Comments on: Bursting the Bubble http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SuzeMuse » Are You a Leader? It’s Okay to Follow. http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-439 SuzeMuse » Are You a Leader? It’s Okay to Follow. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:49:49 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-439 [...] They are finding new and innovative ways to interact, and helping me to break out of some of the bubbles I’ve created for myself. Look at what the people you are leading have to offer you. Follow [...] [...] They are finding new and innovative ways to interact, and helping me to break out of some of the bubbles I’ve created for myself. Look at what the people you are leading have to offer you. Follow [...]

]]> By: SuzeMuse » Who Are You Missing by Staying Inside the Bubble? http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-438 SuzeMuse » Who Are You Missing by Staying Inside the Bubble? Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:10:10 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-438 [...] me realize something really important, talking to all of these people. I’ve talked about the social media bubble here before. I firmly believe that we get so caught up in all this social media stuff that we forget that there [...] [...] me realize something really important, talking to all of these people. I’ve talked about the social media bubble here before. I firmly believe that we get so caught up in all this social media stuff that we forget that there [...]

]]> By: Letting the hot air out of social media - WinExtra http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-446 Letting the hot air out of social media - WinExtra Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:17:58 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-446 [...] have the sooner we will find these new tools taking deeper root. This was the excellent point made by SuzeMuse in a post yesterday where she said Instead of trying to ram social media down people’s throats, let’s find ways [...] [...] have the sooner we will find these new tools taking deeper root. This was the excellent point made by SuzeMuse in a post yesterday where she said Instead of trying to ram social media down people’s throats, let’s find ways [...]

]]> By: fendergurl http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-445 fendergurl Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:16:49 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-445 I too see that social media has become this 'revered' and awesome giant of sorts. The average person feels daunted by its' greatness (I speak here, as the 'average person' that I am). I feel that connecting with familiar and new friends and business contacts is part of my daily routine now - as I 'feed' the desire in myself to make contact with others. The way that I choose to make such contacts is dependent on the medium at my disposal, and usually that which is most convenient and is the way to go. As part of building any network (business or otherwise) the individual needs to consider their own needs and their audience, I would imagine. Have something you need to bounce off of someone - who do you turn to? Those with like interests. Your social network. Why should the technical aspect interfere? I too see that social media has become this ‘revered’ and awesome giant of sorts. The average person feels daunted by its’ greatness (I speak here, as the ‘average person’ that I am).

I feel that connecting with familiar and new friends and business contacts is part of my daily routine now – as I ‘feed’ the desire in myself to make contact with others.

The way that I choose to make such contacts is dependent on the medium at my disposal, and usually that which is most convenient and is the way to go.

As part of building any network (business or otherwise) the individual needs to consider their own needs and their audience, I would imagine.

Have something you need to bounce off of someone – who do you turn to?
Those with like interests. Your social network.

Why should the technical aspect interfere?

]]> By: Alex http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-444 Alex Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:28:29 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-444 Great post, lots of good point. I was thinking of the same thing recently, looking at companies trying to define Web 3.0 and sell it to people who didn't even know there was a version named 1.0... I think the main point is that in order to be used, anything, including "social media" in general, needs to solve someone's issue. If your contractor is always looking for new an innovative ways to reach potential customers and he knows other contractors are not doing this, then he has a solution to one of his problems, and the cost of it is just to write a post (or a couple of posts). I think we should always look at things that way (what is the problem -> how to solve the problem) instead of building a solution and then try to think who might have some problems that this solution fixes :-) Right now, I agree with you on the fact that "social media" is a pretty active yet small community in the global market. It needs to mature from a research field to finding the real problems to solve! Great post, lots of good point.
I was thinking of the same thing recently, looking at companies trying to define Web 3.0 and sell it to people who didn’t even know there was a version named 1.0…
I think the main point is that in order to be used, anything, including “social media” in general, needs to solve someone’s issue.
If your contractor is always looking for new an innovative ways to reach potential customers and he knows other contractors are not doing this, then he has a solution to one of his problems, and the cost of it is just to write a post (or a couple of posts).
I think we should always look at things that way (what is the problem -> how to solve the problem) instead of building a solution and then try to think who might have some problems that this solution fixes :-)
Right now, I agree with you on the fact that “social media” is a pretty active yet small community in the global market. It needs to mature from a research field to finding the real problems to solve!

