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Re: Why CIOs Should Own Corporate Social Media Policy

mkrigsman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:08:44 -0000

Interesting question, for sure. I think the answer depends on your view of social media. If it is a technical function primarily, then the CIO is the rightful owner. If it's primarily marketing, then maybe the PR department should own it.

On the other hand, if social media is about improving business efficiency, then why would either the CIO or marketing own it? My own view is that ideally social media is a business function like any other. The LOB should own it (not marketing or PR) and work in partnership with the CIO to implement.

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:13:24 -0000

Gregorylent: With all due respect, that perspective is far too jaded and fatalistic for my taste.

How can you compare a large public corporation with a tiny startup? Google has girth, inertia, and the anonymity of size and bureaucracy. By comparison, Twitter is a bunch of guys in a garage.

Hey, I find Twitter extraordinarily useful (I'm @mkrigsman), but let's deal in reality here.

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

gregorylent — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:08:56 -0000

i think of twiiter as i do of google, not at all transparent, and not likely to be

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

rockmanac — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:08:26 -0000

"Growth is nice, but also carries with it the weight of responsibility."

It comes back to that line from Spiderman... "With great power, comes great responsibility." So many times in the web 2.0 sphere we've seen companies screw the pooch on it. Twitter with the suggested users, Facebook with the beacon feature. The companies do what companies do, jump on the first chance they see to have a feature that can be, at least maybe, monetized. Honestly, I think that's what Twitter's ultimate goal is for suggested users. But, how will we ever know if they don't disclose "hey, this user has paid for placement."

I work in TV News, why do you think there are disclosure rules in place regarding VNR's? It's because without disclosing the fact that these are "reports" that are coming from a company, they can and do look like legitimate news stories, when in fact, they are thinly disguised advertisements for a particular product. If we didn't disclose the fact this came from "xyz" then we'd be trashing our credibility and integrity in the eyes of the viewing public. (Plus we'd face a HUGE FCC fine.)

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:01:39 -0000

Kids in candy stores don't worry about getting sick later; they simply eat and enjoy, without sufficient thought to the future.

Integrity and transparency are like that.

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

dave — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:57:13 -0000

The dumb thing about it is they didn't need to screw this up to get the
growth.

At some point they're going to wish there were unconflicted journalists
around to provide some kind of balance to a situation. The users might need
to hear from someone they trust, and if everyone is suspect there will be no
way to use Twitter to communicate with them, with any trust.

It was a realllly stupid thing to do. You should invest in integrity, not
undermine it.

Re: Does Mashable have credibility re Twitter? (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:52:10 -0000

As Twitter grows, the need for transparency increases. If the company fails to provide adequate transparency on issues such as those you raise, there will ultimately be backlash.

Growth is nice, but also carries with it the weight of responsibility.

Re: RESPONSE: Project Governance and Failure

mkrigsman — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:07:43 -0000

Thanks for pointing that the taboo against talking about IT failure is so harmful. In my opinion, it's one of the key reasons failure persists. Unfortunately, many organizations are doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over because they are unable to confront real issues that truly do exist. As a CIO, your thoughts on this topic carry substantial weight.

Re: Is Twitter Dangerous?

Michael Krigsman — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:06:36 -0000

Thanks for the thoughtful post. I completely agree with your overall assessment of the relationship between tool and user.

Re: Weekend Project: Macbook Surgery

jkuramot — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:21:46 -0000

You know I will. Mmm, gradients and drop shadows. Are you mad that Win 7 has so many Mac-inspired UI features?

Re: Weekend Project: Macbook Surgery

Michael Krigsman — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:04:12 -0000

Hey Jake, Enjoy those rounded corners:)

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:47:02 -0000

Robert, The three (or four) goals you mentioned certainly reflect your actions.

But, remaining top of mind gets you followers. It's naive to think your access and position is independent of these followers, and you don't strike me as a naive person. Of course, your sponsors are also not unaware of that legion of followers.

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:40:33 -0000

Dave, Not to put too fine a point on it, but you did write a post focused on Scoble. How should the interested reader interpret that?

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

Scobleizer — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:08:43 -0000

That's actually not one of my goals. My goals with friendfeed are:
1. Have interesting conversations with interesting people. This is where you can see those: http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer/comments
2. Share the best items in the real time web with others so both the best voices and new voices get exposed. This is where you can see those: http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer/likes
3. Listen to what people are saying so that I am more informed about the online world, which makes my interviews at http://www.fastcompany.tv and http://www.kyte.tv/scobleizer better.
4. Bug Dave Winer. :-)

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

dave — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:07:39 -0000

Watch this commercial 100 times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_SwD7RveNE

That's how I feel about Scoble "remaining top of mind."

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

mkrigsman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:24:10 -0000

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

Michael Krigsman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:07:59 -0000

Scoble has precisely achieved one of his goals -- remaining top of mind. You find it annoying, but it doesn't change that fact. At least he's trying a different approach from the rest of the pack, which I applaud.

Your points regarding Arrington and Calacanis are dead on. They have a deep abiding interest in protecting the status quo. Given that interest, their reactions are predictable as clockwork.

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

dave — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:03:12 -0000

What does that mean?

Re: The First Church of Scoble (Scripting News)

Michael Krigsman — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:58:05 -0000

Scoble is top of mind on your agenda. Interesting.

Re: Twitter: We Need Search By Authority

Michael Krigsman — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:01:47 -0000

VIP customer service is available to any Sprint customer. Simply phone their main number and ask to speak to the president of the company. You'll be transferred there.

(I realize that's not the point of the post, but it's an interesting factoid.)

Re: Israel and Feldman: High school 2.0?

mkrigsman — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:37:50 -0000

In orchestrating a public character assassination for little more than kicks, giggles, and page views, an innocent person has been hurt. Would someone please explain what this has achieved?

Matthew, I generally enjoy and respect your work. However, Loren has become the new Jerry Springer and you've now perpetuated the least common denominator by trivializing this issue into a high school soap opera.

Re: The ZDNet Obstacle Course, or Eating One’s Own Dog Food

Michael Krigsman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:55:46 -0000

Josh, May a thousand years of sunshine rain down warmth on you and yours.

Re: The ZDNet Obstacle Course, or Eating One’s Own Dog Food

Michael Krigsman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:41:26 -0000

Stephen, Thanks for sharing the reasoning behind the comment wall, which of course we've discussed before.

You made a clear statement of the trade-off between the registration economics and the number of comments, from both the ZDNet and blogger/user perspectives.

Watching my own blog stats, there's absolutely no denying the power of the ZDNet newsletters. At the same time, more comments also means more love, page views, discussion, and so on.

Many ZDNet bloggers are routinely asked (often on Twitter) about the comment wall. Here are some examples:

http://summize.com/search?max_id=843517667&...

Isn't there some way to retain the economic benefits while making the whole thing easier for users?

Re: Twitter is Like the Weather

davidhaimes — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:09:16 -0000

Notes to Michael:
1) Dead companies don't need to manage infrastructure.
2) $20m does not go far, especially when trying get 3 or more 9s availability.
3) Many companies who manged infrastructure well are dead, due to a lack of business mode, webvan for example.

David
http:/twitter.com/dhaimes

Re: Twitter is Like the Weather

davidhaimes — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:09:04 -0000

I am out of the office until Monday, June 9th and will have limited access to email during this time.

You can reach me on my cell (415 269 3616) for urgent issues, or contact my manager Rob Zwiebach. Otherwise I will contact you on my return.

Thanks,
David