Comments on: Social Notworking?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:49:31 +0000

Hi Justin, I find that I tend to use Twitter in a number of ways, depending on what I happen to be doing at any particular point in time. Idea recording, soliciting help or feedback, bookmarking or chatting with friends. I might write a blog post on it but I don't know if I could do the subject justice as well as Elliot Jay Stocks did in his blessay about Twitter. BTW. I looked up the earliest reference to the phrase "Social Notworking", it looks like you weren't the first, this (apparently dead) blog seems to have the earliest online mention of the phrase.

By: Justin Davies

Justin Davies — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:01:13 +0000

Thanks for adding on and writing about the idea of social notworking – some good ideas there.

Businesses should protect relationships. Staff shouldn’t nick off with clients. Some staff build a high profile – and are therefore worth more. People stick working within a business as it provides value (support, team, infrastructure etc) AND if they are valued, paid fairly and get to do interesting work. None of this is new. What is new is that it is easier to build that personal profile and brand than ever before. If you are working in the Web 2.0 space – and aren’t on top of social tools – you should choose another profession. That said, I find myself increasingly conscious of keeping focused with my time. If you can do that, you can keep it in balance…. as much as anything I coined the term when I realised I was spending a chunk of time on Twitter and not on a couple of tasks at hand.

Great post, look forward to more on it…

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:33:49 +0000

thanks Vikram, it’s good to know that this issue isn’t limited to just the so-called “new media” industry.

By: Vikram Rajan

Vikram Rajan — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:20:44 +0000

Law firms & accounting firms are only now realizing that by empowering their associates to build their personal brands, their firm brand will grow in celebrity & influence too.

Looking at past statistics, it is easy to see why they are scared. Those who don’t make partner track, are renowned to leave, join the competition, or become the competition. While relationships remain civil, the revenue suffers.

But as internal networking takes off, through ‘off-line’ roundtables, and LinkedIn-type groups & intranets, I predict that more will realize the benefit of personal branding as you’ve discussed.

~ Vikram Rajan
PracticeMarketingAdvisors.com

By: Digital Biographer™ » Posts about Personal Brand as of January 19, 2009

Digital Biographer™ » Posts about Personal Brand as of January 19, 2009 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:31:24 +0000

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