Comments on: Social Media is MORE useful if you’re not a geek or PR pro

By: Technotheory.com - A quick guide for listening to what the world is saying about YOU

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:51:39 +0000

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By: Technotheory.com - Participation on the Interwebs (and AllTop)

Technotheory.com - Participation on the Interwebs (and AllTop) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:07:16 +0000

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:52:44 +0000

I think the essential premise is that you have an idea or message that you want to spread. I didn’t really get that at first and so didn’t see the value in social media to a tech outsider. But once you think about it as a tool to address an issue that requires communication to make progress, social media is just a world of opportunity waiting to be tapped.

By: Brick Andrews

Brick Andrews — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:17:47 +0000

This is timely for me – I am late to the social networking thing. I have recently started on twitter, but ironically not for the social networking aspect – I liked the microblogging concept – twitter “tweets” (is that what they are called?) are the things that happen between blog posts – so it works well as part of my blogging strategy, where I can make small “posts” between pillar content.

Of course, now that I am there, I am starting to explore the social component. BTW, I just started to follow you on twitter moments ago!

By: Jared Goralnick

Jared Goralnick — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:30:19 +0000

AA, thanks for the comment but I’m not so sure it’s like that. Yes, it’s a way to build a trusted network, but there are (at least) two chief differences:

* Trust is based on actual contact and reputation not something silly like a shared organization. I use the word “silly” being tongue-in-cheek, but I think we’re coming of an age where there are better forms of validation than being in the same club (assuming that you didn’t know that person well). People with an online presence are people you can find a LOT about before working with. It’s a very good reference test

* Anyone can get involved in social media. If you want to email Guy Kawasaki or Robert Scoble, they’ll probably read it right away and if it’s a thoughtful enough email they’ll likely write you back. Social media is an open club.

So, no, I don’t think that this is any way like a “membership org” or old boys’ club. The requirements for joining are different and the methods for proving yourself are much more democratic.

By: A. Alaalas

A. Alaalas — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:39:49 +0000

Sounds a lot like using your Masonic network or Alumni Association network, only I suspect such iconic structures are more “trusted” than social media. “You can always count on someone if they wear a Masonic/Aggie class ring.”

By: The Modern Journalist » Social Media is for Geeks. But You’re a Geek Now, Too.

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:21:08 +0000

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