We now know that social networking works well in your personal life on sites like twitter and Facebook. And that it can help you with professional networking on sites like LinkedIn. But how can social networking be used at your station and through out the system? In the same way that people network outside of the office to manage their personal and professional networks and connections it makes sense to use social networking in the workplace to mange those networks in a similar fashion. On the screen you’ll see some examples of social networking applications being used at different companies. On the left hand side of the screen you’ll see the Yammer box from a company called “the Rubicon Project”. Yammer is an off the shelf twitter like tool that can be used internally at a company. You can see that the posts made here are a combination of professional and personal. Another example is the use of blogs within a company. On the right side of the screen you’ll see a blog from the Sprint Company Intranet. You can see that this set up allow for two way communication. A post has been made Sprint’s Chief News Editor and you can see that multiple employees have responded with comments. This kind of communication is far more open and comprehensive than if the poster had just sent out an email to a company listserv.
Social networking components have been added to PBS Connect over the last 6 months to make it easier for you to access the people and resources to help you do your job. Now, it wouldn’t make sense for PBS Connect to become a site full of personal information like Facebook or MySpace. But, with almost 10,000 people in the system located across the country and as far away as Guam it does make sense that there be a central place where you can easily contact and communicate with your colleagues in different ways.
ShareiT! is an area of PBS Connect dedicated to sharing and learning from best practices, success stories, warning signs and even what didn’t work so well. This space is 100% station driven. You can share your stories, read about the experiences of others or ask questions.
In a closer view, you can see that Share it is a part of the Systemwide Management grouping. We believe ShareiT will have cross-discipline value, this is why it is grouped under Systemwide Management.
(SETON) There are five sections to each story
(SETON) Behind the scenes is where we ask about the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities.
In a closer view, you can see that Share it is a part of the Systemwide Management grouping. We believe ShareiT will have cross-discipline value, this is why it is grouped under Systemwide Management.
(SETON) There are five sections to each story.
(SETON) The Story details are intended to help a reader decide if the story is applicable to them.
(SETON) The At-A-Glance section includes high-level details such as, “How long did you prepare” , “Was it enough time?”, “who was the target audience” and “How did you pay for it all”
(SETON) Behind the scenes is where we ask about the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities.
(SETON) The teams members section provides appropriate praise. From Project Managers to Event Coordinators, the entire team will be given recognition. Even better, Project Managers can learn about a colleague’s work well before they meet in person. This tool is the perfect ice breaker.
(SETON) Under Additional resources, a station can share any number of You Tube footage URLs, power points, sample letters, images and videos. This will give readers a complete picture.
(SETON) Each story will have a Q&A section. When a question is asked, all team members will receive an email notification of the question. Just like Facebook, email alerts will flow to anyone who participates in the conversation. Upon polling stations, email alerts is the preferred method of notification.
(SETON) When a question is asked, all team members will also receive an email alert of the question. This will ensure a topic lives on and is not orphaned. Lastly, any user can select to follow a story’s discussion.
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