Image by Gauravonomics via Flickr ...And if you believe that, your company has probably been steadily dying over the past year. Paranoia kills conversation. That's its point. But lack of open conversation kills companies. The worry that by joining in open conversations, companies would in fact to damage to their brand is still too common … Continue reading Open Conversations Will Kill Your Company
Month: April 2009
A Great Storyteller
I don't know how to tell a story. In fact, I bet we're all pretty shitty at it. Going around and reading about how to be a better social media marketer, how to blog, what great brands are... I've only come across very few stories during that time. Though I've even read books on story … Continue reading A Great Storyteller
Is It A Site? A Business? Or Mostly Just Twitter?
Just like applications were able to add a lot more functionality, and create successful businesses on Facebook, the same needs to be done for Twitter. There are businesses I am seeing creating new websites and businesses that in essence boil down to being a mix of 90% Twitter, and 10% different stuff. All these new … Continue reading Is It A Site? A Business? Or Mostly Just Twitter?
Why I Don't Like New Charities Every Month
I don't like the idea because it's too faddish. We're helping Cause A! We rock! Next month... We're doing something amazing for Cause B! Wow we're so amazing! And so on and so on... It's not my style, and it doesn't make sense to me that it would be the style of a community who … Continue reading Why I Don't Like New Charities Every Month
Internal Micro Messaging Platforms Are Gold
Internal Micro Messaging Platforms Are Gold. Especially for those near the bottom of the organizational ladder. On my spare time I've been looking more into various internal micro messaging platforms (IMMP) including Yammer, Present.ly, and Socialcast. What I realised soon after is that the size of the messages didn't matter nearly as much as the … Continue reading Internal Micro Messaging Platforms Are Gold