Schedule: Social Networks and Collaboration sessions: Gov 2.0 Expo 2010

Schedule: Social Networks and Collaboration sessions

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Interesting lineup of social networking and collaboration sessions.

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Entrepreneurs must embrace social media

Two weeks ago, Jagger read a New York Times article by Wealth Matters reporter Paul sullivan on the failings of home-security systems (slow police response and drained alarm batteries that take weeks to replace).

Blogging about that article, he linked to the Times story and noted the situation is worse than sullivan had suggested.

Then he pointed out that his company solves many of those problems -- through alarms that automatically signal Provident when their batteries are low, and its five-minute response guarantee.

Jagger then cited the benefits of "Five-Minute Proofing" -- installing window blocks and deadbolts on your bedroom door, to slow thieves down. and he linked to both a previous blog post and a video he'd made on the subject.

But Jagger didn't stop there. he emailed sullivan about his blog post. so when sullivan wrote a followup article a few days later, he devoted one-third of his story to Jagger's "five-minute fixes" and quoted from his blog post.

Best of all, he mentioned Jagger's response guarantee, giving Provident a huge marketing win for very little effort.

Then, of course, Jagger twittered about the whole thing.

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Who says the local newspaper isn't a source of interesting information? These days, the print publications - The Ottawa Citizen - is publishing opinion pieces about the power of social media, to engage customers.

Here's a story about an entrepreneur, who 'enterprisingly' uses social media to get his message out. I've excerpted an interesting trail of activities that he's used to connect with his audience and a larger audience. He's giving a model about how to use these social media services - but it's important to be aware that it takes time, discipline and persistence to work this into one's daily routines.

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Hussaini Hanging Bridge located in Pasu, Pakistan | Atlas Obscura | Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations

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Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern Pakistan

When I see this 'bridge', I'm often reminded of the support, or lack of it, that folks in organizations receive during times of transition - whether it be in using a new technology, methodology, or during a merger or acquisition. Is it any wonder that folks head for a safer alternative?

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The Girl Effect - Engaging YouTube Video and Pitch

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It's a must to hear this with the headphones on. I did, and felt the emotion rising up within me. Ahh, the power of music to evoke emotion, and support a call to action. All too often, we miss that in our pitches.

Also, what's neat about this video, is there's not a single picture, or image of a woman / girl. Someone out there, was quite creative - and better yet, the organization that this is for, was open to this approach. Cool.

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Who should Lead Social Media Integration in Workforce Collaboration? - Chief Learning Officer Network

I think that it's important to support and nurture and encourage leadership behaviour amongst folk in the organization. Certainly, there will be a 'leader' leading the charge - whether this is a single person or a team, depends on the organization's culture. I also know, from experience, that when you go online, another 'culture' forms amongst the folks, and you start to have formal and informal leaders, both on- and offline, at different stages during a project's lifecycle.

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Interesting conversation on Chief Learning Officer Network, about who should lead the charge for integrating social media in workforce collaboration. The webinar content is informative, but what really rocks is the conversations and comments between folks - evolving into quite an engaged learning experience!

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