UnChat Event (#SWChat)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this weeks Social Workplace Twitter Chat event (#SWChat).

UnChat Event

No topic or questions were pre-defined. The participants who joined were asked at the start of the event what hot topic(s) they would like discussed. The most popular were chosen.

Event Statistics

• No. of Tweets = 805
• No. of Contributors = 94
• Reach = 388,000
• No. of impressions = 3,200,000

Summary

Full Transcript Report via @hashtracking

Questions Asked

Q1) How do businesses and bloggers adopt to the 'visual' trend of Pinterest and perhaps future SoMe? via @LoisMarketing @fjfonseca

Q2) What are you using to track online mentions? via @nanianeleia

Q3) What is your favorite tool for content curation? via @pmswish

Q4) Is Social about technology or behaviours? #SWchat

Shared Reference Material

• Instagram
• Is Your Website Pin-Ready? via @fjfonseca
• #ChatAddict: A Personal List [vote for your favourite] via @lttlewys
• tickr.com
• hashtracking.com
• Comprehensive List Of Twitter Tools via @DavidChris
• Scoop.It
• You Should Pick Up Your Interest In Pinterest via PEISocialMedia.com
• Social Media in Business: It's Just A Bunch Of Tools Right? [slideshare] via @DavidChris
• STS Tip 1: Social technologies enable the strategy, they don't define it via @DavidChris
• MarketMeSuite.com

Today's #SWChat was sponsored by:
 

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Line Between Social Work & Social Play (#SWChat)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this weeks Social Workplace Twitter Chat event (#SWChat).

Line Between Social Work & Social Play?

With employees beginning to use social media at work, the line between work and play has become a little blurred. This event discussed the risks associated with the use of social media in the workplace.

Event Statistics

• No. of Tweets = 897
• No. of Contributors = 100
• Reach = 341,000
• No. of impressions = 4,500,000

Summary

Full Transcript Report via @hashtracking

Questions Asked

Q1: Is the line between social work and social play becoming more blurred, and what are the consequences ?
Q2: Who determines what is to much info to share ?

Shared Reference Material

• IBM Social Computing Guidelines via @CHopeMurray
• Social Media Policies Slowly Catch on Around the World via @1SHRMScribe
• 10 Tips for Creating a Social Media Policy for your Business via  Social Media Examiner
• Want People to Return your Emails? Avoid these words [INFOGRAPHIC] via @mashable

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Gamification (#SWChat)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this weeks Social Workplace Twitter Chat event (#SWChat).

Gamification

Topic chosen by Miranda Gray (@mirgray) on "Gamification:  Is it a useful way to get people involved in social media behind the firewall?"

Event Statistics

• No. of Tweets = 400
• No. of Contributors = 39
• Reach = 126,133
• No. of impressions = 1,320,630

Summary

Top 10 Tweets

Questions Asked

Not available

Shared Reference Material

• The Gamification of SAP
• Gaming for Engagement via Dave Zielinski
• Gamification Case Studies via The Gronstedt Group
• Five ways associations can use online games via Jon Aleckson
• About Virtual Worlds and Learning via Andrew Boyarsky
• Virtual Worlds at Oracle
• Snow shovelling becomes social-networking experiment in Chicago via thestar.com
• Gamification Used To Successfully Solve AIDS Research Problem via simply zesty

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Social Business Planning & Tools (#SWChat)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this weeks Social Workplace Twitter Chat event (#SWChat).

Social Business Planning & Tools

This was an UnChat event, where questions were posed by participants. Questions today were submitted from @AceOfSaves, Millie LeTori and Shirley Ayres

Event Statistics

• No. of Tweets = not available
• No. of Contributors = 34
• Reach = 55,326
• No. of impressions = 930,121

Summary

Top 10 Tweets

Questions Asked

Q1) Are businesses doing Social Business Planning and if not, should they ? via @AceOfSaves

Q2) What does #socialmedia mean for future work styles, flexible working etc ? via Millie Letori 

Q3) What advice/resources/tools would you recommend for people totally new to using #socialmedia channels ? via @shirleyayres

Shared Reference Material

• Beginners Guide To Twitter (video) via @andyheadworth
• Twitter Help Center
• From Traditional Business to Social Business via @christoph
• Gentle Introduction to Twitter for the Apprehensive Academic
• Newbie's Guide to Twitter via @Rafe
• Predictions for 2012 from an Employee Perspective via @alenlepo
• The Simple Twitter Book via @BrentOzarPLF
• 5 Ways to Make Your Business More Transparent via @hrbartender
• Social Media Small Business Plan via @smallbiztrends

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