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The path to becoming a Social Jedi

Understanding the productivity improvements and pitfalls of social software

Social software isn’t a fad, it’s the future.Understanding how the tools available within the

applications work and how they can dramaticallyincrease your productivity is the first step to

becoming a Social Jedi …

But beware the dark side!

There are pitfalls inherent in the transition tosocial that can lead you down the wrong path. Mat will take you on a journey to unleash your

inner social, and reveal how the only

impediment to a successful implementationis … YOU!

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The Code

Jedi are the guardians of peace in the social sphere.

Jedi use their powers to defend and to protect information.

Jedi respect all knowledge, in any form.

Jedi serve others rather than ruling over them, for the good of all.

Jedi seek to improve themselves through knowledge and training.

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Fear

Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering!

Rebellion!

Users will demand/use the tools they think work for them

We've Lost all Communications!

Email is not dead

Not Friends

Not In network

Not Following

Not Connected

Not a contact

Lowest.common @ denominator

These are not the editor's you are looking for

Social = SHARE

Open, discoverable

Use the FourCe

Connect

The strength of a network is in the number of members

They're coming in too fast!

The 'noise' grows louder the more members are involved

Communicate

Start the conversation

Communicate

● Start the conversation● Open conversation

● Start a Discussion● Post on a 'Wall'● Reply with a comment

● Private conversation● Instant messaging● Email● Beware of 'closing the lines of communication', the

antithesis of 'social'

Coordinate

Gather the teamDetermine availabilityChoose the toolSchedule the Actions

Coordinate

● Agile teams, ● relevant experience, ● not location centric

Collaborate

Get Stuff Done!

Understand the Tools

ProfilesBlogsWikisForumsBookmarksFilesActivities

Profiles

● Detail qualifications and experience● Provides contact information● Shows activity and interaction● Allows access to that person's CONTENT

Blogs

● Blogs: express an opinion, detail an experience, or share a discovery, which invite others to interact through comments

● Micro-blogs are smaller expressions of opinion and the fastest way to communicate and provide immediate feedback

● Comments are how you respond and contribute

Wikis

● Wiki's are reference documents that others may use as an authoritative guide

● Can be SHARED at any time● They have an AUDIT TRAIL● Can be easily VERSIONED

Forums

● A concentrated, permanent discussion thread● Topic focussed● Response based

Bookmarks

● Better than Google● Share your results● Integrates into your Bookmark bar● Easily Discoverable

Files

● No more VPN's.● No more file shares● No more 'Silos'● See WHO has accessed the file● VERSIONING!● Smaller Mail Databases

Activities

● Collate the content● Coordinate the milestones● Track the deliverables

Tags flow through the FourCe

Discover, Dispose, Delegate, Determine, Deliver

Discoverable

capable of being ascertained or found out

Disposable

Do you need it?

Delegate

Can someone else do it?

Determinable

Deliverable

Try … Try Not!

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