Social Media Strategery

JULY 12, 2009

In collaboration with Chris and a few other team members, we pitched the idea to our leadership as a low-cost, low-resource opportunity to network, collaborate on some of the tough issues facing our team, learn from other members of the team, and have an opportunity to get involved with the rest of the team beyond their individual project teams.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 2, 2008

They issued memos to their users telling them that this collaborative tool that they’ve all been clamoring for is now available. That’s why I love a tool like Yammer. Yammer is a microblogging application similar to Twitter, only it’s focused on businesses. They researched the latest collaborative software.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 7, 2010

As you might imagine, neither of these conclusions bode well for the long-term health of a virtual community behind the firewall. Include the link to your content in your team newsletters, meeting agendas/minutes, email signatures, briefings, Yammer messages, and any other communications vehicles you use. Cross-promote.

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Social Media Strategery

MARCH 1, 2010

In last week’s #SMCEDU chat, we discussed the issue of grading students in classes that teach social media. Grading the use of social media was a non-issue. If you’re teaching social media, how do you grade your students on how well they’re using it? link] Tariq West Interesting post Steve.

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Social Media Strategery

NOVEMBER 30, 2008

Use an open source microblogging service like Yammer or QikCom. Doing this will allow you to identify, track, and hopefully respond to, potential issues before they become full-scale problems. Think of it like an IM platform where every IM you send is open to everyone else in the network. Heroes At the Gov 2.0

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Social Media Strategery

JUNE 21, 2009

On the (often ignored) issue of intellectual property within and organization: “People spend lots of hard work and man-hours developing a work product. These shepherds help guide the rest of the community in best practices and show them where the lines are – how informal and personal can you be in a work blog?

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