Comments on: Too many social media silos? http://urbanconversations.com/2009/07/28/too-many-social-media-silos/ Communicating in an digital, urban age Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andre Natta http://urbanconversations.com/2009/07/28/too-many-social-media-silos/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Andre Natta Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:06:40 +0000 http://urbanconversations.com/?p=119#comment-247 Somehow I knew that we'd get that Google Group address :-)<br><br>Thanks for the comment, Scott. Somehow I knew that we'd get that Google Group address :-)

Thanks for the comment, Scott.

]]> By: acnatta http://urbanconversations.com/2009/07/28/too-many-social-media-silos/comment-page-1/#comment-207 acnatta Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:06:40 +0000 http://urbanconversations.com/?p=119#comment-207 Somehow I knew that we'd get that Google Group address :-)<br><br>Thanks for the comment, Scott. Somehow I knew that we'd get that Google Group address :-)

Thanks for the comment, Scott.

]]> By: Scott Schablow http://urbanconversations.com/2009/07/28/too-many-social-media-silos/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Scott Schablow Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:16:26 +0000 http://urbanconversations.com/?p=119#comment-206 Andre, This is a very valid point. Not only are their too many silos, I see many forming as a group of one. Which in turn, means their is more energy spent on battling for attention than moving the social media practice forward. Social Media in Birmingham is in it's infancy. The percentage of the population on Twitter for instance is far below 1%. The mantra of the Social Media Club is, "If you get it, share it." We strive to share knowledge with each other and with the community at large. If social media consultants spend more time splintering and infighting, nothing will be accomplished. Some of my favorite Social Media Club Birmingham meetings have been an open discussion format. Each meeting usually has a lengthy discussion at the end of the presentation. There is no reason why we couldn't dedicate some of the monthly meetings to small group discussion. In fact, other Social Media Club chapters have had great success with this. The IPSA summer roundtable mixer is another example of how well the format is received. The Social Media Club Birmingham is always looking for ideas and input from its 100 + members. In fact, the club belongs to the members and I welcome everyone to get more involved and provide constructive feedback. In the end if people feel they need spin off groups I support their efforts and hope we can work in concert for the advancement of social media in the market. If you'd like to check out Social Media Club Birmingham, I invite you to join our Google Group or Facebook Group: Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/smc-bham Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7864211761 Twitter: http://twitter.com/SMCBHAM And of course: Social South, Deep Fried Social Media conference http://www.socialsouth.org Andre, This is a very valid point. Not only are their too many silos, I see many forming as a group of one. Which in turn, means their is more energy spent on battling for attention than moving the social media practice forward. Social Media in Birmingham is in it’s infancy. The percentage of the population on Twitter for instance is far below 1%. The mantra of the Social Media Club is, “If you get it, share it.” We strive to share knowledge with each other and with the community at large. If social media consultants spend more time splintering and infighting, nothing will be accomplished.

Some of my favorite Social Media Club Birmingham meetings have been an open discussion format. Each meeting usually has a lengthy discussion at the end of the presentation. There is no reason why we couldn’t dedicate some of the monthly meetings to small group discussion. In fact, other Social Media Club chapters have had great success with this. The IPSA summer roundtable mixer is another example of how well the format is received. The Social Media Club Birmingham is always looking for ideas and input from its 100 + members. In fact, the club belongs to the members and I welcome everyone to get more involved and provide constructive feedback.

In the end if people feel they need spin off groups I support their efforts and hope we can work in concert for the advancement of social media in the market. If you’d like to check out Social Media Club Birmingham, I invite you to join our Google Group or Facebook Group:

Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/smc-bham
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7864211761
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SMCBHAM

And of course:
Social South, Deep Fried Social Media conference
http://www.socialsouth.org

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