The First Rule of Social Media Club is…

The first rule of Social Media Club is to talk with us about what Social Media Club should be - please tag it SMCfeedback, join our Google Group or leave comments here. As you might expect, we have lots of ideas for projects and have a great sense of the core values at the heart of the organization, but the plan is intended to be an open one, driven by the community members. The ideas you will read about here are starting points for conversations - ultimately we wish to build a community that is truly of, by and for the people it serves - people from all walks of life who care about, benefit from and create Social Media.

We imagine that the activities of the community will include both for profit and not for profit endeavours - you never know what will happen when bringing smart, creative and open minded people together. We can’t really imagine what this will look like a year from now - all we know is that by coming together we can be more effective than we can be alone. Cooperation and collaboration are the order of the day - not just across departments within your organization, but across organizations and particularly across traditional disciplines. So as we explained with the temporary home page, we want Social Media Club to be:

“A loosely joined association for open conversations on the future of media for: Artists, Students, Educators, Tool Makers, Media Creators, Citizen Journalist, Professional Journalists, Communications Professionals, Open Minded Collaborators.”

As I have said before, we are living in the Knowledge Economy and on our way to a Wisdom Economy. With value being determined on bytes rater than bits, the biggest factor in creating value is the ability of people to collaborate with one another in an open and honest way, focusing their attention on the better interest of all and bringing a diverse set of experiences to bear. This is exactly what I hope to accomplish with you through Social Media Club - to collaborate on building a community of Social Media practitioners for the purpose of establishing ethics and standards, sharing best practices and promoting media literacy.

For a little more background on some of the values at the heart of the organization, you can read my blog post explaining the thinking behind Social Media Club as the focus for our work - but also be sure to check out the About section, our thinking on other Groups, how we want to work with Schools and most importantly, the types of Projects we are pursuing and considering.

We need your help in many ways large and small - there will be more details to come in the morning after some much needed rest.

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