Social Media Strategery

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If You Want a Culture of Collaboration, You Need to Accept the LOLCats Too

Social Media Strategery

If you want to create a vibrant culture of collaboration, you need to be OK with pictures of LOLCats, posts about the NFL playoffs, arguments about Apple and Android, and criticism of company policies. If you will freak out when you see this on your Intranet, you're probably not ready for a social intranet.

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Entrepreneurs: Celebrated in the Private Sector, Hidden in Government

Social Media Strategery

Apple, the ubiquitous electronics company behind the iPhones and iPods we all carry around with us, was started by three guys building computers in their basement. Facebook , the behemoth of a social network with 500 million worldwide users, was founded by a college student and his buddies.

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Gov 2.0 – We Need to Get Past the Honeymoon Stage of Our Relationship

Social Media Strategery

Too bad Ballmer compares apples to oranges and mistakenly uses Twitter/Facebook as the comparison point, thereby completely negating the rest of his argument. Too bad Ballmer compares apples to oranges and mistakenly uses Twitter/Facebook as the comparison point, thereby completely negating the rest of his argument.

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Taking the Next Step: Going From a Grassroots Enterprise 2.0 Community to an Official One

Social Media Strategery

If you want to create a vibrant culture of collaboration, you need to be OK with pictures of LOLCats, posts about the NFL playoffs, arguments about Apple and Android, and criticism of company policies. The sooner managers realize that, the sooner they will recognize the benefits that such tools can provide. Embrace the LOLCats.

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