CIPR social media code discussion
Posted Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 8:32pm in Blogging |
On Wedenesday, Edelman Europe CEO, David Brain and I met up with director of media at Green Communications, Ian Green and his colleague, Simon ‘Simon Says‘ Collister to discuss the CIPR’s introduction of its social media code. The get together took place at the well-known Groucho Club in Dean Street, Soho.
It was great to meet both Ian and Simon, particularly since I’ve been conversing with Simon in the virtual sense for nearly a year now. And as well as discussing the code, we had a good old chinwag about new media and recent developments in the new media space. Stuart Bruce would have also been present if he hadn’t have missed his train from Leeds.
David interviewed both Ian and Simon; you can view the videos over at Sixty Second View. I particularly like Simon’s points regarding the code’s view on intellectual property. The code says you can’t (obviously) use copyrighted material but Simon gives reference to CBS’s initiative of sharing their shows on YouTube which has resulted in increased audience viewing figures.
I think Simon’s point illustrates that, in some instances, there will be no clear black or white solution. At times there”ll be shades of grey mixed in there too. I guess that’s why online comms and reputation management is becoming an interesting and exciting area to be involved in at the moment because all the questions have yet to be answered.
Sidenote: The Groucho Club is a quality establishment; I can remember reading about it prior to moving to London. Its Wikipedia entry is currently a stub so if you can add to it, do so.
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4 Comments
Drew B
Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 9:05pm
Grouch-O
Simon Collister
Saturday, December 2, 2006 at 10:10pm
Thanks for the round-up, Stephen. I’ve been flat-out with work since Wednesday and have just had time to draw breath ebfore Monday comes round again.
I will try and post my thoughts about our meet shortly.
And Drew is right. It’s the Groucho Club rather than a place where really miserable people hang out!!
social media group corporate blogging » Blog Archive » Friday Social Media Roundup - a little late (or early…)
Monday, December 4, 2006 at 3:50pm
[...] 2. The British PR blogosphere is deep in discussions about the CIPR Social Media discussion paper I posted about in the last roundup. Simon Collister points out that the document is approaching social media from an old media perspective - which demonstrates a fundemental lack of understanding. [...]
Stephen
Monday, December 4, 2006 at 5:02pm
Aaah, what a dumb ass. I can’t even claim it was a blog editor’s fault since I don’t use one. I must have been in a bad mood when I wrote it or something.
Thanks fellas.