Blockages. Fad. 99 Led Balloons: Social Media Blunders. Q: What's the best way to fail in Social Media? A: Do nothing. Social Media is all about learning from mistakes... god knows I've made quite a few and almost certainly will make more. Here's a collection. Image via lifehack.org 99 Social Media Mistakes, Complaints & Failures. 1. Doing nothing 'cause you're scared of what people will say. People are going to talk, with or without you. 2. When is it ok to lie to a customer? 3. Stop it. 4. I've been followed by 'individuals' who later turned into gaming brands. 5. 6.
Social Media is about capturing interest, not just sales. 7. It's a crime to have a presence yet ignore customers. 8. Bloody @Oprah and every Australian news media outlet. 9. 10. You need a point of difference... everyone jumps into this head-first. 11. Odds are, theres stacks of intelligent and original thinkers you can connect with. 12. People want to know who you are, what you're about. 13. Somewhat controversial, but 90% of the time it should be open mic. 14. 15. Embracing the "Social" in Social Media. Much of my work over the past few months has been focused on helping several organizations get up and running with social media. Last week I was doing a debrief with one of my clients on how we'd used Facebook and Twitter to support an event and how the results weren't as successful as they'd hoped.
There were multiple reasons for this, unconnected to the the technology, but one issue really stood out. Their engagement with social media continues to emphasize the "media" aspect, with much less attention paid to the "social. " And that's where they're missing the boat. Focusing on the "Media" in Social Media I think many organizations are understanding that they need to start being active in places like Facebook and Twitter and have begun to give up their iron grip on using only their websites to communicate online. Some characteristics I see in those organizations focused on the "media" aspect of social media include: These behaviors are relics of the pre-social media world.
The 12 Types Of "Social Media Experts" - Which One Are You? March 22, 2010 | 48 Comments There is a fundamental problem among social media experts today. Some people have argued that the problem lies with people who are rushing to call themselves an expert without having the necessary experience. Others create some sort of artificial metric to try and put some parameters around who should be allowed to call themselves an expert and who should not.
The easier way out (which I myself have taken on occasion) is to excuse yourself from the entire debate by saying that no one is REALLY an expert and we are all just people who use these tools and try our best. Since coming back from SXSW, I have been thinking about this and realized that none of these methods really works because they all assume that a "social media expert" is a single type of person. To be sure, there are some people working in social media who really shouldn't be – but I don't believe this number is as high as others would say. Social Media @unimelb. DET Code of Conduct. 10 Reasons NOT to Ban Social Media in Your Organization. Jane Hart is spearheading an effort to collect information on why you should NOT ban social media in your organization. Below, my rebuttals to the reasons most commonly given by organizations to keep social media out.
Social media is a fad. While specific tools may be more or less popular at any given time or in a particular industry, the principles of social media are here to stay. Conversations, transparency, relationships, authenticity, and making information easily accessible and available are not only important aspects of social media, they are increasingly becoming the way that the most successful businesses thrive in the new economy. You're right. Social Media is a time waster. The last time I checked, business was about interacting with customers and getting work done efficiently and effectively. Employees can't be trusted. You are SO right here. Don't cave into the demands of the millennials. Web 20 (Social Media) Policies in Higher Education. Social Media in Learning examples. Here are over 100 ways that different social technologies (and tools) are being used by learning professionals worldwide - compiled from the comments of those who have contributed their Top Tools for Learning in 2009 .
" Blogs are great for learning from others, reflection, story sharing, facilitating connections among people, philosophizing, and much more" Janice Petosky, Instructional designer,West Chester, Pennsylvania " Writing a blog is a learning activity, of course, but reading the best blogs that are available is one of my most productive learning experiences. " Jerome Martin, B ook publisher, photographer and a musician from Canada.
Blogging is my chief way of making sense of things" Michele Martin , Freelance Learning Consultant, USA Dan Roddy, eLearning Designer, UK " While everyone seems to get the blog thing now, few are leveraging the technology for what, at its root, it really is: a very quick web page creator. Elaine Talbert , S econdary school principal, Australia. Six Social Media Trends for 2010. By David Armano | 9:54 AM November 2, 2009 In 2009 we saw exponential growth of social media. According to Nielsen Online, Twitter alone grew 1,382% year-over-year in February, registering a total of just more than 7 million unique visitors in the US for the month. Meanwhile, Facebook continued to outpace MySpace. So what could social media look like in 2010? In 2010, social media will get even more popular, more mobile, and more exclusive — at least, that’s my guess. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6.
These are a few emerging trends that come to my mind — I’m interested to hear what you think as well, so please weigh in with your own thoughts. David Armano is a Senior Vice President at Edelman Digital, the interactive arm of global communications firm Edelman. Social Media 201: Blogging and Social Networking for Social Change « Foglio’s Field Notes. Here are the slides from a presentation I gave recently on how activists can use social media tools for organizing and advocacy, including case studies on PowerVote.org and TheUpTake.org. I gave this talk at the Western Organizers Summit in Seattle Nov. 17, 2008, sponsored by Democracy in Action and the New Organizing Institute. It leaves a little to be desired without any audio. Plus, this is my first time using SlideShare, and the formatting of the bullets on some slides got a little messed up in the translation from PowerPoint to whatever format they use.
If anyone has tips on how to fix that, I’m all ears. Like this: Like Loading...