Comments on: Social Media The Ultimate Open Source

By: Taryn Pisaneschi (@TarynP)

Taryn Pisaneschi (@TarynP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:04:11 +0000

Carol – excellent post! I think you are right by saying “I say “may” because you have to come with the right attitude – an attitude of learning and sharing.” If people don’t have that attitude, then they may walk away disappointed. On the same point, they also need to be willing to be proactive and SHARE information first if they are not getting what they want. I’m confident they’ll be pleasantly surprised when everyone else starts opening up and collaborating by sharing experiences, resources, productivity tips, etc. Social media conferences are a great way to network with the people who are making things happen as part of this new marketing and media medium and the best part is that everyone is accessible and just a hop, skip and an event away.

By: James Ball

James Ball — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:54:15 +0000

I never really considered “open source” as a term for social media and its many different forums for learning…but you are so right in using it this way! Social media is by nature and definition about community, transparency, and sharing, to be sure. I appreciate that you tie it all together with sharing here. I can’t (but often try to) say or stress it enough, how important these “in real life” events are. These types of events are highly conducive forums that foster real learning. I also believe that these events, conferences, tweetups, etc., are unmatched in their ability in that they provide an excellent environment where relationships may be forged and deepened with learning as the conduit. Thank you for the great post Carol.

By: SoCon10: Part of the crowd « Human Clipping Service

SoCon10: Part of the crowd « Human Clipping Service — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:15:24 +0000

[...] here’s another good account of social media by SoCon10 attendee Carol Flammer [...]