March 4, 2009

Business needs more social media experts


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Chris AbrahamRon Bronson scores full points with his article dedicated to the need for more instead of fewer social media experts. Experts and not "hucksters trying to make a fast buck on the backs of unsuspecting people in the field." Be sure to read the entire article, We need more social media experts, as this is only an excerpt:

Social media expert, town crier, blogsmith or whatever your title de jour is…we need more of you. Because lots of folks are simply not aware of how fast the media is shifting and the flow of information traffic is going against the flow of those who are leading us. People want to stay plugged in and there are tools for that. Does it take time? Sure, it does. No such thing as a free lunch.

Chris Abraham is a partner in Socialmedia.biz and co-founder and principal of Abraham Harrison LLC, an international consulting group with specialties in online word-of-mouth/conversation marketing and online business & technology strategy advising. See his profile, contact Chris via email, Twitter, or leave a comment below.

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This week's Doonesbury satirizes Twitter

Comment by jdlasicaNo Gravatar — March 5, 2009 @ 9:17 am

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That's a very good one. I missed it.

Comment by chrisabrahamNo Gravatar — March 5, 2009 @ 8:53 pm

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Hmm, experts? You mean specialists perhaps. Social media is so broad and our way in so diverse, few of us are experts.

Liked town crier though. I've been looking at competencies in social media (http://socialmediamafia.com) and reminted job titles generally http://flowingmotion.wordpress.com.

I wonder if town crier describes the work of http://olney100.ning.com. Must give this a think.

Nice to have found you.
Jo

Comment by Jo JordanNo Gravatar — March 19, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

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