Comments on: How to Snub Twitter and Lose http://engagedlearning.net/post/how-to-snub-twitter-and-lose/ Enterprise 2.0 Straight Talk Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kevin http://engagedlearning.net/post/how-to-snub-twitter-and-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-5765 Kevin Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:25:01 +0000 http://engagedlearning.net/?p=382#comment-5765 AWESOME comment, Michael! You crack me up. AWESOME comment, Michael! You crack me up.

]]> By: Michael Villanueva http://engagedlearning.net/post/how-to-snub-twitter-and-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-5764 Michael Villanueva Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:58:25 +0000 http://engagedlearning.net/?p=382#comment-5764 1) Twitter is not about information storage or formal training. It is about conversation, collaboration, and community. 2) I dare somebody in the company to make a business case for the use of match.com or eharmony.com. Interestingly, at my office, HR made a case for allowing access to Facebook. A lot of my coworkers keep up with each other using this tool. It is helping strengthen our work community. 3) I discussed this with a number of people and they all agree that your rejection is shortsighted. 4) Use Yammer or install and host a microsharing platform inside your network. In my opinion, employees should still be able to connect on a personal level on the work tool (e.g. coordinate lunches, outings, sell stuff, etc.). It is equally important to build a community as it is to collaborate and transfer knowledge using Twitter or a Twitter-like tool. 1) Twitter is not about information storage or formal training. It is about conversation, collaboration, and community.

2) I dare somebody in the company to make a business case for the use of match.com or eharmony.com. Interestingly, at my office, HR made a case for allowing access to Facebook. A lot of my coworkers keep up with each other using this tool. It is helping strengthen our work community.

3) I discussed this with a number of people and they all agree that your rejection is shortsighted.

4) Use Yammer or install and host a microsharing platform inside your network. In my opinion, employees should still be able to connect on a personal level on the work tool (e.g. coordinate lunches, outings, sell stuff, etc.). It is equally important to build a community as it is to collaborate and transfer knowledge using Twitter or a Twitter-like tool.

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