Word-of-mouth recommendation drives business success – big time! And I’ve got 48 superstars I’m busting to recommend to you – people who have participated in the sharewords community and had their sharewords created. Sharewords are the new elevator pitch. They are shorter, punchier, and make it much easier for me to recommend you to my friends and colleagues. Check out these all-stars and their sharewords. [Read more]
July 14, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 559 views | Comments (96)
July 8, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 140 views | Comments (30)
When I first started blogging a year ago, I nearly fell off my chair with excitement when a reader left a comment on one of my blog posts. Since then, I’ve loved it every time a reader has commented. For me, this engagement is the web. With over 1000 comments to-date, the sharewords post has taken this engagement to a new level. In your opinion, what is the significance, if any, of this extraordinary level of reader engagement?
June 10, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 129 views | Comments (24)
My friend, Catherine White wrote an excellent post For whom the iPhone tolls. It raises the important issue of being able to disconnect from technology – turn the computer off, switch off the phone, hibernate the pad – just for a moment.
It got me thinking – what’s your routine for disconnecting from technology? Is it even necessary? I would love to discuss this with you in the comments below.
tags | Blogging, Connection technology, Disconnecting, Facebook, Impact of technology, Offline engagement, On-line communication, Online engagement, Social media, Social networking, Social technology, Technology, Technology change communication, Twitter, Valuable community
June 8, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 90 views | Comments (18)
In a recent tweet, Chris Hall mentioned about getting great engagement. The context was online engagement. He got me thinking about this topic, and I would love to discuss it with you.
What does the term ‘engagement’ mean to you? In your opinion, how does building engagement online differ from offline – if at all?
tags | Blogging, Building an on-line community, Building engagement, Connection technology, Facebook, Offline engagement, On-line communication, Online engagement, Social media, Social networking, Social technology, Technology change communication, Twitter, Valuable community
May 30, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 93 views | Comments (14)
The new social a-gender
May 14, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 132 views | Comments (19)
He’s giving it away! Hurray!
May 8, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 352 views | Comments (45)
Getting loads of views, re-tweets and comments – top quality comments – in response to your blog post is interesting, but what I’m more interested in is understanding exactly what made it successful.
If we understand that, then we can share that information amongst each other and all benefit. So let’s do that right now! [Read more]
tags | Blog comments, Blogging, Developing content, Facilitating comments, Facilitation, Online advantage, Online collaboration, Online participation, Online strategy, Publishing online, Social media, Social networking
March 10, 2010 by Robin Dickinson | 155 views | Comments (25)
People do you a great honour when they share their opinions on your blog. Not only does the overall value of the information you offer significantly improve, so does the quality of the connections and relationships you are building globally. In an online world where the emphasis is on producing mass content, creating an interactive space for others to add value will help you stand out from the crowd. [Read more]
