The Transparency Manifesto (John Havens at SMCNY)
Last night Social Media Club NY met and there was a focused presentation by John Havens about his work with the The Transparency Manifesto. What does it mean for businesses (or all organizations, for that matter) to be tranparent online? What information can and should be shared to establish and maintain credibility and authenticity? John recounted two great stories to illustrate his message, one with Scoble at Microsoft and another with Scoble and PodCampNYC. What information may be too much to share (e.g., HIPAA, salaries of employees, trade secrets)?
I immediately thought about my recent posts regarding the changing dynamics of authority and expertise, as I see them related in the manner that online information and sharing is more immediate and democratic (readily accessible without great costs or insurmountable obstacles to get started) than it was in the past where information was controlled by the educated and wealthy elite.
John has invited anybody who is interested in his work to participate in this project, and he will share the information with the wiki password for this. It seems he is looking to publish the resulting work, though the impression I have is that he is looking to begin this discussion and then see where it leads.
Yes, there were a lot of other discussions that occurred at the session last night (i.e., wireless social media, the changing advertzing model, global perspectives of texting), and as I am writing this from my Moleskine notebook, I am focusing on what stuck with me the most after processing the event. Perhaps I will liveblog the next meeting as a (possible) continuation to the liveblogging research projects in which I am engaged?
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