PROpenMic, the Ning social network set up by Robert French, will soon have 500 members (including a good number who know each other from Euprera and EuroBlog). The platform is powerful - a more serious version of Facebook - and I am hoping it will be of real value to my students.
It is early days and most people are still experimenting but it will be fascinating to see how it develops. Robert is working hard to bring in new members and again it will be interesting to see how many people can join without diluting its impact.
Like everything else, it will be about content and value - the more that people get out of it, the more they will put in.
Thank you, Philip. I am very grateful and so pleased that you are excited about the possibilities of this network. Your opinion is important to me. Thanks.
I agree, the network will only be as good as the effort members put into it. I also fear the possible dilution of its effectiveness the larger it grows.
For this reason, I'm suggesting a targeted approach (as we PR people do) to reach out to individuals and not just the built in tool for mass email invites.
I'm hoping members will think of that one person in their PR life who truly impacted their education and/or career in a positive way. Invite them. They are the ones that will likely reach out to others.
Thanks, Philip.
Posted by: Robert French | April 20, 2008 at 04:51 AM