How Social Media Can Work
Posted in Attention, Blogging, P2P, Skype, Social Networks, Twitter, VoIP Fanatics, Web 2.0 by wayne.porter on June 17th, 2008 How “Social Media” Can Work
I have blogged quite extensively on Twitter since January of 2007. I have tried to reduce a “social media interaction” using Twitter down to basic essentials and simple analysis. This is how “one-to-one” communication can work with the Net helping those with shared interests, no matter how strange- connect.
Process:
Analysis:
If Blair had not had a blog, and had not been using Twitter (ditto for me) we would have never met, nor exchanged insights- which are critical and hard to come by. The opportunity to pick up the phone or Skype and create a more meaningful interaction simply could not have happened. Of course Blair did take the initiative and I am not sure what stimulated this. His “about me” page and tight quips helped me qualify why I might want to read further and spend my time- which is valuable. In this case our shared eclectic interests in persuasion, among other things, helped form a bridge.
Conclusion:
While I primarily blog on this site for my own interests (have fun) and “to think out loud” I really need to work on reducing my thoughts and words into more manageable chunks- even if I am pranking someone say- Scoble.
I don’t deliberately try to write in such a sprawling fashion, or talk over anyone’s head. It is a matter of Appalachian dialect and flat-out poor writing habits combined with an avid reader’s vocabulary. I tend to write exactly how I talk. This tells me my speaking can be greatly improved too. Probably by shutting up a bit more or soliciting more feedback.
I also tend to write “stream-of-consciousness style” and jump from A to Z all the while assuming the reader is well versed in security or e-commerce or virtual worlds, or whatever area I am exploring. I tend to explore wide and diverse areas and I do it fast. Just like I read.
That doesn’t mean I have to write the same ”echo-chamber” lists or follow the identical formulaic formats that I see and get bored with around the web. I should make use of list formats and short-form paragraphs, with careful work on reduction, before hitting “publish”. This will help me and assist readers, who might also be potential collaborators, in making a decision on whether to “sign on for something more”.
That simple. Blog, RSS, Micro-blog exchanges, VOIP, E-mails- Insight.
Next post I may tackle aesthetics, but for now I will settle for the ROI on Twitter & Blogs.
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Great description of the “Process of social networking using TWitter”
and “taking it to the next level = offline”
Glad you called it “one-to-one” communication
despite how others may “perceive” Twitter being 1 to many
When you think of 1 to 1 - you’ll be far more persuasive
& seductive than you ever will be talking to a “group”
It’s just not intimate that way.
The key secret is connecting with others who have similar interests
and the more diverse, out of the norm or “strange” they “may” be = the Better!
Thanks for sharing this!
oh - almost forgot - can we share this process in our Twitter Handbook?
I think it describes the process quite nicely for our readers at http://TwitterHAndbook.com
@CoachDeb