Think Your Lurkers Aren't Engaged? Think Again 07/07/10

This week's #assnchat  (which, sadly, I missed) was about lurkers--are they valuable, how do you engage them, do you track them, etc. Even though I missed it, I apparently have lurkers on the brain, because when I read this post from Suzemuse, lurkers were the first thing I thought of. Watch this video, from Suze's post, if you're wonder what I'm talking about--and pay special attention 3 minutes, 24 seconds in. Oh, and you might want to grab a tissue too.... There is so much noise in the world today, and in the...

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Forget Twentysomethings; Let Carol Brady Teach You Social Media 11/13/09

I thought I'd gotten it out of my system--my weariness about constantly reading/hearing about how "young" people are the only ones who can inherently "get" social media because they've grown up with it....but like a pesky stomach bug that seems to go away only to return with a vengeance, I had to stumble on this post and now I'm back in rant mode. Most annoying quotes from this piece: "In formal programs or informal sit-downs, companies are assigning junior staff members to serve as social media guides for their seni...

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