Comments on: Putting Social Media Before Your Health? http://steveradick.com/2008/10/25/putting-social-media-before-your-health/ Exploring the strategery of using social media within the government Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sradick http://steveradick.com/2008/10/25/putting-social-media-before-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-69 sradick Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:30:34 +0000 http://steveradick.com/?p=133#comment-69 @Adam - you're absolutely right, and I'm getting there...just slowly! I think that the focus on billable hours at a contracting firm adds yet another hurdle. Plus, you bring up an excellent point - your decision shouldn't have to be "wife and three small children" vs. "social media." That's a choice that social media is going to lose every time! Let's think of ways to make do both! @Adam – you’re absolutely right, and I’m getting there…just slowly! I think that the focus on billable hours at a contracting firm adds yet another hurdle. Plus, you bring up an excellent point – your decision shouldn’t have to be “wife and three small children” vs. “social media.” That’s a choice that social media is going to lose every time! Let’s think of ways to make do both!

]]> By: Adam R. http://steveradick.com/2008/10/25/putting-social-media-before-your-health/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Adam R. Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:35:57 +0000 http://steveradick.com/?p=133#comment-68 You're right that this is a "necessary evil" of a new social media/enterprise 2.0 campaign. Because it's not about the tools. It's about connecting people in a new way. And that's probably one of the most difficult things to do. But does it mean draining a core group before the end of the first year of implementation? There's got to be a better way! What if those initial ten folks were to share and spread their enthusiasm, gathering more individuals into the fold? After a short while, the core should naturally grow and perhaps even shift away from the original members. Working on somewhat of a rotation basis, the responsibility to garden, train/demo, and provide tech support would be dispersed over a larger community. Which is exactly the point, right? If I sound utopic and unreasonable, it's only because I wish that I could be more participative in hello.bah.com and Intelink outside of work. But with a wife and three small children, I'm already at capacity! You’re right that this is a “necessary evil” of a new social media/enterprise 2.0 campaign. Because it’s not about the tools. It’s about connecting people in a new way. And that’s probably one of the most difficult things to do. But does it mean draining a core group before the end of the first year of implementation? There’s got to be a better way!

What if those initial ten folks were to share and spread their enthusiasm, gathering more individuals into the fold? After a short while, the core should naturally grow and perhaps even shift away from the original members. Working on somewhat of a rotation basis, the responsibility to garden, train/demo, and provide tech support would be dispersed over a larger community. Which is exactly the point, right?

If I sound utopic and unreasonable, it’s only because I wish that I could be more participative in hello.bah.com and Intelink outside of work. But with a wife and three small children, I’m already at capacity!

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