Social capital is, simply put, the level of trust that is earned by an individual or a brand within a social construct. A new user entering a technology forum, for instance, has no social capital. As they participate in conversation threads, asking questions and answering questions, they slowly build capital
Organizations have always been investing a lot to develop their human capital in order to hire the best, train them, develop them, retain them...Most of them, even if recognizing the benefits of these programs, have the impression that they don't manage to make the most of their investiment
Think about the crowdsourcing concept, whether for design (I'm a huge fan of http://www.crowdspring.com/ ) or for raising venture capital ( http://www.kickstarter.com/ ). You are able to go it alone, find a design or raise capital on your own -- or go to one of these sites and get a concentrated dose of attention on your idea or business
Itโs interesting that the most powerful sites for social activism seem to coalesce around sharing platforms (Facebook, Twitter, MeetUp) rather than those that specifically focus on collective action, as the latter require high human capital costs (a certain number of participants to make anything happen) whereas the former sites take no human capital to get something started
You can read more about my thoughts on building social capital and bridging social networks here on AIIM, and this post is a continuation of those themes with some thoughts on friend-of-a-friend (FOAF) networking
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Growing up I remember watching many cartoons, movies, TV shows, etc. where the bad guy would pretty much have the battle won, but instead of finishing off their opponent, they would gloat and stand around as if the victory is already won. A similar thing is going on right now with social media...
Twas the night before Christmas. I had the kids all nestled in their beds with dreams of santa and his presents in their heads. Myself, I could not sleep on this night. All the presents were wrapped and the cookies for Santa were eaten. My head was spinning as I sat there with my holiday...
If these privileged communications are now moving outside of the corporate sphere of control, into disparate social networking and instant messaging tools, an organizations ability to manage their intellectual capital is greatly attenuated
They are seeking “ valuable enterprise intellectual capital ” Which includes the huge chunks of information that come across our desks and devices everyday AND those seemingly inconsequential tidbits that can make or break a decision cycle
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