The five C's of social media....
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Colin in
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06 30th, 2008 |
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Yesterday I wrote about the five base opportunities afforded us by social media and wanted to expand on them a little. As I said, they are:
the opportunity to contribute – easy sharing of information
the opportunity to comment – your chance to have your say
the opportunity of conversation...
What brings us to social media?...
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Colin in
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06 29th, 2008 |
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When Mark Dykeman commented on my post “People who need people” he remarked “Perhaps many of us do drink the KoolAid more than we should but… it’s hooked us for a reason”. So what is it that attracts us to social media?
No doubt, at least in part, inspired by his comment,...
Twitter: robbing Peter to pay Paul?...
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Colin in
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06 28th, 2008 |
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Twitters’ success was undoubtedly originally due to its simplicity; it was a service that anyone could use via a browser or mobile phone. Then it grew beyond its initial remit with @replies and an entire ecosystem springing up around the API – geek heaven.
That was until the crash.
Without...
People who need people....
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Colin in
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06 25th, 2008 |
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Just as with technology my thoughts seem to be moving away from just social media for the sake of it and instead trying to focus on what it allows us to achieve.
In my time away from the blog it seems that very little has changed with the same conversations still doing the rounds. It’s almost like...
What is the real aim of social media?...
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Colin in
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06 11th, 2008 |
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We get so caught up in the pros and cons of individual services that we forget to look at the bigger picture and ask ourselves exactly what we are trying to achieve with social media. What is the purpose behind it and why do we devote our time to using it?
The simplest answer is this: getting people...
Early adopters and a social media experi...
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Colin in
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06 9th, 2008 |
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With all the talk about early adopters and whether they help or hurt a service I decided to conduct an experiment and try to shed my geek hat for a while and become your average Joe user in order to see what utility I could achieve from my service de choix: FriendFeed.
The aim of the experiment was to...
Ask not what social media can do for you...
Posted by
Colin in
Social Media on
06 5th, 2008 |
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…but what you can actually achieve with it.
Yesterday, I looked at how our continuing desire for the tools we use to develop could cause them to lose their original purpose but, while Marco at the Aurelius Maximus blog asks the ‘tech elite’ to continue navel gazing, others are gesturing...
Are we killing the things we love the mo...
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Colin in
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06 4th, 2008 |
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The discussion surrounding Mondays post took on a life of its own with some well crafted responses but I am also seeing a trend that could only be likened to growing pains.
While what we currently call ’social media’ is still in its infancy we are reaching the point where innovation is...
Take time out – gain perspective....
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Colin in
Social Media on
06 2nd, 2008 |
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Having not blogged or been involved in any significant way with social media for a week it’s been interesting to note the way my attitudes have changed, not just while away on holiday but also before that. It has been surprising to see how much can change in such a short time.
I’m no sure...
