The value of silence
It’s tempting to focus on social media as a pulpit for your own ideas. Who will you connect with? What will you say to them? How will you build those relationships into something tangible? But the fact is that you could draw a fantastic amount of value from your social networks without ever saying a word. Every connection you have is a portal to that person’s experiences and wisdom. I’m reminded of that every time I browse through our twitter account.
“Perhaps one of the more understated benefits of social media in [b-to-b] is the ability to establish and foster expertise within a given industry or niche,” writes Brian Solis. But I think that’s true of every social media user, regardless of their line of work. Editing SmartBrief on Social Media is a humbling reminder of that fact. There’s always so much more to learn.
Do you feel like you need to talk to get value out of social media? What has your network taught you today?
Image credit, RTImages via iStock
Related posts:
Tags: b-to-b, education, learning, listening
Categories: Editor's Take
Permalink
Posted by Twitter Trackbacks for SmartBlog On Social Media » The value of silence [smartblogs.com] on Topsy.com on December 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am
[...] SmartBlog On Social Media » The value of silence smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2009/12/10/the-value-of-silence – view page – cached It’s tempting to focus on social media as a pulpit for your own ideas. Who will you connect with? What will you say to them? How will you build those relationships into something tangible? But the… Read moreIt’s tempting to focus on social media as a pulpit for your own ideas. Who will you connect with? What will you say to them? How will you build those relationships into something tangible? But the fact is that you could draw a fantastic amount of value from your social networks without ever saying a word. Every connection you have is a portal to that person’s experiences and wisdom. I’m reminded of that every time I browse through our twitter View page [...]
Posted by Akash Sharma on December 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Great post Jesse, cutting the clutter of social media would definitely sound better because you still learn.I have been reading a few different posts in the past few weeks specifically targeted on the future of social media but I think here you have said that quite well combined with a remarkable quote from Brian.
Posted by Social Media: Connecting Thoughts Not People | Tech Startups on December 10th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
[...] The value of silence (smartblogs.com) [...]
Posted by LinkedIn Improves – Redesign Coming? | Tech Startups on December 14th, 2009 at 9:17 am
[...] The value of silence (smartblogs.com) [...]
Posted by Social Media – Did You Know? 4.0 Video on December 14th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
[...] The value of silence (smartblogs.com) [...]