Sunday 15 April 2018

Blue lines

If you do the Twitter thing, follow me at @HousingITguy
or LinkedIn here https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tonysmiththathousingitguy


It was interesting to read this week that I have been identified as the biggest blue blob in #ukhousing. I was not surprised, as Greg Campbell, of Campbell Tickell, had outed me at last June's CIH, as a big pink social media blob (on his big line chart anyway!). A move to blue therefore was pretty much welcomed!


Many will know, that I have been active on LinkedIn & Twitter for about as many years as I have worked doing independent consultancy and that provides some additional freedoms perhaps I would not have being a mere employee. On starting out, I wondered what I might gain or learn from Twitter, when I just started out for the first month, with just 11 followers. It took me a while to work out what use socialmedia was and if it was in fact any use to me at all.

I am pleased to say I have connected with a vast number of people (& a few bots too!), covering inside the sector, CEOs, staff, residents & activists, architects and surprisingly the smallest number, ICT & techie folk, considering the type of content I blog about on here.

Never a day goes by, without me learning something, finding something witty or contemplative to appreciate, on social media. I have to say too, when I have met folk in real life, they have always been generous, interesting as their online avatars, maybe a few years older perhaps, in some cases!

It always amazes me too, how many new projects I start, that at the inception meetings, at least one person comes over to me, to say they enjoy following me on Twitter. Also that (apart from my reading glasses), I look pretty similar to my avatar.
Meeting Twitter & social media peeps in real life can be pretty cool
Companies often miss the point of Twitter in particular, in trying to be very corporate, rather than personal. On the occasions when my clients have brought me in to help enhance their Twitter profiles, this is something I have tried to get over to them.

If I see anything that I think is interesting, from an opinion or a news viewpoint, I am open to share. That might well align with my views, the sector or its customers, or not. Getting opinions & news out there however, is part of driving change in the sector, hearts, minds and action on the ground.

One other trick is to seek out some people constantly posting interesting content. Start with me (Natch!), but there are plenty of others that will make interesting reading.  A swift 'like' or 'retweet' is good, but adding your own opinion, so much better. Even if on occasion you may disagree or have an opposite experience to share. It all adds to the vibrancy of social media. Remember too that you can always switch off & walk away before your blood starts to boil!
My big blue #UKhousing blob - cute eh?
Also, one aspect of being more personal than corporate on Twitter in particular, I have shared feelings with so many others, on favourite pubs, bike rides, photography, food, wine & drink, music, interesting books & places, openings & insights to which I would never have had or experienced. So thank you to every single one of my 17k or so followers, let's keep sharing and doing our best to make UKHousing a better, happier place.

Read the full excellent article, about listening to your stakeholders, on social media, from Ben Lowndes of the Social Communications blog right here.

Related Post: Should we be thinking 'Channel Shift' or 'Omnichannel' ? 



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