Comments on: Consumer social media are already mission-critical in government

By: Social Media Cannot Deliver Business Value If Employees Are Denied Access

Social Media Cannot Deliver Business Value If Employees Are Denied Access — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:49:04 +0000

[...] the use of social policies are easier than many think. I’ve also come across multiple cases where consumer social media are already mission-critical for some organizations, as decision makers do use their connections on Linked, Facebook and the likes to actually do [...]

By: US Federal Government Blesses “Government 2.0”

US Federal Government Blesses “Government 2.0” — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:55:48 +0000

[...] topic of whether and how employees should leverage social media is one of the most debated (see my older post). But until when employees will be at the center of government transformation and made active part [...]

By: Andrew Frank

Andrew Frank — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:03:09 +0000

Social networking, blogs, and Web 2.0 work as communication methods, because these technologies are the way in which more and more people are choosing to communicate. Twitter, Facebook, and Squidoo allow incredibly innovative solutions and relevant information to be quickly shared amongst groups of people that are typically working towards a common mission and vision.

Rather than constantly fighting to stop an unstoppable force, it is in the best interest of organizations, both private and public, to identify innovative ways in which they can leverage the fact that people are finally communicating. Much of the issue that we have had in our organizations historically has stemmed from the fact that we operate in silos. If we allow individuals to learn from the shared experience of the global network and community. The organizations that will win are those organizations that understand that they no longer have the control, the community does.