Comments on: Does the social web enable me to find more unique information or just more of the same? http://blog.webtastings.net/2008/03/17/does-the-social-web-enable-me-to-find-more-unique-information-or-just-more-of-the-same/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Stephan http://blog.webtastings.net/2008/03/17/does-the-social-web-enable-me-to-find-more-unique-information-or-just-more-of-the-same/#comment-20 Stephan Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:34:17 +0000 http://webtastings.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/does-the-social-web-enable-me-to-find-more-unique-information-or-just-more-of-the-same/#comment-20 Joitske, you are right that people do know to differentiate based on quality. What proves to be diffcult is to get our colleagues to seek out these resources. Instead they only hear/ read about the things that make it into the mainstream media; usually the loudest - not necessarily bad but only a glimpse of the discussion going on online. A big hurdle to engagement seems to be that many of them are not ready to invest the time needed to change the way they search for and share information, plus not many of their peers are active online. Joitske, you are right that people do know to differentiate based on quality.

What proves to be diffcult is to get our colleagues to seek out these resources. Instead they only hear/ read about the things that make it into the mainstream media; usually the loudest – not necessarily bad but only a glimpse of the discussion going on online.

A big hurdle to engagement seems to be that many of them are not ready to invest the time needed to change the way they search for and share information, plus not many of their peers are active online.

]]> By: Joitske http://blog.webtastings.net/2008/03/17/does-the-social-web-enable-me-to-find-more-unique-information-or-just-more-of-the-same/#comment-18 Joitske Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:40:50 +0000 http://webtastings.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/does-the-social-web-enable-me-to-find-more-unique-information-or-just-more-of-the-same/#comment-18 Hi, I think that is true, and I have the impression a lot of the social media text is written for marketeers - from a marketing point of view. However, I think people are also clever enough to distinguish genuine talk/ (think of blogs!) from other talk with the aim of promoting something. That's why I say you can market with your blog, but you shouldn't start a blog for marketing purposes. But maybe the boundary gets more blurred? Hi, I think that is true, and I have the impression a lot of the social media text is written for marketeers – from a marketing point of view.

However, I think people are also clever enough to distinguish genuine talk/ (think of blogs!) from other talk with the aim of promoting something. That’s why I say you can market with your blog, but you shouldn’t start a blog for marketing purposes.

But maybe the boundary gets more blurred?

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