Q-bits

The survey results are in on the social media profile of international organizations and the figures are looking good. All in all, about 61 respondents from some 36 international organizations participated in the survey. This included but was not limited to the United Nations family of organizations. The survey ran for two months, from 25 November 2009 to 25 January 2010.

I would be analyzing the results in more detail in the coming days. But for now here are the main highlights:

With the apparent holiday silliness now firmly behind us and with the the dawn of a new year and new decade, it is high time to get down to the serious stuff.

For me that means finally getting serious on starting and finishing that dissertation on social media, which would hopefully land me that long awaited MSc, if not a place in the now very crowded arena of social media experts. Work-wise, it also means finishing up this loooooong, drawn-up project for a redesign, nay face lifting of our organization’s public web site. And finally, it means getting a serious handle on whether I should jump career and workplaces this close to retirement. (Yes, head hunters, let it be known indeed that I ‘could be’ available.)

Lest I get carried away on that topic, here’s a link to a survey I’m currently running on organizations’ use of social media. Please participate if you’re in anyway involved with social media in your company or organization. I would need as diverse a respondent as possible. So far,I’ve received more than a 100 visits already but 70% abandon or do not fill up the survey (normal numbers, they say).

Happy New Year to one and all.