Social Media Strategery

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Stop the Posturing About Government 2.0 and Do It Already

Social Media Strategery

Write a white paper justifying why it shouldn’t be blocked. I realize that’s difficult sometime, but if you truly believe in social media making a difference, then it’s worth the extra work to write a white paper after hours or pull together a briefing at midnight. Those are excuses, not reasons.

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I Started a Blog But No One Cared | Social Media Strategery

Social Media Strategery

Do you want cross-team collaboration on a white paper? These aren’t trivial questions – people take the time to create a blog post or add content to a wiki because of the promise of emergent collaboration. Give people an action. Why are you posting in the first place? Be clear about what you want from your readers.

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Justifying the Time You Spend on Social Media

Social Media Strategery

Why is writing a white paper looked at as real work but a blog post isn’t? &# This was after I told my wife that I couldn’t make dinner yet because I had to finish up some work, only to have her chastise me for responding to some messages that I received on our company’s Yammer feed.