Comments on: Too soon for Social Media Experts? http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/01/too-soon-for-social-media-experts/ Being the homepage and blog of Joe... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:37:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Joe http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/01/too-soon-for-social-media-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 Joe Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:04:35 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=533#comment-1208 Thanks Scott! I agree with what you're saying - it reminds me of when the Soviet Foreign Minister in the 1970s was asked what he thought was the historical significance of the Russian Revolution. He replied that it was too soon to tell. I hope that we learn how to manage technologies and techniques as quickly as we spawn them! And I MUST proof-read better!! :-) Thanks Scott!

I agree with what you’re saying – it reminds me of when the Soviet Foreign Minister in the 1970s was asked what he thought was the historical significance of the Russian Revolution. He replied that it was too soon to tell.

I hope that we learn how to manage technologies and techniques as quickly as we spawn them!

And I MUST proof-read better!! :-)

]]> By: Scott Lewis http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/2010/01/too-soon-for-social-media-experts/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 Scott Lewis Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:27:12 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=533#comment-1205 Well said. I think one of the reason companies and governments are scrambling to make use of the "new" media, is they probably weren't using the "old" media much. Most business is still behind closed doors and government clients like it that way as much as the company does. It's much easier to hide their incompetence and control their image. About experts. I've recently come across something that said a "true" expert is simply the person knows the subject matter and will admit when they don't know something. Lots of people are good at what they do, but feel uncomfortable being branded an expert. This is because experts "demand" attention and are so "good" at what they do that they have a little halo over their heads marking them. Of course this idea is false, but it doesn't stop people who probably are experts from ever even entertaining the title. Making the claim to expertise is easy, admitting when you don't know something after claiming the title is what makes it honest. Thanks for writing! ps you said "policy to be to encourage" My non-expert advise is to change "to be" to "is" ;-) Well said. I think one of the reason companies and governments are scrambling to make use of the “new” media, is they probably weren’t using the “old” media much. Most business is still behind closed doors and government clients like it that way as much as the company does. It’s much easier to hide their incompetence and control their image.

About experts. I’ve recently come across something that said a “true” expert is simply the person knows the subject matter and will admit when they don’t know something. Lots of people are good at what they do, but feel uncomfortable being branded an expert. This is because experts “demand” attention and are so “good” at what they do that they have a little halo over their heads marking them. Of course this idea is false, but it doesn’t stop people who probably are experts from ever even entertaining the title.

Making the claim to expertise is easy, admitting when you don’t know something after claiming the title is what makes it honest.

Thanks for writing!

ps you said “policy to be to encourage” My non-expert advise is to change “to be” to “is” ;-)

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