James Samuel

You’ll need to set aside time in your schedule for engaging in the social part of social media – because without it there is no reward. But we still have the same number of hours in the day, so what are you going to let go of – and hopefully it’s not just sleep!

My ears pricked up when I heard that heads of state and the financial elite are acknowledging that we are in …the “age of damage”, where “social media creates a world of radical transparency”. 
The suggestion by the founder of the WEF summit, Prof Klaus Schwab that: “Capitalism in its current form no longer fits the world around us,” shows the depth of change which social media has brought to our world.

Trading through a Facebook group, is so simple and natural, and after all it’s where the crowd is. After only a few weeks, membership of the “Waiheke Trading” Facebook is up to 660 members, and the Waiheke community are embracing it with alacrity.

I’m leaving New Zealand on Christmas eve, and would love to meetup with some people and share some ideas and knowledge. Purpose: to strengthen some existing connections and build some new ones. Right now my service is, to help networks utilise the rapidly evolving social tools to support collaboration.

From an organisation-centric perspective there are two types of online communities. The outwards – focused around an issue, a brand or a cause, and the inward focused enterprise social networks that build connections and increase open information sharing within the walls of its organisation.

Listening and research is an ongoing process in any endeavor, and with these free tools and simple processes you will find the best information coming to you.