Comments for Social Media Today http://www.sm2day.com Social Media Today Blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Social Media Success: Are You Too Obsessed with Numbers? by Brian C. Smith http://www.sm2day.com/blog/200/comment-page-1#comment-5 Brian C. Smith Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:02:14 +0000 http://www.sm2day.com/?p=200#comment-5 This post continues to point at a quantifiable use for social media. What of the qualitative use of social media? What I'm getting at is while we can certainly now reach significantly more people and those with genuine interest in "what we are doing" often times all this really comes to is a giant social media echo chamber of RT's, bitly & tinuURL's. Total disclaimer here... I'm a educator. I use social media in very different ways than to solely promote myself or what I'm doing. Though those are inherent in the use of social media, I find a much deeper value in using social tools and connections to learn and progress in what I do. So what other ways are businesses using social media to benefit their business other than as PR and to increase sales? Is there a professional development angle any are taking? If not, why not? How does social media make your people better employees, professionals and learners? This post continues to point at a quantifiable use for social media. What of the qualitative use of social media? What I’m getting at is while we can certainly now reach significantly more people and those with genuine interest in “what we are doing” often times all this really comes to is a giant social media echo chamber of RT’s, bitly & tinuURL’s.

Total disclaimer here… I’m a educator. I use social media in very different ways than to solely promote myself or what I’m doing. Though those are inherent in the use of social media, I find a much deeper value in using social tools and connections to learn and progress in what I do.

So what other ways are businesses using social media to benefit their business other than as PR and to increase sales? Is there a professional development angle any are taking? If not, why not? How does social media make your people better employees, professionals and learners?

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]]> Comment on What is SM2Day? by BuenosAiresNY http://www.sm2day.com/blog/1/comment-page-1#comment-2 BuenosAiresNY Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:14:36 +0000 http://www.premiersocialmedia.com/sm2day.com/?p=1#comment-2 Chris Brogan in Rochester, NY? WOW I thought that only in NYC one could attend such events...what is going on in Upstate? I wish all the best to the SM2Day initative, a great organization and very interesting keynote speakers! I will be in Rochester. Chris Brogan in Rochester, NY? WOW I thought that only in NYC one could attend such events…what is going on in Upstate?
I wish all the best to the SM2Day initative, a great organization and very interesting keynote speakers! I will be in Rochester.

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