http://dalelarson.com/2008/11/geek-corps-for-congress.html Adventures in Startups: Business, Leadership, Technology and Marketing Sat, 24 Mar 2012 04:49:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dalelarson.com/2008/11/geek-corps-for-congress.html/comment-page-1#comment-18 Gene Koo Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:52:40 +0000 http://dalelarson.com/?p=62#comment-18 Thanks for these thoughts, Dale. I think the really tricky part of this, or of corporate use of social networking, is that campaigns have their own internal calendars and endings which give them a certain impetus and direction. The challenge for social networks built around other things is to create the feeling of drama and belonging. I think it will take more than just having conversations: it also requires purposeful, focused conversations built -- maybe artificially -- around mini-campaigns (specific legislative issues, or product launches, or whatever). Thanks for these thoughts, Dale. I think the really tricky part of this, or of corporate use of social networking, is that campaigns have their own internal calendars and endings which give them a certain impetus and direction. The challenge for social networks built around other things is to create the feeling of drama and belonging. I think it will take more than just having conversations: it also requires purposeful, focused conversations built — maybe artificially — around mini-campaigns (specific legislative issues, or product launches, or whatever).

]]> http://dalelarson.com/2008/11/geek-corps-for-congress.html/comment-page-1#comment-23329 Gene Koo Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:52:00 +0000 http://dalelarson.com/?p=62#comment-23329 Thanks for these thoughts, Dale. I think the really tricky part of this, or of corporate use of social networking, is that campaigns have their own internal calendars and endings which give them a certain impetus and direction. The challenge for social networks built around other things is to create the feeling of drama and belonging. I think it will take more than just having conversations: it also requires purposeful, focused conversations built -- maybe artificially -- around mini-campaigns (specific legislative issues, or product launches, or whatever). Thanks for these thoughts, Dale. I think the really tricky part of this, or of corporate use of social networking, is that campaigns have their own internal calendars and endings which give them a certain impetus and direction. The challenge for social networks built around other things is to create the feeling of drama and belonging. I think it will take more than just having conversations: it also requires purposeful, focused conversations built — maybe artificially — around mini-campaigns (specific legislative issues, or product launches, or whatever).

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