In that regard, it's not different than a blog, or facebook, or even a newspaper column... It's all about the content. If you want it to be mundane and trivial, you can do that. If you want it to be meaningful, that's up to you.
I could see if your whole staff are carrying cell phones and they are all signed up with Twitter, there could be some potential advantage to being able to send messages to them.
"Staff Meeting today at 3 pm"
"Angry ex-boyfriend in parking lot. Security has been notified."
"Has anyone seen my pants?"
Then again, it seems like there are so potential for abuses, distractions, etc... I dont get it. I joined but I dont get it.
I'd never heard of Twitter before, and now that I've read the article I just have to ask "Why?" Of course, I don't care for any of the social networking websites at all, either. I consider so much of that stuff a colossal waste of people's time, time that could be better spent actually interacting face-to-face with their families, or reading a book, or cultivating a hobby that actually accomplishes something and doesn't just involve sitting in front of a computer screen. (I sound like I'm descending into "old fuddy-duddyhood" in making that statement, I know, but if I am then so be it.) I don't have a MySpace page, but I've gone on there to look at other people's pages and so much of what I've seen on there strikes me as very self-absorbed and shallow.
Like Paul, I guess I could see some potential uses for Twitter in the workplace, as long as all your staff carries cell phones and are signed up, but overall I think there's much more potential for abuses and distractions, and heaven knows, our workforce is distracted enough without adding anything else to the mix!
As I mentioned before, I can notify interested applicants anytime a new position opens up, or anytime we extend an application deadline, etc. Our marketing department can use it to notify members or external partners (realtors, car dealerships, etc.) about favorable rate changes, promotions, or new branch openings.
Of course, it's all a moot point because the CEO isn't interested in implementing it.
Some of you my have already noticed, but for those who haven't check out the top and bottom of the forum pages (and most of the other pages on HRhero.com). We've added social media bookmarks to the site to make it easier to share, bookmark, and organize your favorite pages on HRhero.com and a quick link to forward any of the pages to a friend.
Here's part of the announcement about it in today's HR Hero Line:
Chel, one of the new employees in the technology department here at M. Lee Smith Publishers, didn’t waste any time jumping into a big project for HRhero during her first week on the job. Thanks to her quick work adding social bookmarks to many of the HRhero web pages you can now share a link to an article from HR Hero with your coworkers or friends using any of 34 social media sites. You also can forward any page to someone else.
When you click on the free articles in this week’s HR Hero Line, you will notice a button labeled “bookmark†and an envelope next to it at the top and bottom of the pages. Click on the bookmark button and you can choose from 34 different web sites to share that page, including del.icio.us, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Click on the envelope and you can forward an HRhero web page to a friend. The bookmarks won’t work with articles that require you to log into the Subscribers’ Area of HRhero.
We’ve added the social bookmarks to most of the pages on HRhero, including the Employers Forum pages and past articles from HR Hero Line. You also can bookmark products, such as audio conferences, training materials, or manuals, that you are considering purchasing.
Don’t know what social bookmarking is? Basically it’s a way to store, organize, search and manage links to your favorite web pages and share them with other people. You also can see which web pages other people have bookmarked. You’ll probably stumble upon web pages using social media sites that are of interest to you that you had no idea were out there. For more information, check out the entry on social bookmarking at Wikipedia at [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking[/url].
And all this time I thought we were just waiting for Ray to return from the library and jump into the conversation.
This social media stuff can be a bit daunting at first, but once you spend a little time with it, you begin to see how it can be used in ways that are productive and useful. If you want to read more of my opinions on the subject and how I stumbled into this, check out the book review I wrote of a new book, "The Truth about Profiting on Social Networking," on our Resources for Humans blog about books.
Amazing how you guys manage to entertain yourselves.
Like Ray's ever been camping. XF-driving sissies don't own tents. Especially not that kind. x:D Ray's dream vehicle is a lifted F350, but the sales guy gave him noogies and then took his lunch money.
What if I told you there was a Crossfire Owner's Group on Facebook? (Sorry, I can't bring myself to write "XF") Would you join? You can post your Crossfire photos along with all the other.
There is probably a group for "Socks-n-Sandals" too.
Actually, there is a neat XF forum I found and joined. At any given time there will be a minimum of 200 people logged on to it. A lot of traffic.... (pun intended) Lot's of pictures too.
Social networking sites are the current thing and even they will be replaced eventually by something else.
Apparently, according to an article I read, Gen Y says that they dont really use e-mail anymore. They just text on their phones or use social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace.
