Organizations Don't Tweet?
This past class, we had the treat of live tweeting with author Euan Semple about his book Organizations don't tweet, People Do". This book highlights the usage of technology's progression and usage in the work place. To keep the summary brief, this book offers an almost personalized approach to using social media for it's main purpose: To CONNECT TO PEOPLE on a PERSONAL LEVEL!
My key takeaway from this book is that people who manage social media, from a business or personal perspective is let social media stay genuine. Too many times, people are trying to almost regulate their social media usage. This, in turn makes the user seem 'automated' and less personal.
As mentioned earlier, author Euan Semple was generous enough to give our Entrepreneurship class some of his time to discuss his book with us. Ironically, we used social media giant, Twitter, to do so (https://twitter.com/search/?src=hash&q=%23ENT195). We did discuss his book, however, I found Mr. Semple himself just as interesting. Until the beginning of the semester, I had not heard of this book. Until Thursday, I had never communicated with Mr. Semple or known what this man even looked like. However, through social media, I had managed to look up Mr. Semple, his works, and even discuss his book with him. this is my first time actively (I have tried before and failed--long story) participating in a live tweet session with anyone I can tell Mr. Semple is a well spoken man, with strongly opinionated thoughts. Semple's responses were quick and precise, conveying that is easy to understand his viewpoints on topics outside of the subject matter. My views of him may be skewed due to our class launching hundreds of tweets at him every second, but overall, a very likable man with a view that needs to be shared among social media users.
By engaging with Mr. Semple, I can tell that our views on social media regulation are the similar: We "fear" some type Governmental regulations/guidelines. I will not attempt to speak for Mr. Semple at all, but a reason to fear regulations is our freedom of speech. It is fair to say that a lot of material on Facebook and Twitter would be deemed 'inappropriate' by the government and yanked from the comforts of 'our' page.
Too many times, people must reevaluate or apologize for what they are saying on social media websites.
Overall, I thought the book was very engaging, to say the least. It's tone is very engaging and personable (for lack of better term) helps readers beyond managers to understand clearly about social media usage at all levels.
Special Thanks to Euan Semple for sharing his time with us! (https://twitter.com/euan)
Nice recap. You know what I'd really like you to start doing? Start writing about issues you care about - and how you think social media will offer opportunities for sharing your ideas, growing with the sharing, feedback and building a community around your ideas. With what you shared with me in our small before class discussion, you have something very important to say. Be brave. As my mother-in-law used to say, "Inch by ince, life's a cinch" - it will a process, not a polished product from the first post. I'm right here with you.
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