italy’s iUSondemand.com, in Milan, Italy.

The bottom line is, having your facts together and providing transparency is always important, almost more-so if your commentary is less than complementary.

So, when it comes to negative comments , I’m in alignment with Chris Brogan’s guest blogger, Jason Alba of JibberJobber.com, in his post about Handling Negative Comments On Your Blog Post.