I think that is a bit exagerated. Most college students are required or even issued an e-mail address.
Ray, i know you told me not to post this but here is a vide of Ray bringing his Crossfire home. Its amazing how cold it gets in NY during the summer.
By the time I was driving age, dad had a Jeep Cherokee. My brothers and I weren't allowed to drive it. We drove mom's four door Buick Century, thank you very much. It was totally cool. x;-)
Considering the age of the average Buick owner is usually in the high 50s to low 60s, yes, you must have looked totally cool tooling around in that 4 door Buick. Bet it had white wall tires, too. Way cool.... Bet the guys couldn't resist you in that....
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"Staff Meeting today at 3 pm"
"Angry ex-boyfriend in parking lot. Security has been notified."
"Has anyone seen my pants?"
Then again, it seems like there are so potential for abuses, distractions, etc... I dont get it. I joined but I dont get it.
Like Paul, I guess I could see some potential uses for Twitter in the workplace, as long as all your staff carries cell phones and are signed up, but overall I think there's much more potential for abuses and distractions, and heaven knows, our workforce is distracted enough without adding anything else to the mix!
As I mentioned before, I can notify interested applicants anytime a new position opens up, or anytime we extend an application deadline, etc. Our marketing department can use it to notify members or external partners (realtors, car dealerships, etc.) about favorable rate changes, promotions, or new branch openings.
Of course, it's all a moot point because the CEO isn't interested in implementing it.
[url]http://www.kennedyinfo.com/ProfessionalDevelopment/detail/20231[/url]
Some of you my have already noticed, but for those who haven't check out the top and bottom of the forum pages (and most of the other pages on HRhero.com). We've added social media bookmarks to the site to make it easier to share, bookmark, and organize your favorite pages on HRhero.com and a quick link to forward any of the pages to a friend.
Here's part of the announcement about it in today's HR Hero Line:
Chel, one of the new employees in the technology department here at M. Lee Smith Publishers, didn’t waste any time jumping into a big project for HRhero during her first week on the job. Thanks to her quick work adding social bookmarks to many of the HRhero web pages you can now share a link to an article from HR Hero with your coworkers or friends using any of 34 social media sites. You also can forward any page to someone else.
When you click on the free articles in this week’s HR Hero Line, you will notice a button labeled “bookmark†and an envelope next to it at the top and bottom of the pages. Click on the bookmark button and you can choose from 34 different web sites to share that page, including del.icio.us, Facebook, and StumbleUpon. Click on the envelope and you can forward an HRhero web page to a friend. The bookmarks won’t work with articles that require you to log into the Subscribers’ Area of HRhero.
We’ve added the social bookmarks to most of the pages on HRhero, including the Employers Forum pages and past articles from HR Hero Line. You also can bookmark products, such as audio conferences, training materials, or manuals, that you are considering purchasing.
Don’t know what social bookmarking is? Basically it’s a way to store, organize, search and manage links to your favorite web pages and share them with other people. You also can see which web pages other people have bookmarked. You’ll probably stumble upon web pages using social media sites that are of interest to you that you had no idea were out there. For more information, check out the entry on social bookmarking at Wikipedia at [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bookmarking[/url].
This social media stuff can be a bit daunting at first, but once you spend a little time with it, you begin to see how it can be used in ways that are productive and useful. If you want to read more of my opinions on the subject and how I stumbled into this, check out the book review I wrote of a new book, "The Truth about Profiting on Social Networking," on our Resources for Humans blog about books.
[url]http://hrheroblogs.com/resources/2008/07/16/the-truth-about-profiting-from-social-networking[/url]
You might even be able to find it in the library.
Like Ray's ever been camping. XF-driving sissies don't own tents. Especially not that kind. x:D Ray's dream vehicle is a lifted F350, but the sales guy gave him noogies and then took his lunch money.
What if I told you there was a Crossfire Owner's Group on Facebook? (Sorry, I can't bring myself to write "XF") Would you join? You can post your Crossfire photos along with all the other.
There is probably a group for "Socks-n-Sandals" too.
Come on.. Join...
Social networking sites are the current thing and even they will be replaced eventually by something else.
Apparently, according to an article I read, Gen Y says that they dont really use e-mail anymore. They just text on their phones or use social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace.
I think that is a bit exagerated. Most college students are required or even issued an e-mail address.
Ray, i know you told me not to post this but here is a vide of Ray bringing his Crossfire home. Its amazing how cold it gets in NY during the summer.
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Hey, when you are 16, you'll drive pretty much anything that already has gas in the tank.