Comments on: The Office: Lessons on Blogging

By: Koka Sexton

Koka Sexton — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:09:43 +0000

Ben, Another great post about a great show. Keep them up. I love how you make pop culture into a learning event.

By: Neil Duckett

Neil Duckett — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:33:40 +0000

Not too late to get on to a good torrent for PB seasons 1 and 2 Ben …. seriously it`s worth it!

By: Frank C

Frank C — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:46:47 +0000

Sure, sales is what Michael is good at. A good example of his sales skills was when he went on a sales call with Andy. He was working the customer just right until big mouth Andy screwed it up.

Also, he’s very creative. Look at the various video presentations he’s done. He’s wild and crazy and willing to try new things but having him relatively unrestrained without a good balance in a management position is the problem. And what makes him so funny.

He’s a typical manager who’s been promoted beyond his skill set.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:21:16 +0000

@ Ben,
You got me thinking…
while that scene did give me a little reason to like Micheal…
it also made me like Jim a little less and that I didn’t like at all.

By: Mike Huang

Mike Huang — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:29:07 +0000

Smart idea using a TV show to explain “blogging”

By: Ben Cook

Ben Cook — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:24:36 +0000

I have mixed feelings about it. I mean on the one hand Michael has to have gotten to his position somehow right? On the other, it’s not like Michael is just run down, he’s psychotic and that’s what makes it hilarious. I really think they were trying to play up the Jim turning into Michael angle too much and sacrificed a bit of Michael’s character.

That being said, an expert at sales and marketing, Frank? Are you serious?

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:26:26 +0000

@ Tim,

I felt the last scene from this week with Jim showed more of Steve Carell and less of Michael Scott.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:24:12 +0000

@ Frank,
I think I got my first good shot at seeing Micheal as a likable guy during this weeks episode as he was sitting there talking with Jim about the birthdays. I’m not sure that I like it.

By: Frank C

Frank C — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:36:55 +0000

Micheal may overrate himself, be very quirky and go overboard quickly but he’s also often very underrated by others like Jan, Ryan and David Wallace. Underneath it all he’s an expert at sales and marketing and a very caring person.

I took the Dunder Mifflin Infinity thing to be a commentary on how technology for technology’s sake alone isn’t a good idea.

My favorite character though is Creed. If you put him in blogging terms he would probably be a black/gray hat splogger or MFA’er who also sells get rich quick ebooks.

By: bloggingzoom.com

bloggingzoom.com — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:13:12 +0000

The Office: Lessons on Blogging | Blogging Experiment…

Good (and entertaining) post by Ben Cook from the Blogging Experiment on lessons you can learn about blogging from the television show The Office. One of my favorite topics and favorite television shows all rolled up into one. You gotta love that! B…