Being personal in social technology

One thing that worries many organizations and individuals about social technology is the opportunity to be personally attacked by others who can freely comment and critique. This singular fear keeps many from blogging, tweeting and just contributing in general. You...

Being truly transparent is hard

I used to think of myself as gregarious, out going. I recently went on my first girl’s weekend with my best friend. The very first evening, I realized she is the most transparent, open person I’ve ever seen. We were walking through Times Square and she walked...

To blog or not to blog…

I’m seeing conflicting reports. There was the article I read recently from Wired that said if you haven’t started a blog, forget it. Blogging is passe. Now, it’s all about Twitter and Facebook. A couple of weeks ago, both Ragan and Melcrum were all...

Blogging without RSS – recipe for non-involvement

We have finally tested the necessity for RSS feeds with blogging in a client project. Didn’t set out to test this particular aspect. We said from the start that RSS feeds would be crucial. That is the accepted thinking in the blogosphere. No RSS feed, no...

Employees are smart about blogging

We don’t give them enough credit. In the process of helping two senior executives launch a blog, I’ve been reminded how truly smart and insightful employees are.  Executives often express concern about how employees might behave on a blog. This is...