Comments on: Big Blue’s Social Media Numbers http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/ Social Media and the Open Enterprise Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dirk http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 Dirk Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:57:07 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-3166 @Ryan - actually the referenced Wikis are not the standard start page... :) @Ryan – actually the referenced Wikis are not the standard start page… :)

]]> By: Suzanne http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2778 Suzanne Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:57:59 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2778 I agree Paul, it is a cynical perspective, I follow Sacha Chua's blog, she works at IBM and from what she writes the people there are very much about being connected, being innovative and having some fun while they work. Even reading their blogging guidelines the company themselves encourage employees to be active online. I agree Paul, it is a cynical perspective, I follow Sacha Chua’s blog, she works at IBM and from what she writes the people there are very much about being connected, being innovative and having some fun while they work. Even reading their blogging guidelines the company themselves encourage employees to be active online.

]]> By: Paul http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2746 Paul Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:27:09 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2746 Going to be interviewing Adam soon for our <a href="http://mediablather.com" rel="nofollow">MediaBlather</a> podcast and that'd be a good question to ask! Going to be interviewing Adam soon for our MediaBlather podcast and that’d be a good question to ask!

]]> By: Paul http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2744 Paul Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:25:50 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2744 That's a pretty cynical perspective. I'm sure many of these employees are thinking about their own best interests as well as those of the company, but the fact is that LinkedIn is an excellent way to find sales prospects, prospective business partners, technology experts and others who can help get a job done. I suspect that's the principle reason why half the employees worldwide are there. The defensive behavior during layoffs is natural for employees of any company. That’s a pretty cynical perspective. I’m sure many of these employees are thinking about their own best interests as well as those of the company, but the fact is that LinkedIn is an excellent way to find sales prospects, prospective business partners, technology experts and others who can help get a job done. I suspect that’s the principle reason why half the employees worldwide are there. The defensive behavior during layoffs is natural for employees of any company.

]]> By: Ryan http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2725 Ryan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:51:46 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2725 Looking at the internal wiki pageviews, I'm guessing it's the default homepage when IBMers first fire up internet explorer? Looking at the internal wiki pageviews, I’m guessing it’s the default homepage when IBMers first fire up internet explorer?

]]> By: Mark Cathcart http://gillin.com/blog/2009/10/big-blues-social-media-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-2712 Mark Cathcart Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:36:51 +0000 http://gillin.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2712 I'm not sure that the linkedin number is anything to brag about. Sure, some of it will be HR and managers researching candidates and there are a few enaging in discussion forums, but it would be reasonable to assume that most are on linkedin purely based on insecurity about their jobs at IBM or worse, in the process of loosing them. You can see this illustrated by the spike in recommendations obtained or requested. I got loads of requests around the layoffs that IBM avoided formally announcing in the US but seperating out divisions and locations and spreding the load. It resulted in a spike of requests from different groups to other linkedin members. I’m not sure that the linkedin number is anything to brag about. Sure, some of it will be HR and managers researching candidates and there are a few enaging in discussion forums, but it would be reasonable to assume that most are on linkedin purely based on insecurity about their jobs at IBM or worse, in the process of loosing them.

You can see this illustrated by the spike in recommendations obtained or requested. I got loads of requests around the layoffs that IBM avoided formally announcing in the US but seperating out divisions and locations and spreding the load. It resulted in a spike of requests from different groups to other linkedin members.

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