]]> By: Joe Boughner http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-443 Joe Boughner Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:24:29 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-443 You hit on it when you said sell it as an extension of what a company or individual is already doing. We launched our new site this week at work. Over the next few weeks and months I'm looking to integrate a lot more of the social media tools we all know and love but our first stop (beyond syndicating the content through RSS) was to do podcasts. Why? Because they are a very tangible extension of what we already do for our members. Nobody in my office had ever produced a podcast and only a few people had heard of them, let alone subscribed to them. But what they DID understand is that our labour advisors spend a good part of their day on the phone with members, explaining how sections of the collective agreement apply to them. I saw the connection to podcasting and it was an easy sell. We advocates and evangelists like to talk about SM as though they are a revolution. They shouldn't be. SM is not about changing the way you do business, SM is about using new technologies to do business better. You hit on it when you said sell it as an extension of what a company or individual is already doing.

We launched our new site this week at work. Over the next few weeks and months I’m looking to integrate a lot more of the social media tools we all know and love but our first stop (beyond syndicating the content through RSS) was to do podcasts.

Why? Because they are a very tangible extension of what we already do for our members.

Nobody in my office had ever produced a podcast and only a few people had heard of them, let alone subscribed to them. But what they DID understand is that our labour advisors spend a good part of their day on the phone with members, explaining how sections of the collective agreement apply to them.

I saw the connection to podcasting and it was an easy sell.

We advocates and evangelists like to talk about SM as though they are a revolution. They shouldn’t be. SM is not about changing the way you do business, SM is about using new technologies to do business better.

]]> By: John Carson http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-442 John Carson Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:21:48 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-442 Excellent post, Suze. As an advocate of s##### m#### (scared to say that phrase now, Welsh!) I tend to launch into over-enthusiastic persuasive speeches of why people and companies should all be using this great new way of communicating. It's very frustrating to see the opportunities they are missing by not being in there ... ... so then I take a breath, slow down and realize that I am in this world every day -- others aren't. it's time to start educating people. I took the time to find an old blog post about this if you'd care to take a look: http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/10/08/stop-me-if-i-go-too-fast/ Thanks, John. Excellent post, Suze. As an advocate of s##### m#### (scared to say that phrase now, Welsh!) I tend to launch into over-enthusiastic persuasive speeches of why people and companies should all be using this great new way of communicating.

It’s very frustrating to see the opportunities they are missing by not being in there …

… so then I take a breath, slow down and realize that I am in this world every day — others aren’t. it’s time to start educating people.

I took the time to find an old blog post about this if you’d care to take a look:

http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/2008/10/08/stop-me-if-i-go-too-fast/

Thanks,
John.

]]> By: John Welsh http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-441 John Welsh Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:40:11 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-441 Gosh, I so agree. Actually my challenge at present is to stop using the phrase "social media" so much - I can just see people's eyes glaze over at this increasingly over-used phrase - and talk about the benefits instead! Cheers Gosh, I so agree.

Actually my challenge at present is to stop using the phrase “social media” so much – I can just see people’s eyes glaze over at this increasingly over-used phrase – and talk about the benefits instead!

Cheers

]]> By: Halyma http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/11/bursting-the-bubble/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Halyma Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:52:38 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=554#comment-440 Great points - I have been talking to people about it for a while now, and consider myself a bridge between two worlds. Like your contractor, I do physical activities for my work - I sew and I dance. But I also am blessed with a tech savvy husband who has been there for me for years as I grew into my own computer use/social media, etc. somewhat self taught existence. I have been talking to my family - mainly my mom about setting herself up with a blog, and while she is not there yet, she did just join Facebook, has been selling stuff on Ebay fervently for the past few months, and is really starting to get herself out there! She'll shoot me for saying, but she'll be 70 next year!~ She has always been somewhat self-employed, and is finding new easier ways of using the internet to generate that extra income to help her live on her pension. Blogging soon I hope for her as she has such information to share of her life's experiences, but one step at a time. And that's how I am hoping to help bridge the worlds - or pop some bubbles to let everyone in! Great points – I have been talking to people about it for a while now, and consider myself a bridge between two worlds.

Like your contractor, I do physical activities for my work – I sew and I dance. But I also am blessed with a tech savvy husband who has been there for me for years as I grew into my own computer use/social media, etc. somewhat self taught existence.

I have been talking to my family – mainly my mom about setting herself up with a blog, and while she is not there yet, she did just join Facebook, has been selling stuff on Ebay fervently for the past few months, and is really starting to get herself out there! She’ll shoot me for saying, but she’ll be 70 next year!~

She has always been somewhat self-employed, and is finding new easier ways of using the internet to generate that extra income to help her live on her pension.

Blogging soon I hope for her as she has such information to share of her life’s experiences, but one step at a time.

And that’s how I am hoping to help bridge the worlds – or pop some bubbles to let everyone in!

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