THE FINAL LIST HAS BEEN DELAYED BY 24 HOURS...AIMING FOR 10.00 pm 26 JAN...YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH EDITING IS INVOLVED IN 140 DEFINITIONS...Thanks for taking the time to click through to this.
I have an idea that requires a little help from the great folk I've met via Social Media in the past 12 months.
Put simply, I'd like to ask 140 people / characters to give me their definition of what Social Media is / means...in 140 characters or less.
This could be very matter-of-fact, abstract, literal, personal...any interpretation you like.
The aim, is to get a collective feel for how Comms Pro's in all corners of the globe feel about it, what it does / can do, and the role it might play as the space matures / evolves.
The plan is to then feature everyone's mini-definition in a compilation post in the next couple of weeks.
As mentioned, I'm really interested in the thoughts / definitions of Comms Pro's in particular, so if you have any contacts within your extended network that might be interested in taking part in this, please feel free to forward on the link.
Delivery
You have a few options:
I have an idea that requires a little help from the great folk I've met via Social Media in the past 12 months.
Put simply, I'd like to ask 140 people / characters to give me their definition of what Social Media is / means...in 140 characters or less.
This could be very matter-of-fact, abstract, literal, personal...any interpretation you like.
The aim, is to get a collective feel for how Comms Pro's in all corners of the globe feel about it, what it does / can do, and the role it might play as the space matures / evolves.
The plan is to then feature everyone's mini-definition in a compilation post in the next couple of weeks.
As mentioned, I'm really interested in the thoughts / definitions of Comms Pro's in particular, so if you have any contacts within your extended network that might be interested in taking part in this, please feel free to forward on the link.
Delivery
You have a few options:
1. Drop a 140 character comment in the box below
2. Send me an @ or DM
3. Send me an email via my email address.
In addition to being incredibly grateful, I'm more than willing to return the favour in any shape or form :)
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And, of course, this content can be shared, used, adopted by anyone once compiled...am sure it'll come in handy for a number of you.
Thanks
Adam
In addition to being incredibly grateful, I'm more than willing to return the favour in any shape or form :)
Sharing
And, of course, this content can be shared, used, adopted by anyone once compiled...am sure it'll come in handy for a number of you.
Thanks
Adam
What a cracking idea! Happy to help.
ReplyDeleteListen, learn, engage .. it's a conversation. Join in as and when it feels right
ReplyDeleteSocial media is a comms tool that cuts through barriers, offers opportunities that were previsously out of reach and levels the playing field
ReplyDeleteSM lets me traverse the globe and meet amazing people from my living room. Its a constant support network full of opportunity & serendipity
ReplyDeleteWhere friends, fans, & evangelists are your PR team. Where everything is immediate. Where personal opinion is valued over direct marketing.
ReplyDeleteA borderless space to consume & share information & opinions- to engage directly with industry minds & develop personally & professionally
ReplyDeleteSocial media is the consumer's realisation that they have the power to induce institutional change through online behaviour
ReplyDeleteAn innovative method of strategic communication, allowing participants to brand their product through instant two-way communication.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your mini-definitions - really cool to see everyone's interpretation in the one place...will collate the DM's and @'s over the course of the next week and publish the full list.
ReplyDeleteAdam
Social media gives power to the individual by enhancing our ability to listen, learn and share opinions & content with each other
ReplyDeleteGreat question Adam! I am really curious to hear how others define social media & what it means. Just sent you a DM and look forward to seeing the results!
ReplyDeleteSM is connecting not collecting. Listen, share, polite, help, are all key to a valuable SM experience. If you view SM as not about you, the results will be rewarding. It is not about getting it but understanding it.
ReplyDeleteA new type of online media without hierarchy that enable people to talk, participate, interact, share and bookmark.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is a voice for the individual, a voice for the masses, a voice of endorsement & a voice of dissent. The power lies simply in listening.
ReplyDeleteWhere movements are created through the spread of ideas with a community of like minded individuals.
ReplyDeleteTechnological tools that help you to personally discover and relate to the world, and the world to discover and and relate to you personally.
ReplyDeleteThe response this this post has been phenomenal - every corner of the globe represented already and some really insightful definitions sent in via DM and email which I'm really looking forward to sharing - if you know of anyone else who might want to take part, please free to send them the link...places going fast though...75 definitions already submitted.
ReplyDeleteThanks
Adam
Social media is PR's biggest opportunity in 20 years
ReplyDeleteBy removing fear and giving everyone the opportunity to talk, Twitter awakens peoples minds to the true reality that exists around them.
ReplyDeleteWhere words, photos, videos, & ideas can be created and published by anyone, and shared with, searched for, found by everyone.
