And it is here in this mode, the Twitter.com/browder mode, that people like @Danacea come up. Ping! And i read a few posts of kinda-random yet followed people and a shiny object grabs my .85 second attention span. And if I'm in a "following mood" I click on their profile to see who they are and where they live and how they describe themselves.
Friends, Tweeps, Links and Groups: Placing Value On Community and Friendship
So the value of connections with Social Media can be high or low. But the Trust in the connection is quite fragile. While getting together Real-Time is hard. Getting connected online in a way that allows to you share at a high or confidential level is rare. I am very interested in understanding what creates TRUST online. What parts of a social media platform (NING, FaceBook, LinkedIN, Twitter) make Trust easy or hard.
Social Media Strategies: Calculating the ROI on a Social Networking Saturday
So if we want to examine the ROI of social media we need to look at the sparks and the momentum being generated. Both as individuals and companies we need to see the growth of our ideas and brands and pronouncements. Putting those directly on a excel spreadsheet can be difficult. But seeing the disciplines of PR and Advertising in the social media age, we can see that there is no other way. We MUST participate. Both offline and online social networking have amazing potential to build momentum behind a brand or a business plan. #SocialNetworkingSaturday
Agile Leadership: Steve Ballmer on Old Meetings vs New Meetings
If you really want to accomplish anything, you have to be committed, motivated, tenacious and smart about what you do. // There is a slight catch-22 that causes Type-1 presentations to be less effective. Inside the corporate team, especially if you are being given a presentation by a different group, the tendency is to go with the flow and not be an anti-body. So you listen and you say nothing. The problem is, in some cases, your silence is taken as approval and acceptance.
The Art and Science of the ReTweet; or ReTweeting with a Twist
But I am interested in adding to Alex's tweet in some way, usually to join or josh with Alex himself. And also, by ReTweeting Alex at all, to introduce my followers to BaldMan as a cool person to follow. Since I am following him and clearly ReTweeting with some joy his somewhat mundane "gettin coffee" tweet. (no offense Alex)
