Comments on: The Best of '08 http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/ Social Media and the Open Enterprise Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel Kings http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Daniel Kings Tue, 12 May 2009 14:15:52 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-790 I think we should mention the literary social networkers out there (which seem to be steadily growin). There's been a flurry of site activity: LibraryThing, Shelfari, Good reads and the lesser known HarperCollins creation <a href="http://www.bookarmy.com" rel="nofollow">bookarmy</a> . Shelfari was acquired (obviously) by Amazon in 2008. It does seem that any excuse to get profiles made and friends added can be made. I think we should mention the literary social networkers out there (which seem to be steadily growin). There’s been a flurry of site activity: LibraryThing, Shelfari, Good reads and the lesser known HarperCollins creation bookarmy . Shelfari was acquired (obviously) by Amazon in 2008.

It does seem that any excuse to get profiles made and friends added can be made.

]]> By: Craig Hordlow http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Craig Hordlow Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:42:26 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-787 @ Paul re: "You can find people on Twitter the way you find them on FB - via an e-mail address. " It's not about whether Twitter has that FB feature, it's that in order to find someone, they need to be there! FB is a "Least Common Denominator" application. Outside of my professional life, there are very few people I can "reconnect" with on Twitter. That's why I believe FB has more potential for disruption and networking - people use it. @ Paul re: “You can find people on Twitter the way you find them on FB – via an e-mail address. ”

It’s not about whether Twitter has that FB feature, it’s that in order to find someone, they need to be there!
FB is a “Least Common Denominator” application. Outside of my professional life, there are very few people I can “reconnect” with on Twitter. That’s why I believe FB has more potential for disruption and networking – people use it.

]]> By: ION Digital » Blog Archive » January Best of the Web (social media) http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-780 ION Digital » Blog Archive » January Best of the Web (social media) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:56:06 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-780 [...] Gillin’s Best of 08 Social media is a good read: Best new app: Tweetdeck;Best new face(surprise) Chris [...] [...] Gillin’s Best of 08 Social media is a good read: Best new app: Tweetdeck;Best new face(surprise) Chris [...]

]]> By: Chris Herbert http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-785 Chris Herbert Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:44:44 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-785 Groundswell is an excellent book and a must read. I'm voluntarily doing a chapter by chapter book report on my blog and have a supportive FriendFeed room also. This may be of interest to your readers. Blog Book Report http://marketingthatmatters.blogspot.com/search/label/groundswell Josh Bernoff's blog post about the Groundswell FriendFeed experiment: http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2009/01/a-groundswell-f.html Chris Herbert Groundswell is an excellent book and a must read. I’m voluntarily doing a chapter by chapter book report on my blog and have a supportive FriendFeed room also. This may be of interest to your readers.

Blog Book Report
http://marketingthatmatters.blogspot.com/search/label/groundswell

Josh Bernoff’s blog post about the Groundswell FriendFeed experiment:
http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2009/01/a-groundswell-f.html

Chris Herbert

]]> By: Paul Gillin http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Paul Gillin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:45:59 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-783 You can find people on Twitter the way you find them on FB - via an e-mail address. Once you follow them, you get a constant account of what they're doing. It's very easy to communicate with them because the clutter is less on Twitter and the messages are typically shorter and more focused. I find that these short exchanges are much more effective than long FB messages, which tend to be mixed up with spam notices. You can find people on Twitter the way you find them on FB – via an e-mail address. Once you follow them, you get a constant account of what they’re doing. It’s very easy to communicate with them because the clutter is less on Twitter and the messages are typically shorter and more focused. I find that these short exchanges are much more effective than long FB messages, which tend to be mixed up with spam notices.

]]> By: Craig Hordlow http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-782 Craig Hordlow Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:19:42 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-782 Hi Paul, I would like to know at least a paragraph more about your choice of Twitter as the best tool. (I come from an SEO background and while I have read your *excellent* book, I am not a social media expert). Here's what confuses me: I have connected (and reconnected) with so many people on Facebook. I mean - people from high school, junior high - people I never thought I would see or hear from again. I can't say anything like that about Twitter. Twitter doesn't reach out and find me the way FB does. What am I missing? Hi Paul,

I would like to know at least a paragraph more about your choice of Twitter as the best tool. (I come from an SEO background and while I have read your *excellent* book, I am not a social media expert).

Here’s what confuses me:
I have connected (and reconnected) with so many people on Facebook. I mean – people from high school, junior high – people I never thought I would see or hear from again.

I can’t say anything like that about Twitter. Twitter doesn’t reach out and find me the way FB does.

What am I missing?

]]> By: Best of Social Media 2008 - E-Commerce Forum - eBiz Online Community http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Best of Social Media 2008 - E-Commerce Forum - eBiz Online Community Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:23:24 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-781 [...] of Social Media 2008 Here's a great article on the best of Social Media in 08: The Best of [...] of Social Media 2008 Here’s a great article on the best of Social Media in 08: The Best of

]]> By: Joe Pulizzi http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-786 Joe Pulizzi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:31:32 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-786 Have read lots of 2008 wrap up posts, but enjoyed this one the most. Thanks for putting it together. And you're right about Brogan...does that man sleep at all? Have read lots of 2008 wrap up posts, but enjoyed this one the most. Thanks for putting it together. And you’re right about Brogan…does that man sleep at all?

]]> By: Scott Monty http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-784 Scott Monty Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:13:46 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-784 Hi Paul, Great wrap-up of 2008. I'd say that you missed an even better social media disaster story - maybe because it was prevented from completely blowing up. Ron Ploof did a write up of how Ford handled a potential PR disaster by effectively using Twitter. You can find it at: http://ronamok.com/2008/12/17/ford-fansites-and-firefighting/. Howard Greenstein even went so far as to call it a better example than the Motrin one. http://harbrooke.com/2008/12/motrin-gets-a-headache-while-ford-needs-no-new-media-bailout/ Scott Monty Global Digital Communications Ford Motor Company Hi Paul,

Great wrap-up of 2008. I’d say that you missed an even better social media disaster story – maybe because it was prevented from completely blowing up. Ron Ploof did a write up of how Ford handled a potential PR disaster by effectively using Twitter. You can find it at: http://ronamok.com/2008/12/17/ford-fansites-and-firefighting/.

Howard Greenstein even went so far as to call it a better example than the Motrin one. http://harbrooke.com/2008/12/motrin-gets-a-headache-while-ford-needs-no-new-media-bailout/

Scott Monty
Global Digital Communications
Ford Motor Company

]]> By: Nathan Rice http://gillin.com/blog/2008/12/816/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Nathan Rice Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:00:14 +0000 http://paulgillin.com/?p=816#comment-777 Wonderful list! I could see anyone of these all having their own top 10 list! Totally agree on TweetDeck - such a neat tool. Wonderful list! I could see anyone of these all having their own top 10 list! Totally agree on TweetDeck – such a neat tool.

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