Comments on: BlogWorld New Media Expo 2011, Day 2

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:31:19 +0000

Lisa: Two things…

1.) Love the webinar tips from Lewis Howes – we’re beefing up our content marketing mix by hosting more webinars featuring guest speakers in various niches. We’ve done two so far, capped at 100 attendees each and have several more scheduled. Needless to say, webinars are a great way to generate qualified leads and build your list!

2.) Really love the way you all dish our your live-blogs from conferences! Very well done!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:37:45 +0000

I like the webinar ideals a lot. Releasing a monthly webinar to the public would bring in more attention to your site and service than a weekly podcast in my opinion. And the interactive chat features of most meeting products help to improve the overall quality of the information.

By: Stephen Eugene Adams

Stephen Eugene Adams — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 05:18:20 +0000

I think we all understand that most of our employees’ time on social media is spent in areas that are more personal in nature and do not benefit the business. With that said, I think we need to classify this time in the same manner as we classify personal calls and smoke breaks. If the time spent on these activities do not jeopardize the work day, then we can somewhat ignore that time. If the time spent is detrimental to the goals of the business, then action needs to be taken.

By: Antown

Antown — Sat, 28 May 2011 14:59:31 +0000

One way or another worker is free time to do the search in social media. If he deny access, it really starts to play Saliter.
About the News Feed, I think it becomes a necessity. Users browsing many sites and it might be easier if they could get all the information they need in one place.

By: Danika Atkins

Danika Atkins — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:30:01 +0000

Hi Ivan,
Very interesting. What is your industry? If you work in manufacturing I suppose that might make sense, although sourcing and purchasing has largely shifted to the web. It seems as though every position I’ve had outside of retail required access to the web in some shape or form.

Also, I’d ask more questions about the mean age and turnover rate in your company, but we don’t have to get that personal ;) just curious.

By: Fabrizio Faraco

Fabrizio Faraco — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:38:44 +0000

I do not agree with Ivan. the point in the case is not social media (or the web) but is teamwork. If employees feel their contribution is significant no matter how overwhelmed they are by anything the will be sharing and complete project faster.

There’s no sense in saying that since they have nothing to be distracted by they become more productive.

In any case I like to debate in such questions which are still very key in organizations all around the world. Thanks Lisa for your report.

By: Markus Jalmerot

Markus Jalmerot — Thu, 26 May 2011 10:45:58 +0000

So which is your favorite session so far on BlogWorld? I’d like to hear Anne-Marie Nichols discuss her food blog..

By: Ivan Wals.h

Ivan Wals.h — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:44:02 +0000

Sorry Lisa, you’re wrong

..If you’re still banning employees from social media, you’re doing it wrong

We turned off the web – yes the web – and projects got completed faster.

There was/is no debate.

Once the web was off, the team worked more.

The other positive was that they interacted more, you know walking over to each others desk and having a quick chat instead of endless IMing.

When you’re at work, you’re at work!

Ivan