I’m slamming on deadline on the moment, and this long-ish article is actually a bit too dense for me to give it the credit it deserves, so I’ll just call it to your attention. A “Big Think” kind of piece for the CTO at large enterprises to chew on.
My favorite quote, from Ross Mayfield:
“Social media builds relationships. Connection happens before conversation, but still, this is business. What you will not find on your balance sheet is an underlying value proposition of enhancing social capital.”
I admit, I have no idea what the hell he’s talking about, but I’ve spoken with him on the phone about this kind of stuff a few times, and he’s really, really smart and very compelling in context. Maybe I’m just too tired now….
Thanks once again to Olivier for the tip. (You guys don’t realize it, but Olivier sends me about half of what I blog here; it’s just too tedious to credit him every time. I’ve invited him to blog to the site directly himself, but he says he’s too busy. Yeah, you and me both, buddy!)
UPDATE:
Ross has more interesting commentary about this on his blog now.
Internet News: IT Heavies Lifting Dollars For Blogs
Its a bit of a misquote. With social media/software conversation comes before connection. With social networking, we connect and then we converse.
Comment by Ross Mayfield — July 27, 2004 @ 7:39 am
IT Heavies Lifting Dollars for Wikis
Michael Singer of Internet.com covers an enterprise view of the BlogOn event: The industry itself has shifted from its early adopter stage to an “awkward adolescence,” according to experts attending last Friday’s BlogOn 2004 conference here. But major …
Trackback by Ross Mayfield's Weblog — July 27, 2004 @ 8:37 am
IT Heavies Lifting Dollars for Wikis
Time together is too important to spend working — Pete Kaminski (via Adina) Michael Singer of Internet.com covers an enterprise view of the BlogOn event: The industry itself has shifted from its early adopter stage to an “awkward adolescence,” according
Trackback by Ross Mayfield's Weblog — July 27, 2004 @ 5:17 pm