I'm not sure where the dividing line is between promotion and "here's what's up with me lately" for creative people. If I'm following someone because I'm interested in what they do (as opposed to those I see as information streams), then I'm at least as likely to enjoy hearing about their artistic progress as about the antics of their pets. Part of my reaction depends on whether it's framed as a personal message or an advertisement but more, I think, on the amount of repetition.
On a different point, your context description about the changing expectations for self-promotion seems to parallel the wider business attitude that says workers are entirely responsible for their own career development. I wonder if the time lines match up...and whether there's a common catalyst.
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Date: 2010-10-01 11:26 am (UTC)On a different point, your context description about the changing expectations for self-promotion seems to parallel the wider business attitude that says workers are entirely responsible for their own career development. I wonder if the time lines match up...and whether there's a common catalyst.