Comments on: Let’s go back to the basics: Community Building http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/ a world uncommon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » Performing seals and other such creative wonders of modern business http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-18664 ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon » Performing seals and other such creative wonders of modern business Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:36:15 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-18664 [...] talked about patience before, but I don’t think I put enough emphasis on it. Everywhere I turn, it seems that the [...] [...] talked about patience before, but I don’t think I put enough emphasis on it. Everywhere I turn, it seems that the [...]

]]> By: Martie http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-1736 Martie Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:15:31 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-1736 My kid sister is coming to the Bay area this weekend. She is the Customer Service Rep of the year for Charles Schwab. She worked with clients in the New Orleans area during Katrina, helping them move and save assets, staying 14 and 15 hours a day to try to help them prevent loss. Now they are flying her out to meet "Chuck," on Thursday. She was hoping to find some local favorites in the Bay area for food and entertainment. So I thought I'd ask your community for some suggestions. You can post it on my blg: Global-Netizen if you have any suggestions. Thanks in advance. http://global-netizen.blogspot.com/ My kid sister is coming to the Bay area this weekend.
She is the Customer Service Rep of the year for Charles Schwab. She worked with clients in the New Orleans area during Katrina, helping them move and save assets, staying 14 and 15 hours a day to try to help them prevent loss. Now they are flying her out to meet “Chuck,” on Thursday.

She was hoping to find some local favorites in the Bay area for food and entertainment. So I thought I’d ask your community for some suggestions. You can post it on my blg: Global-Netizen if you have any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
http://global-netizen.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Canada’s Mojo Rising - It takes a Canadian to build a Community » Billions With Zero Knowledge http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Canada’s Mojo Rising - It takes a Canadian to build a Community » Billions With Zero Knowledge Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:47:45 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-1051 [...] Then we have our Canadian Citizen Agent and my friend Tara who is spreading community lessons while on a peakkeeping mission to Silicon Valley (once again, it takes a Canadian). [Read her recent posts on community building, community diversity and community pt. II] [...] [...] Then we have our Canadian Citizen Agent and my friend Tara who is spreading community lessons while on a peakkeeping mission to Silicon Valley (once again, it takes a Canadian). [Read her recent posts on community building, community diversity and community pt. II] [...]

]]> By: joe http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-695 joe Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:09:51 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-695 Excellent post and discussion. In regards to Paul Ding's comment about forums and channels of conversation, I wrote about that <a href="http://www.mychurch.org/blog/view/?ID=6618" rel="nofollow"> which you might find interesting. In regards to Tara's blog (similarily about Paul Ding's comment), I was also inspired to write about it <a href="http://www.mychurch.org/blog/view/?ID=8323" rel="nofollow"> here </a> (apparently I'm a fan of Paul Ding's comments) Excellent post and discussion.

In regards to Paul Ding’s comment about forums and channels of conversation, I wrote about that which you might find interesting.

In regards to Tara’s blog (similarily about Paul Ding’s comment), I was also inspired to write about it here

(apparently I’m a fan of Paul Ding’s comments)

]]> By: Lee White http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Lee White Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:14:48 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-692 Tara This post is timely for me. Starting next week I am moving into a new role at my (large/traditional) company. I am going to be the social media guy, so I don't know if that makes me one of the good guys for trying to introduce communities to a big company or one of the bad guys for enabling another bull to enter the china shop. But good or bad the journey begins. I will link to this post on my dark blog and I am going to do everything I can to educate, educate, educate! Wish me luck. Lee Tara

This post is timely for me. Starting next week I am moving into a new role at my (large/traditional) company. I am going to be the social media guy, so I don’t know if that makes me one of the good guys for trying to introduce communities to a big company or one of the bad guys for enabling another bull to enter the china shop. But good or bad the journey begins. I will link to this post on my dark blog and I am going to do everything I can to educate, educate, educate! Wish me luck.

