Comments on: A different kind of social capital at work – Attention http://www.socialtext.com/blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/ Weblog on gaining business results from social software. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:36:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mike http://www.socialtext.com/blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-291 mike Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:19:32 +0000 http://www.socialtext.com/wp-blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/#comment-291 <p>In particular I like the conclusion you've arrived at: following and paying attention to the right people can really make you more effective.</p> <p>This says it all - knowing what the right people know is a commodity - it has always been the case but social networking now brings this concept into 3D.</p> <p><a href="http://partybizz.com" rel="nofollow">http://partybizz.com</a></p> In particular I like the conclusion you’ve arrived at: following and paying attention to the right people can really make you more effective.

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]]> By: Jonathan Yarmis http://www.socialtext.com/blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Jonathan Yarmis Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.socialtext.com/wp-blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/#comment-290 <p>Allow me to respectfully disagree with perhaps your key assertion, that "work effectiveness is often a result of how well can can find the most efficient paths to information..." Well, if not disagree, at least point out that in all the focus on Twitter and microblogging and following is causing many people to ignore critical elements of balance. I would instead say that "work effectiveness is <em>always</em> a result of how well we balance input, process and output." In this instant gratification, always on, Google-driven world, it is easy for us to consume more and more information in the name of truth, wisdom and insight. Then, faced with the last-minute realization that we're at deadline, we turn around and "retweet" the salient inputs, having applied precious little thought or insight to the inputs other than to cull them.</p> <p>The really successful person makes sure they have the relevant inputs (select who you follow carefully), then applies thought and judgment to those inputs to find the patterns and non-intuitive conclusions, and then distributes those in compelling fashion to the relevant audience (make sure you're being followed as assiduously as you find out who to follow).</p> <p>There are redirectors in the world (e.g., Scoble, Kawasaki). They serve a purpose. But I think in general we value those who are adept at balancing input, process and output. Those are the true business superstars.</p> Allow me to respectfully disagree with perhaps your key assertion, that “work effectiveness is often a result of how well can can find the most efficient paths to information…” Well, if not disagree, at least point out that in all the focus on Twitter and microblogging and following is causing many people to ignore critical elements of balance. I would instead say that “work effectiveness is always a result of how well we balance input, process and output.” In this instant gratification, always on, Google-driven world, it is easy for us to consume more and more information in the name of truth, wisdom and insight. Then, faced with the last-minute realization that we’re at deadline, we turn around and “retweet” the salient inputs, having applied precious little thought or insight to the inputs other than to cull them.

The really successful person makes sure they have the relevant inputs (select who you follow carefully), then applies thought and judgment to those inputs to find the patterns and non-intuitive conclusions, and then distributes those in compelling fashion to the relevant audience (make sure you’re being followed as assiduously as you find out who to follow).

There are redirectors in the world (e.g., Scoble, Kawasaki). They serve a purpose. But I think in general we value those who are adept at balancing input, process and output. Those are the true business superstars.

]]> By: Gina von http://www.socialtext.com/blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Gina von Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:21:14 +0000 http://www.socialtext.com/wp-blog/2008/08/a-different-kind-of-social-cap/#comment-289 <p>Nice post Eugene. In particular I like the conclusion you've arrived at: following and paying attention to the right people can really make you more effective. </p> <p>This says it all - knowing what the right people know is a commodity - it has always been the case but social networking now brings this concept into 3D.</p> Nice post Eugene. In particular I like the conclusion you’ve arrived at: following and paying attention to the right people can really make you more effective.

This says it all – knowing what the right people know is a commodity – it has always been the case but social networking now brings this concept into 3D.

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