tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317495.post3441858974849954101..comments2024-03-05T12:06:48.639+00:00Comments on Aiden.Kenny.Blog: Rebranding the Office for Social Media EffectivenessAidenKennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00668619107772085833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317495.post-19629785579325560442011-04-18T09:32:01.497+01:002011-04-18T09:32:01.497+01:00I couldn't agree more Charles.
Rather than k...I couldn't agree more Charles. <br /><br />Rather than knocking state services, I guess that what I was having a go at was the social media training bandwagon. While there are undoubtedly some thoughtful and useful practitioners in that field, there is also an underbelly of over-priced half-day and full-day seminars where <i>"you will learn how to update your status multiple social media websites…"</i> and such-like. All of which seem to take advantage of how ill-informed people are. It did not seem much of a stretch to imagine those blossoming out into fully-fledged 23-week courses (<i>..."learn how to 'check-in' at your office!", " learn how to 'share' photos of your team meetings on Instagram!"</i> etc). There are just far too many opportunities for extracting the michael there...AidenKennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668619107772085833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7317495.post-38676341988296063002011-04-15T14:24:15.626+01:002011-04-15T14:24:15.626+01:00Fantastic stuff Aidan. Such a shame it's an Ap...Fantastic stuff Aidan. Such a shame it's an April Fool. <br /><br />I've realised in my time abroad that as much as Ireland bills itself as an internet savvy country, it's really the exact opposite. My mother is a principal and she doesn't even have a school-provided e-mail address, nor do and of her teachers!<br /><br />Open and frequent communication from the government (the actual government not the politicians) would go a long way to improving things for Irish citizens and businesses.<br /><br />An idea like Status:State would be perfectly poised to take advantage of the progressing information revolution that is currently under way.Charles Kennyhttp://animationanomaly.comnoreply@blogger.com