Random Thoughts 01/10/2008

Challenges of Social Media Types in the Workplace : [chrisbrogan.com] Annotated

tags: business, employees, ncb, newmedia

• This article talks about issues that social media employees have with firewalls. While firewalls are a pain HP doesn’t block anysite (at least not that I found yet). Outlook however will be the death of me. I hate Outlook! Passionate seething hatred. But there is no other option in our corporate IT environment. I can’t even IMAP it to Gmail. But I haven’t given up the fight yet. I’ll find some way eventually, or die trying.
  – post by tacanderson

gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: applying “creativity” to your professional life etc. Annotated

tags: balance, creativity, life, ncb, work

• People ask me what I do for fun, or what I do when I’m not at work. It’s hard for them to understand that this is what I do. Social media is fun for me. I enjoy studying the affects the Web has on business and society. I like learning. Watching TV after work is not my idea of relaxing. Especially now that the writers strike has forced all the channells into hours of reality shows <uck>If you want to do what you love for a living read the full post. – post by tacanderson

Increase Your Impact Online by Duplicating Your Success | Vandelay Website Design Annotated

tags: marketing, ncb, succes, web

• This is one (very important) reason why I believe that new media marketers should be participators themselves. Most of what I know about social media marketing I have learned by doing it. Usually through this blog. From there I’m able to leverage the successes at work.
  – post by tacanderson