July, 2008 // Posts published in July, 2008
Just because they can doesnt mean they will
Between reading Groundswell I’ve also been reading Here Comes Everybody, which discusses the social impact of web 2.0 technology and the ways that people mobilise around issues that concern them by forming online groups and so on. And it dawned on me that, unless I’ve missed something, the writers of Groundswell have made a bit...
Finally….
A big, big thank you to my friends and family for your support over the past few weeks while I’ve been between jobs. It certainly kept me going and made the waiting easier to cope with. Even Hector phoned me yesterday to see how I was getting on (and he never phones unless its an...
A simple philosophy
Everyday, do something you love. Wise advice from the wonderful comedian, George Burns. (Thanks Kimberly, for sharing it). Here are more wise words from Steve Jobs, founder of Apple. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I...
Do you web too?
Apparently, 21% of UK online consumers visit social networking sites but only 10% read blogs. In the US, the figure is 25% for each. And interestingly, in France its the opposite: 21% read blogs and only 3% visit social networking sites. For organisations trying to tap into the conversations their customers are having online, its...
The second coming of communities
Reading through Groundswell, I had a sense of deja vu. There was something vaguely familiar about a lot of this stuff. All this talk about people having conversations online with each other, forming groups, getting what they need from the community and other customers rather than from organisations, the challenges faced by organisations around driving...
Power to the people
As I continue developing my understanding of web 2.0, social media and organisations, I’ve been reading an excellent book recently called Groundswell. Written by two Forrester analysts, it talks about the importance of organisations paying attention to what their customers are doing online. They define groundswell as a social trend in which people use technologies...
Ticking along but could do better
The site’s been live now for 11 weeks, and yesterday’s visitors helped take the Google AdSense earnings for July alone to over $100 – in only 9 days. Amazing! So I thought I’d have a look at the visitor stats so far. Since 24th April when the site was relaunched, it has had over 43,000...
The ideal web 2.0 organisation
…. doesn’t exist yet. But if you asked people about the closest one to it, they’d either stare blankly at you and tell you to go away, or maybe say “google”. What do I define as a “web 2.0 friendly” organisation ? Well, for starters it’s a place that values empowering staff to make their...
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