What’s not working for you in social media?
Does social media still give you a headache? Feeling frazzled by Facebook? Troubled by Twitter? Michele would really love to hear what you need to learn next about any of the social networking tools to build better connections between farm gate and consumer plate. We’re developing some virtual learning products here at Cause Matters Corp., plus there’s a great Agvocacy 2.0 Conference coming up by the AgChat Foundation. Your ideas can help others…
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Please pick your top three and if you have some specific thoughts about what’s needed in the agrifood community, add your comments below. After all, it’s back-to-school time so let’s keep moving those agvocacy skills to the next level.
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I’m not very good at the “hey, come read this great blog post” part of social media. I know you’ve got to give people a way to find what you’re doing, but it’s hard to self-promote!
It’s a tough one, but do you think there’s a different between “Let’s find some answers to help with a bigger issue” or “We’ve built some resources based upon what we’ve heard” or items that are genuinely there to help the community?
The fine line between self promotion that works and spam is another one.
And occasional frustration at lack of response from the ag community…when something isn’t my expertise I refer or ask those who do it…but when there’s no answer it’s real tough to combat statements like “rabbits/wildlife eat heirloom plants but won’t eat in a field because the GMO plants are poison”. And if correct information isn’t given it allows perpetuation of things like that. Doesn’t bother me personally – I don’t grow soybeans. But I *do* care about misinformation in ag.
Jan, it is tough if there is no response given, though sometimes the background stats can give you a clearer picture of who’s reading material and how much it’s being passed on.
Agreed on the fine line between self promotion & spamming people. It’s tough, but I do believe if you act as a resource for your community then you earn the permission to share your own material with them from time-to-time. The bigger question is how to get over the discomfort that brings.