That is Loic Le Meur for you. It is a fresh breath of air. He has built his community on Seesmic out of transparency and continues to do so to this day.
Just last night (late) he utilized the social networks (specifically Twitter, FriendFeed, and Seesmic itself) by asking, “What would you do if you were the CEO of Seesmic?”
Now, any CEO could put this out there with no real commitment to listen to the responses as an effort to feed the masses, generate dialogue and good PR on the social networks. But this guy actually transcribed nearly every initial response! Impressive. Even when I weighed in via Seesmic video while in bed… he responded by moving to his bed and doing a video from there. Then went back to the desk to begin transcribing all the feedback. A CEO that is actually listening to his social networks? Impressive and an authentic strategy for success.
Here is last nights recap via his blog. Ignore the bed video post I did, and would suggest you just read his transcript ;)
He has also posted the history of Seesmic and his work at the startup. It is a good inspiration for those like myself diving into the technology world with a startup idea. Take a peek here.
I can honestly say Loic is a good mentor for us trying this out for the first time. I continue to utilize his transparency as a role model in my startup.
CNN ran a spot highlighting that ABC news and their employers reached a settlement to be reimbursed for non-work hours blackberry time. The clip is below. I would like to take it a step further and ask how you manage your time while having such a device. I find it that the more responsive I am, the more folks assume I will always be as responsive. If I am not quick to respond, then many clients, coworkers, friends, and family tend to take it personal.
So the question is… is creating an expectation of responsiveness a good thing?
I often try to figure out how to balance personal and professional in the online world of facebook, twitter, blogs and the like. I know many of you have many personal contacts on these online social networks, but also have professional contacts as well. So recently I opened this up for discussion over on seesmic. I was really pleased with the response that many try hard balance this as well. I would love to know your thoughts on this.
Here was one of the greatest responses from this online conversation.
For more responses, click on the conversation videos on the left:
So my brief little stint in the Bay area last winter for a job, and then my connections through BlueDynamic I have unknowingly become the “invite code” guy. Online sites, tools, applications, and the world of Web 2.1 test their product with a select group of folks whom they send “invite codes” to. In the last 3 months I have been on BriteKite, Seesmic, Fire Eagle, Ping.fm, just to name a few.
Now, for some odd reason, I am getting more and more invite codes. I am starting to spread this out to friends and associates to help me test some of this stuff since I am just one person.
So… if you are interested in trying out new toys and writing about them, hit me up at kspidel on gmail. I think I am going to ask a few folks to review some of these sites.
Stay tuned for a few recaps. Bryan, Josh, Devon… look out, I am looking for some of your reviews too.
There is no rhyme or reason for this blog anymore… I post about the politics of the day… some projects I am working on… and the rare original rant. So I figured what the heck… I will post a little video on this current project I am leading. This video was produced by the good folks at Morgan Dorado. It highlights one of nearly 200 teachers we have recruited for three Borders stores in Sacramento for the month of February. Yes… nearly 200 teachers!
More to come on this community education project soon, until then… let this wet your whistle.
