Comments on: The challenges of connecting with hyperconnectivity

By: We Need To Break The Circle Jerk That Social Media Is Becoming — Shooting at Bubbles

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:29:32 +0000

[...] As anyone who reads this blog or listens to any of the podcasts I’ve done you’ll know that one of my big sticking points about the whole social media movement is its high horse save the world attitude. For the main movers and shakers of Web 2.0 and social media it is all about openness and transparency. It is the idea that all software whould be web based and to a very large degree freely available as it uses advertising as its only business model. It is all about using social media tools for every part of your daily live which means being – in the words of Mark Dykeman - hyperconnected. [...]

By: We Need To Break The Circle Jerk That Soical Media Is Becoming - WinExtra

We Need To Break The Circle Jerk That Soical Media Is Becoming - WinExtra — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:50:48 +0000

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:17:36 +0000

There's nothing wrong with starting as a “lurker”: it's a good way to learn about the environment and understand the rules of engagement ahead of time, including how to contact other people. At the same time, at some point it's best to dive in and test the waters. It's good to have more people engaging in conversations and exchanging ideas.

By: Derick Valadao

Derick Valadao — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:34:08 +0000

Great article. I think this really speaks to people just getting into the social media web (ie, me) who spend about 99% of the time lurking, reading, learning, forming cognitive connections between concepts and ideas before ever really jumping into the conversation.