Project: Social

So… Project:Social. What is it? Well, here’s where I explained how the whole social media mentoring idea began. I told everyone to stay tuned for a way to sign up and indicate interest. After you watch the video below (subscribers may need to click through), you’ll see the link to join up. Warning: the video and audio tracks messed up and aren’t synced. Therefore this looks like an old Japanese movie. My lips will be saying something but you’ll hear something else. Just listen well and you’ll get the good stuff. :-)

Here’s the catch: we’re in a “beta” phase for a short time. While anyone can submit their interest, we are going to try to match 3-5 couples and measure the results after a week or two. Then we plan to move forward with the rest of the candidates. Why? Well, we want to work out any kinks so that everyone has the best possible experience, and we’d like to be able to provide a little guidance if necessary until these relationships can get on their feet. Don’t let that stop you from applying, though!

Click here to sign up as a mentor or mentee.

Throughout the whole process Victorio and I have been telling people to share this thing. That’s where the real magic comes in. If you want to tweet about it, here’s the Twitter hashtag: #ProjectSocial (by the end of your mentorship, you’ll know what a hashtag is if you don’t already!). :-) Feel free to email your friends and coworkers. I’d rather have to scramble for mentors than have too many of them sitting around with nothing to do. :-)

And, as always, this is a work in progress. Feel free to share ideas or comments that you think might help us continue moving forward. Don’t forget to sign up if you’d like to help or be helped!


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14 responses to “Project: Social”

  1. Dwane Lay Avatar

    Ben –

    Thanks to you and Victorio for getting this going. I’ve registered.

    One suggestion for the sign-up sheet is to allow multiple choices. I’m betting there are people who could help with more than just one category, but are limited to one choice with the radio buttons.

    1. Ben Avatar
      Ben

      Cool, Dwane! I fixed the form to allow someone to select multiple options. Good point!

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  3. Inshirah Muhamut Avatar
    Inshirah Muhamut

    Hi –

    I’ve signed up as well! I’m excited for this project.

    Thanks!
    Inshirah Muhamut

  4. […] so I have been approved for Project Social.  I have apparently passed all of the rigorous background checks that Ben and Victorio have put me […]

  5. […] of people who could really use this stuff (if only they knew how or what to ask). That\’s why Project:Social was […]

  6. Charlie Judy Avatar

    Count me in – happy to help in any way and at every point I can. And as a tangential component of this, I have undertaken a facelift of HR Fishbowl to be dedicated almost strictly to TrenchHR (professionals who are actually on the ground providing great HR, Human Capital, Recruiting, services to employees every day). This is a banner I’ve been waving for a long time mostly because I believe we need to see more of a balance of feedback and dialog from “real” HR professionals in the social-media-sphere. Interviews, case studies, real life stuff…

    So after you’ve gotten your feet wet, reach out to me and let me know if you want in…we got room for you.

    http://hrfishbowl.com/?p=1729

  7. […] feel that way when the experience doesn\’t come with a user\’s manual.  The good news is that Ben Eubanks and Victorio Milian, HR and SM aficionados have stepped up to help others cross the great social […]

  8. […] been almost two whole months since Victorio and I announced Project:Social, and we have had an amazing response. So far there have been three mentees matched with someone who […]

  9. […] by Ben Eubanks and Victorio Milian.  You can read all about Project: Social from Ben and Victorio here and here.  If you are new to social media and/or blogging and want to connect with someone with a […]

  10. […] “interested” to “practitioner.”Project SocialIf you’ve been following Project:Social for long, you know it’s a social media mentoring program for HR pros. We are in our second […]

  11. […] from Victorio Milian letting me know that I have been selected to partner with THE Lance Haun for Project: Social! I could not believe it, this was easily the best news I had all year! I remember screaming to my […]

  12. […] most things anymore if I want to know more about it, I Google it.  If you do so you will end up on Ben Eubank’s blog site. While that gives you a brief overview, my view is a little different.  I was one the Project […]

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