Comments on: Sociology and Social Media

By: Ajish Kumar

Ajish Kumar — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:51:53 +0000

Via LinkedIn Groups Group: Future Social Media Discussion: Sociology and Social Media Since social media is influencing everyone. It's better to understand sociology and psychology to understand customer behavior. If you look at social media, it's not been taught in schools and colleges. There is no curriculum. But, it's taking the business by storm. Many people are using Smartphones and tablets for various use, I see a possibility to have social awareness in all dealings. Posted by Ajish Kumar

By: Helen Wybrants

Helen Wybrants — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:50:51 +0000

Via LinkedIn Groups Group: Future Social Media Discussion: Sociology and Social Media What about a programme named cybersociology? - any hints of something like this out there? Posted by Helen Wybrants

By: Aleksey Polukeyev

Aleksey Polukeyev — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:50:10 +0000

Via LinkedIn Groups Group: Future Social Media Discussion: Sociology and Social Media I'm surprised more schools haven't oriented parts of their sociology and anthropology programs towards social media. Posted by Aleksey Polukeyev

By: Christopher David Kaufman

Christopher David Kaufman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:49:17 +0000

Via LinkedIn Groups Group: Future Social Media Discussion: Sociology and Social Media Agreed, my degree in Sociology was critical to my career. How many social media experts have taken a university class in Social Network Analysis? Enough said... Posted by Christopher David Kaufman

By: Jose

Jose — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:15:40 +0000

Hi Jonathan, this is a fabulous, thhogut provoking post that has now got me thinking. Not that I need any more distractions! I agree with your comment that influence is largely artificial, and that we need to exhibit caution in how we measure it. Robert B. Cialdini a Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, lists six basic social principles that form the foundation of being able to influence; the rule of reciprocity, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority and scarcity. These elements are all subjective not objective and we need to be careful we don’t create a set of metrics which are fundamentally flawed and project the wrong conclusions. Reputation should enable spirited conversation, the sharing of key information and intellectual dialogue. Perhaps I’ve been wrong, by commenting in the past that we all need to have huge heaps of influence. Maybe what we really need is huge heaps of reputation. Thanks for sending my brain into a whirl!Reply

By: Meredith Gould

Meredith Gould — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:11:48 +0000

Meredith Gould posted via SocialMediaToday.com: Delighted by this post. I'm a sociologist who spends way too much time explaining why paying attention to sociological variables is important and having a more nuanced understanding of social worlds is essential for social media strategy. Haven't been in academia for decades, but still teaching Sociology 101 to people who seem to have skipped that course in college. Wish 101 and more advanced courses (e.g., social theory, stratification, gender and society, aging and society) were required for in marketing and business programs -- undergraduate and graduate level.

By: Donald H. White

Donald H. White — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:25:19 +0000

Via LinkedIn Groups Group: The Content Wrangler Community Discussion: Sociology and Social Media I guess that Social Media was thought of as a bridge between people and technology by some, perhaps many. But it rapidly became a telephone party line. After all, people are social. Also, there are many, many out there who are apparently frustrated journalists, so... Posted by Donald H. White