Comments on: A Social Media Fable

By: 3 Business Lessons From American Idol | The Motivation 101 Blog

3 Business Lessons From American Idol | The Motivation 101 Blog — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:57:14 +0000

[...] know this is really late, but I wanted to let you know that the winner of last week’s Social Media Fable Pick-a-Moral contest is Jim Keenan, who said that the moral of the fable was “Act online as you would offline. [...]

By: Srilanka Forum

Srilanka Forum — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:33:28 +0000

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By: Be Great At What You Do By Doing What You Love | The Motivation 101 Blog

Be Great At What You Do By Doing What You Love | The Motivation 101 Blog — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:10:07 +0000

[...] a quick note to say that there’s still time to suggest a moral for last week’s Social Media Fable. I’ll be picking a winner on Friday, so be sure to check back then to see which moral [...]

By: Karlp

Karlp — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:55:24 +0000

I agree with the previous moral: Assume goodness is people. It will serve you well online and off.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:51:05 +0000

Moral: Think before you act (write). Balance principles of a matter, putting yourself in the other person’s shoes (situation). Remember, you were “new” at lots of things too!

By: Kelley Robertson

Kelley Robertson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:33:57 +0000

The moral: Avoid the knee-jerk response until you get all the details.

By: Joel D Canfield

Joel D Canfield — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:11:51 +0000

The Moral of the story is that you learn more when you tell yourself someone else’s story instead of your own.

By: Jim Keenan

Jim Keenan — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:21:26 +0000

The Moral-

Being respectful, polite and considerate always apply. Just because your online doesn’t mean you avoid those simple social tenants.

Act online as you would offline. Being social is being social no matter where you are.

It’s still about people

By: Bill Rice

Bill Rice — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:05:20 +0000

I think the moral is clear:

Technology can be confusing. Often, in this highly wired world simple actions can have significant (and unintended) reactions. It’s often rewarding to start from a position of trust–believing the best about our fellow man.

Jerry, you handled it amazingly!

By: Matt V

Matt V — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:24:30 +0000

The moral of the story is to know what you’re doing before you reach out to people especially if you are trying to get fans for your business and if you do end making a mistake be honest and direct and let them know that it was a sincere mistake.

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