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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! 8) “Participating in the conversation&# is hollow advice for a large corporation: Too many give the advice of “join the conversation&# without enough guidance behind the surface.

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Dear IT Guy, Can You Actually Use the Tool You're Creating.

Social Media Strategery

Unfortunately, IT departments at large companies and government agencies are too often doing the equivalent of developing Android apps at work and using the iPhone at home. Now, take a look at the official support areas for WordPress , Telligent , MindTouch , Jive or any of the dozens of social software vendor sites. Notice anything?

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