My first social media to-do list

2010.07.29

in Professional

I started as Social Media Manager at SAS in December, 2008. I had a lot to learn back then, and I still do. On November 5, 2008, I had lunch with my friend Nathan Gilliatt, who, in the 30-some years since we first met, has become pretty knowledgeable about social media himself, and now blogs at The Net-Savvy Executive and Social Media Analysis, is principal of Social Target and publishes valuable social media research including the Guide to Social Media Analysis and Social Media Analysis Platforms for Workgroups.

Over a large sandwich, Nathan gave me a list of things I should know about and people I should follow if I wanted to ramp up my enterprise social media knowledge. I pasted that list into a sticky note on my iGoogle page, and it’s been there ever since. I just looked over it again and decided to post it here. It gives a brief, interesting glimpse of how things have changed in the last 20 months. I’m also not afraid to admit how little I knew about the tools of social media when I took on the job, other than blogging.

We all started somewhere, and we’re all learning.

Here’s a screen shot of the list. I spelled David Churbuck’s name wrong, as well as Pownce. Also, the Alltop link has changed to http://smbc.alltop.com/.

Tagged as: nathan gilliatt, social media

  • http://coachradio.tv/ Justin Lukasavige

    We're always learning, aren't we David? It's sometimes amazing to look back only 6 months to see where we've come from.

  • http://twitter.com/annmariastat annmariastat

    This is very cool. Everyone ought to make a list like that every year on the stuff we need to learn. It's also impressive for you to point out what you know now that you didn't know then. Too many people in the “I've been programming since I was eight” tech world don't want to admit they ever didn't know the basics. We all start somewhere, and we're all learning – that's a good motto – for anybody.

  • http://dbthomas.com/blog David B. Thomas

    You're absolutely right. Things move so fast that we tend to accept what we've taken on board and forget that there was a process to making that happen.

  • http://dbthomas.com/blog David B. Thomas

    Thanks. It's also helpful to remember where we came from so we don't forget how to talk to the people who aren't at the same place we are. I find all the time, especially in social media, that those of us who are immersed in it end up talking over the heads of the people just getting started.

  • http://net-savvy.com/executive/ Nathan Gilliatt

    Just imagine what we'll figure out at lunch tomorrow. :-)

    Thanks, Dave, you're a good friend.

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