Comments on: Why Everyone Needs To Define Their Role In A Social Network http://spurspectives.com/why-everyone-needs-to-define-their-role-in-a-social-network/ Thoughts on the intersection of social media and 1:1 marketing Mon, 21 May 2012 17:06:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Hurt http://spurspectives.com/why-everyone-needs-to-define-their-role-in-a-social-network/#comment-2648 Jeff Hurt Mon, 04 May 2009 17:57:54 +0000 http://spurspectives.com/?p=110#comment-2648 For me, I have several different roles in social media. At my day job, my role is the eCommunity administrator and social media advocate, helping people learn how to use our internal social network for their professional lives and helping the association step into new social spaces. That role comes natural, as I'm a life-long learner at heart and educator by trade. Similarly, my role in other social media spaces is constantly evolving from sometimes storyteller, sharer of information, provocateur, critic, consultant, listener, leader, and follower. It changes from situation to situation as I allow it to unfold and grow. For me, I have several different roles in social media. At my day job, my role is the eCommunity administrator and social media advocate, helping people learn how to use our internal social network for their professional lives and helping the association step into new social spaces. That role comes natural, as I’m a life-long learner at heart and educator by trade. Similarly, my role in other social media spaces is constantly evolving from sometimes storyteller, sharer of information, provocateur, critic, consultant, listener, leader, and follower. It changes from situation to situation as I allow it to unfold and grow.

]]> By: Jamie Favreau http://spurspectives.com/why-everyone-needs-to-define-their-role-in-a-social-network/#comment-2483 Jamie Favreau Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:41:07 +0000 http://spurspectives.com/?p=110#comment-2483 I agree on given roles. I also believe this must be the same thought process when thinking about your career. You need to know what type of position you are looking for and trying to get there. I agree on given roles. I also believe this must be the same thought process when thinking about your career. You need to know what type of position you are looking for and trying to get there.

]]> By: Autom http://spurspectives.com/why-everyone-needs-to-define-their-role-in-a-social-network/#comment-2482 Autom Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:30:03 +0000 http://spurspectives.com/?p=110#comment-2482 You bring up an interesting point about defining roles while engaging in the process of building communities. I myself essentially dove in blind at the onset..started figuring things out on my own, sending my feelers out there and following those whom I thought would give me some form of guidance, going thru a TON of material, etc. But the die-hard filtering doesn't happen till about 3 months into it. And when THAT happens and you've found your voice and determined what hat/hats you want to put on to build (or be part of building) communities, THEN it dawns on you just how critical it is to know what role(s) you choose to play. And yes, it is a choice, which makes your decisions even more viable/sustainable. Always great to come across industry professionals with styles of expressing views on social media to which I can relate. Keep up the great thoughts! Autom You bring up an interesting point about defining roles while engaging in the process of building communities. I myself essentially dove in blind at the onset..started figuring things out on my own, sending my feelers out there and following those whom I thought would give me some form of guidance, going thru a TON of material, etc. But the die-hard filtering doesn’t happen till about 3 months into it. And when THAT happens and you’ve found your voice and determined what hat/hats you want to put on to build (or be part of building) communities, THEN it dawns on you just how critical it is to know what role(s) you choose to play. And yes, it is a choice, which makes your decisions even more viable/sustainable.

Always great to come across industry professionals with styles of expressing views on social media to which I can relate.

Keep up the great thoughts! Autom

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