Lee

]]> By: noah kagan http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-676 noah kagan Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:12:29 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-676 Great post! You inspired me to write this: <a href="http://okdork.com/2007/01/31/creating-a-community-while-keeping-it-real/" rel="nofollow">Creating a Community while Keeping it Real</a> Thanks Great post! You inspired me to write this:

Creating a Community while Keeping it Real

Thanks

]]> By: Robert Franklin http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Robert Franklin Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:12:11 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-675 <blockquote>"The NEW business leaders don’t have the same baggage. I do not know why. Maybe it is a generational thing. Maybe the time is right for them to emerge. I believe the whole nature of ’success’ is shifting </blockquote> For me it is about a generation of leaders who are filled with passion and purpose and have the technology tools as well as a receptive audience to share their visions globally. This was not possible on the scale it is now even 10 years ago. We are at the beginning of a global revolution in communication the likes that have not been seen since the printing press, radio, and TV. It is an incredible time to be playing and taking on changing the world for the better. These new leaders do not have the same baggage because they exist/created themselves within a new realm made possible via technology. In many ways, they always existed, now they have a chance for their voice to be heard.

“The NEW business leaders don’t have the same baggage. I do not know why. Maybe it is a generational thing. Maybe the time is right for them to emerge. I believe the whole nature of ’success’ is shifting

For me it is about a generation of leaders who are filled with passion and purpose and have the technology tools as well as a receptive audience to share their visions globally. This was not possible on the scale it is now even 10 years ago.

We are at the beginning of a global revolution in communication the likes that have not been seen since the printing press, radio, and TV. It is an incredible time to be playing and taking on changing the world for the better. These new leaders do not have the same baggage because they exist/created themselves within a new realm made possible via technology. In many ways, they always existed, now they have a chance for their voice to be heard.

]]> By: Paul Fabretti http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Paul Fabretti Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-674 You mentioned one thing to me ages ago Tara which I always try to bear in mind when thinking about community (I hope I don't get this wrong!!), but "the single best way to sell someone something is by NOT selling them something". Pure genius...and says so much about the philosophy behind Pinko and community. Hope the Ebola has cleared up!! You mentioned one thing to me ages ago Tara which I always try to bear in mind when thinking about community (I hope I don’t get this wrong!!), but “the single best way to sell someone something is by NOT selling them something”.

Pure genius…and says so much about the philosophy behind Pinko and community.

Hope the Ebola has cleared up!!

]]> By: miss rogue http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-671 miss rogue Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:24:14 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-671 Thanks for clarifying Craig! I'm sure all of them would be more than even YOU could handle. ;) Thanks for clarifying Craig! I’m sure all of them would be more than even YOU could handle. ;)

]]> By: Tamera Kremer http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/comment-page-1/#comment-670 Tamera Kremer Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:10:20 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/01/30/lets-go-back-to-the-basics-community-building/#comment-670 Tara, good solid post, but I have to wonder if you are approaching "communities" and "companies" from a narrow perspective. You wonder why all the "new" business leaders are on the leading edge of joining communities. My guess is that their businesses grew out of answering a need online of communities they were a part of. But most companies operate offline. And will continue to because they provide physical products and services. Coca Cola, Starwood Hotels, Ikea, Wal-Mart, etc. They have overhead and severe rules and regs to deal with that have been implemented over decades. They have physical communities that attend events, go to their stores, run for the cause, etc. Their "leaders" have a larger sphere to deal with than the sphere Craig does for example. Do they have a lot to learn? Sure. Absolutely agreed. But comparing them to the 2.0 guys and gals seems not to present the full picture. Hopefully the 2.0 folks aren't using child labour to make their products, but a lot of bricks and mortars businesses do. It isn't hopeless, but it's a much tougher sell to the Street to be socially responsible when there isn't a pressing bottom line business need to do so. Anyway, good post and food for thought. Also a good point by Darren. Cheers, Tamera Tara, good solid post, but I have to wonder if you are approaching “communities” and “companies” from a narrow perspective. You wonder why all the “new” business leaders are on the leading edge of joining communities. My guess is that their businesses grew out of answering a need online of communities they were a part of. But most companies operate offline. And will continue to because they provide physical products and services. Coca Cola, Starwood Hotels, Ikea, Wal-Mart, etc. They have overhead and severe rules and regs to deal with that have been implemented over decades. They have physical communities that attend events, go to their stores, run for the cause, etc. Their “leaders” have a larger sphere to deal with than the sphere Craig does for example. Do they have a lot to learn? Sure. Absolutely agreed. But comparing them to the 2.0 guys and gals seems not to present the full picture. Hopefully the 2.0 folks aren’t using child labour to make their products, but a lot of bricks and mortars businesses do. It isn’t hopeless, but it’s a much tougher sell to the Street to be socially responsible when there isn’t a pressing bottom line business need to do so.

Anyway, good post and food for thought. Also a good point by Darren.

Cheers,
Tamera

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