http://www.jenleereeves.com/2009/04/many-communitiesdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd/ Sharing my new media thoughts to the world Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jenleereeves.com/2009/04/many-communitiesdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Jen Reeves Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:17:37 +0000 http://www.jenleereeves.com/?p=444#comment-367 Hi Steve, I have to say it's impossible to "force" change... That's why I've held presentations and talks to share why understanding these social media tools is important. One of the best pieces of advice I'm carrying with me as I launch new efforts to connect with mid-Missouri is how you or your organization should be on a first-name basis with the first 1,000 members of your social network before it can take off. That means you need a very honest commitment to those social network efforts. I don't have the answers on getting complete buy in - but I'll try to blog about my attempts as I work on it! Hi Steve,
I have to say it’s impossible to “force” change… That’s why I’ve held presentations and talks to share why understanding these social media tools is important. One of the best pieces of advice I’m carrying with me as I launch new efforts to connect with mid-Missouri is how you or your organization should be on a first-name basis with the first 1,000 members of your social network before it can take off. That means you need a very honest commitment to those social network efforts. I don’t have the answers on getting complete buy in – but I’ll try to blog about my attempts as I work on it!

]]> http://www.jenleereeves.com/2009/04/many-communitiesdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Steve Cusumano Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:17:21 +0000 http://www.jenleereeves.com/?p=444#comment-363 We're going through some similar growing pains with our online communities as well. We recently started using Twitter, but getting reporters/editors/management to view it as more than a RSS feed is hard. Same with facebook. We also recently launched My.BillingsGazette.com, an online portal with our site, but I get the impression the hope is that readers will contribute most/all of the content without interaction from the newsroom. Any tips for how you're forcing the changes and building up reputable, functional online social communities back at Mizzou? We’re going through some similar growing pains with our online communities as well. We recently started using Twitter, but getting reporters/editors/management to view it as more than a RSS feed is hard. Same with facebook. We also recently launched My.BillingsGazette.com, an online portal with our site, but I get the impression the hope is that readers will contribute most/all of the content without interaction from the newsroom.
Any tips for how you’re forcing the changes and building up reputable, functional online social communities back at Mizzou?

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