DISQUS

Chris Brogan: Friendsourcing and FriendHelp

  • deb schultz · 2 years ago
    New media school - YES!
    Friendsource - all the time ( more on this on my blog later)
  • Whitney · 2 years ago
    Thank you! I am sincerely flattered! And I think it is all about friendsourcing. We get to the point where there is so much to do, and time is becoming our most valuable resource. So learning (and trusting) to be able to outsource to friends becomes a necessity and a strategy to keep sane.
    I took a lesson from some other podcasters and I am going to have an intern this summer to help me with the "I really should's" like filing and dealing with show archives, that I never seem to get to. This teenager will learn a bit about podcasting, web site management, and other things she wouldn't learn in school, and I get the free help I need for a few weeks this summer. I can't wait!
  • steve garfield · 2 years ago
    I've been thinking about this too and it resulted in a question to people I don't know that well, who I might want to work with:

    "What's your Blog URL and flickr name?"

    For me, I'll be quick to work with someone I've gotten to know online. It's like online nepotism. I'll hire friends before strangers. Makes sense.
  • Jim Long · 2 years ago
    chris I'd love to be involved in your new media school. Let me know if there's any way i could contribute.
  • Connie Reece · 2 years ago
    Friendsourcing definitely resonates, and because of social networking my circle of friends and professional colleagues has enlarged and goes way beyond geographical boundaries.

    I'd like to know more about the New Media School, and since I follow you around on Twitter, I'm sure I'll be hearing more about it.
  • drew olanoff · 2 years ago
    count me in for some new media schoolage. i think setting it up like an actual school with classes people can sign up for would be neat. new media professors can manage a small group of people for a designated period.
  • Justin Kownacki · 2 years ago
    Devil's advocate: sometimes working with friends creates its own brand of complications. Make sure there are clear boundaries set, so the working relationship and the friendship don't become entangled. That way, if one person starts slacking on the work end, it can be dealt with in a way that won't disrupt the friend end.
  • Steve Brogan · 2 years ago
    Justin makes a good point. In a lot of QA sessions that I have experienced the idea is to not look to find fault with a person, instead look at the process and what the person was trying to accomplish. If there is slacking, then the process is failing, not the person. This can help make it easier with all involved. Just my 2 cents.