ReplyDeletesocial media is the platforms, tools and content that enable quicker, deeper and more personal connections, communication and collaboration
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is conversation, is share, is comunication, is flowing ideas, is peoples without walls, without forced roules and all of this is market, is business
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is quasi borderless communications that connect us with our microcosm.
ReplyDeleteRelationship marketing. Communicating respectfully: listening to the consumers (giving them a voice), responding & building their trust.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is very popular, people to talk, participate, interact, share and bookmark.
ReplyDeleteWeb Marketing search Engine Optimization
Social media became very popular where people can interact and share with others
ReplyDeleteConversation, collaboration, investigation, characterization, simplification, product-creation, optimization, mobilization, monetization.
ReplyDeleteNew communities brought about by sharing without physical or social constraint, characterised by technology, liberty, wealth & openness.
ReplyDeleteEngagement & collaboration across many levels. individuals,companies,charity;anyone with a voice and who can listen.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is like offline, traditional word of mouth but on steriods.
ReplyDeleteMix with new people, observe their thinking, learn different topics - motivation for innovation at your fingertips!
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is a web 2.0 vehicle that enhances user engagement and participation through the promotion and evolution of influential ideas.
ReplyDeletePeople connecting where they work and play.
ReplyDeleteOpportunity to know your customers better and improve your business by improving relationships.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is a tool for engaging with audiences comprised of people you would be unlikely to come across on your own.
ReplyDelete'Social' can be frivolous, it can be a disraction or about procrastination. I prefer 'Network Media', a tool that builds connections.
ReplyDeleteFor brands, it's an opportunity to be invited in, rather than knocking down the door.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is talking to people using technology. You may see and hear them but can't touch. And usually you want others to join in.
ReplyDeleteRedefining why, where and how conversation takes place.
ReplyDeleteSocial media is community, conversation and discovery. Online interaction with the people, products, and companies who matter most to you.
ReplyDeleteVehicles that help people interact with each other online. Also: A field filled w/people of limited experience who insist they are gurus. :)
ReplyDeleteSocial media is a catalyst for change- change in the way we connect with each other, change in the way businesses communicate with the world
ReplyDeleteA way to seek and share information, friendship, loyalties and business support without losing independence or our own unique take on life.
ReplyDeleteBig thanks to everyone who has left their definitions in the last 24 hours...aiming to publish the final list (including stuff sent via email, DM and @'s) on Mon 25 Jan.
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Social media is online content & communication that is interactive & dynamic, not controlled by any one person or entity.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is a stroll through a garden of internet delight, and an open door to connect with geniuses and jokers, friends and foes.
ReplyDeleteSocial media = tools for listening, sharing, meeting, debating, connecting, asking, helping, selling, community-building, recommending
ReplyDeleteFor me social media is about two things: friendship and learning. Frequently (and fortuitously) the two overlap.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media shrinks time and place; it imposes a stark brevity; it leads strangers to each other; gives booming voice to a whisper; turns two legs into an army.
ReplyDeleteSocial media epitomizes cyber self-expression for people and brands. It allows us to personalize communication and engage across the globe.
ReplyDeleteSocial media=tools for listening, learning, interacting, helping - telling people what they want to know vs only what you want to tell them
ReplyDeleteSocial media is the fun way to develop communities and become involved in activities you may have never done so before. As it is the fun way, it has become the best way.
ReplyDeletea revolution, a shift, the changing of the guard, the return of communication to it's native form -> conversation <- the beginning
ReplyDeleteSocial media is one of the biggest opportunities to brands online in recent history. It's the real time web in motion.
ReplyDeleteA giant virtual newsroom in which questions & opinions are shouted out & quickly answered, with frequently spectacular & surprising results
ReplyDeleteTo me, social media means learning, sharing, conversing and engaging. It's about communicating and relationship building in real time.
ReplyDeleteTo share your thoughts, passions, love of life and most of all to network, and bond in ways that were never thought of just a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, Adam. Really looking forward to seeing the final list...
ReplyDeleteHi Adam
ReplyDeleteGreat idea - what about:
"Is real-time multi-directional conversations taking place btwn stakeholders across multiple social platforms. This interaction is now key."
It's really hard to get this into 140 characters, as could talk forever, but I hope this is ok.
thanks
Katie:)
Communication. Community. Corresponding. Connections. Crowd Sourcing. Contributing. Still not *truly* social.
ReplyDeleteWidely misunderstood. It signals a shift towards openness, conversation and engagement and a huge opportunity for brands that get it right.
ReplyDeleteSocial Media is a unnecessary burden.
ReplyDeleteThe global platform for open collaboration; a hotbed of #innovation and #creativity!
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