Comments on Above and Beyond KM: War Between Social Media and KM?

Good article by Siva Vaidhyanathan: "Generational ...

2008-11-19T13:18:00.000-05:00

Good article by Siva Vaidhyanathan: "Generational Myth - Not all young people are tech-savvy" at
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i04/04b00701.htm.

Furthermore I think that KM has changed. A lot of KM-practitioners now strongly focus on the use of social media because of thepower of these tools to connect people, let them work and solve problems together, and so on.

Daniel - We definitely cannot and should not just ...

2008-10-10T10:17:00.000-04:00

Daniel -

We definitely cannot and should not just wait for the Boomers to retire. Maybe we should take an incrementalist approach: if you've got sharepoint, use it to deploy the bundled wikis and blogs -- even with their known Microsoft shortcomings. Then, once you have some user traction, use 3rd party improvements to get a little closer to the cutting edge apps. It isn't as satisfying as launching a mind-blowing tool from the start, but it is a way to make progress while waiting for those Boomers to retire.

- Mary

Thanks for bringing this up. All things Sharepoin...

2008-10-10T10:09:00.000-04:00

Thanks for bringing this up. All things Sharepoint are practically pre-approved around here while cutting-edge social networks are blocked at the firewall.

What can we do to open companies up to the power of social media today? I am working with one person at a time here at work trying to spread the word. I hope it's not as simple as "wait until GenX/Y are running the company".