First We Have to Define What We Mean By Business!
Okay, so are we talking "small" business or Business? Saying "these are established brands" is not really a disqualifier is it?Are we talking mini-sized businesses? Or are we talking Dell, Oracle, Pepsi, Microsoft? I've done some work both in content generation, site development and social media monitoring for both sizes of the spectrum.
And then of course we have to define what we are calling social media. For example, is LINKEDIN, considered "social media for business?" I am sure it's not "exactly" a social media network… or perhaps it's the uber-social media network for "business."
Where Facebook and Twitter are more generic, LinkedIN is built on trust and reputation. What you say about yourself here is quite revealing. And what you say about others, and WHO you endorse is also telling. Social Media brands were not built in a month. And a LinkedIN network of trust is not built with a few allied colleagues. The value, and yes "business value" has more to do with who and why are you are connected to people. And then how you conduct yourself within the "conversations" that are going on.
But the rules are always the same. Build trust. Attack infrequently and only when attacked. (easier said than done, eh?) Actually, DON'T ATTACK. Read your post, then pat yourself on the back for being so clever and then delete the attack.
And always, always, always be transparent with what you've done, who you are currently doing it for, and how your experience has taught you things that you can share with others.
Namasté.
@jmacofearth
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"What is your secret" from Nada Surf.
[As a response to some of the comments here, and more so the comments I got as part of the LinkedIN viral discussion, I have launched a NING community site to rally around the best ways to deal with TROLLS who attack. And more importantly the Trolls who threaten. Please join us at Social Media is Not Hate (Ning) You might be member #2!]
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