Comments on: The Looming Social Media Education Gap

By: Paul Fennemore

Paul Fennemore — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:24:58 +0000

My research concurs 100% with your comments http://www.pfennemore.blogspot.com/

I have interviewed 15 marketing directors, talked to a further 20 and my research corroborates what you are saying. Despite all the hype about how social nets will change we work as a society, today it is having minimal impact in business. But as brand ownership transfers to empowered online communities, brands will start waking up.

By: Jason Murphy

Jason Murphy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:33:57 +0000

Sometimes I feel like a genius when I step outside of my geek circle, and trust me, I never feel like a genius…lol

But it is a good point, the need to understand the Social IQ of the masses and the land rush opportunity that those of us with a passion for social have in front of us.

I still think the future will be small business. Much like local SEO has unfolded.

By: Vicki Flaugher

Vicki Flaugher — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:52 +0000

Jason – great POV. The gap feels like it's literally ripping wide open and will do so slow at first (now) but then increasingly, exponentially expanding. Corporations are not quite on the bandwagon but once they really buy in, I suspect the pie will be huge – so huge that in no time specialists in each industry will evolve up.

I am in the midst of launching a B2B Social Media training site and I'd love to feature what you do there. What's the best way to get in touch and discuss?

By: Rab

Rab — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:16:55 +0000

Hear hear. And there are still questions of why and if.

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By: jakrose

jakrose — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 01:15:49 +0000

It is easy to get caught up in the bubble of people that live and breathe Twitter and Foursquare all day. It is good to step outside as often as possible to see how the rest of business views the space.

By: Amy Dean

Amy Dean — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:05:31 +0000

Thanks for the reminder that there's still a lot of teaching to offer. So many of the people who I follow on social media networks are positioning themselves as experts, so it's easy to forget that the experts are the minority. When you said social media has the potential to change companies inside and out it reminded me of my post on “turning public relations inside out.” http://keywordcommunication.com/7-steps-to-turn... It speaks to your bullet points. Thanks for the inspiration to keep teaching and learning.