Comments on: What Should President Elect Obama Do with His Community?

By: The OBAMA Administration Gets The Social Movement

The OBAMA Administration Gets The Social Movement — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:15 +0000

[...] I had expected (and hoped), President Elect Obama is employing social software to get the people involved in government. They [...]

By: More Excitement About Social Networks in Government: Obama’s Fault?

More Excitement About Social Networks in Government: Obama’s Fault? — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:08:35 +0000

[...] Do the same success factors apply? Can the lessons learned by a candidate’s network be applied as such in a government context? The jury is still out and even within Gartner we have differerent views. [...]

By: Anthony Bradley

Anthony Bradley — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:33:24 +0000

I agree. This is what I meant by “social circles” can evolve within the community around particular issues. Community participants may join several social circles. However, social circles do not preclude other goals that may apply to the entire community. I never said that gaining win-win value from the community would be easy but it will be that much more difficult without a plan and concerted effort. There is much value in the community. My question was how should he mine this value? Sounds like you are a proponent of creating issue based social cirlces in which community members can participate. I like that idea