Comments on: Is the Word “Conversation” Cliched? http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:07:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! » The Buzz Bin http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/comment-page-1/#comment-10790 Goodness Gracious, Great Blogs of Fire! » The Buzz Bin Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:00:56 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/#comment-10790 [...] is certainly important to note. When people are given the opportunity to participate in the conversation and be interactive, does it add or detract from the authenticity of reporting the facts or [...] [...] is certainly important to note. When people are given the opportunity to participate in the conversation and be interactive, does it add or detract from the authenticity of reporting the facts or [...]

]]> By: Live Blogging at the DMAW: Part 3.5 » The Buzz Bin http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/comment-page-1/#comment-10357 Live Blogging at the DMAW: Part 3.5 » The Buzz Bin Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:07:02 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/#comment-10357 [...] Well, it’s time to wrap this party up. Thanks to everyone for the great discussion on social media/social software, marketing, communications, blogging, Twitter, and most of all, CONVERSATION. [...] [...] Well, it’s time to wrap this party up. Thanks to everyone for the great discussion on social media/social software, marketing, communications, blogging, Twitter, and most of all, CONVERSATION. [...]

]]> By: Ike http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/comment-page-1/#comment-10341 Ike Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:58:01 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/#comment-10341 If you are in a room with 1,000 people - and only have a back-and-forth with one person, you are conversing with one in a public venue. The word "conversation" has more of an active connotation. What we mean in Social Media by "Conversation" is a communication that is more open and transparent, and INVITES participation. I'm not sure what the proper analogy needs to be here, but the vast majority of clients/customers aren't ready themselves to engage. We've opened some channels, but it's not feeling like a conversation just yet. If you are in a room with 1,000 people – and only have a back-and-forth with one person, you are conversing with one in a public venue.

The word “conversation” has more of an active connotation. What we mean in Social Media by “Conversation” is a communication that is more open and transparent, and INVITES participation.

I’m not sure what the proper analogy needs to be here, but the vast majority of clients/customers aren’t ready themselves to engage.

We’ve opened some channels, but it’s not feeling like a conversation just yet.

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/comment-page-1/#comment-10335 Geoff Livingston Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:41:54 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/#comment-10335 <p>Well, I guess so, but why does everyone have to be involved to have a conversation... In my mind, you only need two people to have a conversation.</p> Well, I guess so, but why does everyone have to be involved to have a conversation… In my mind, you only need two people to have a conversation.

]]> By: Ike http://www.crttbuzzbin.com/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/comment-page-1/#comment-10323 Ike Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:08:24 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/blog/2007/10/04/is-the-word-conversation-cliched/#comment-10323 I can't watch the video, as I am at work. "Conversation" hasn't become cliche - it has become overworked as a paradigm. The vast majority of the clients/consumers/public a corporation "could" have a conversation with simply choose not to. It's disingenuous to repeatedly claim we're "having conversations" when most aren't engaged. I'm starting to think of a new way to express this - a way that captures an openness, a willingness to listen, an open channel... But conversation has flaws as an analogy. I just don't have the alternative yet. I can’t watch the video, as I am at work.

“Conversation” hasn’t become cliche – it has become overworked as a paradigm.

The vast majority of the clients/consumers/public a corporation “could” have a conversation with simply choose not to.

It’s disingenuous to repeatedly claim we’re “having conversations” when most aren’t engaged.

I’m starting to think of a new way to express this – a way that captures an openness, a willingness to listen, an open channel…

But conversation has flaws as an analogy. I just don’t have the alternative yet.

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