LinkedIn Group Engagement Strategy? Here’s Our All-Time Top Posts

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Thinking about how to better engage your group members on LinkedIn?  This may help.  It’s an overview of the all-time most popular posts for The Greater IBM Connection, one of the largest business networking groups on LinkedIn.  Initially we were going to pull a list just for 2012 but thought this list yields a bit more insight into what works well for engaging LinkedIn group members.  Here’s an overview of the all-time top ten LinkedIn discussions, by number of likes/comments/votes.  For the most part, questions about affiliation to IBM or career did the best.  It’s also worth mentioning the #11 most popular post since it fell off this list but does tie in well with our January theme of ‘leadership’.  It was “Who was the greatest IBM President and CEO of the last century?  Why?  Your Story?” posted in Aug 2011 with 103 comments/likes.

LINKEDIN DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/LIKES
1 – Lessons Learned – …What’s one lesson YOU learned at IBM that you use in the rest of your life? (Mar 2011)	542
2 – What’s the most interesting thing you do in your non-work life?  What’s one fascinating thing about you that has nothing to do with IBM? (Feb 2012 and Oct 2012)	266 combined
3 – Whom would return to IBM? poll (Dec 2011)	232 votes, 39 comments/likes
4 – What was the project you were involved/participated in at IBM that you will always remember? (Mar 2011)	219
5 – What motivates you at work, beyond the paycheck? poll(Mar 2012)	194 votes, 42 comments/likes
6 – Just for a laugh….How to spot an old IBMer (Apr 2012)	156
7 – Looking to return to IBM?(May 2012)	154
8 – Why former IBMers who left maybe years ago for any reason are still active on The Greater IBM Connection? (June 2012)	132
9 – Greater IBMers:  What’s your most productive time of day?  poll (Nov 2012)	110 votes, 8 comments
10 – CHALLENGE:  Describe the purpose of IT governance in no more than a 160 characters SMS message… (Feb 2010)	108

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

Greater IBM Blog: Could Have Powered 7 Film Festivals?

Kind of amazing, but here’s a snippet from The Greater IBM Connection 2012 blogging report – if each blog view were a film, this blog could have powered 7 Film Festivals.  Not bad, considering that the blog was only re-launched in late August.  Here’s an overview of the top ten posts, by number of views, for the year.

BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF VIEWS
1 – In Focus: Aetna Plans for IBM Retirees Available through Retiree Health Access® (Oct 2012)	1,417
2 – Are You on the Fast Track? New Tech Trends Study Out Now (Dec 2012)	1,143
3 – 9 Bad Work Habits – and How to Break Them (Nov 2012)	1,065
4 – Author Walter Hehl on The Ominous Acceleration of Knowledge (Aug 2012)	954
5 – The One Key that Helped Drive the Computer Revolution – Thanks to IBM (Oct 2012)	812
6 – Did You Know About the IBM Gift Advisor? (Dec 2012)	788
7 – Five Things You Should Stop Doing – Your To-Ignore List (Sept 2012)	679
8 – Be Happier at Work: Stop Doing These 10 Things Right Now (Dec 2012)	614
9 – Coffee Nation: How Caffeine Affects Your Creativity (Sept 2012)	595
10 – 5 Top Tips to Starting a Successful Business, by Richard Branson (Oct 2012)	583

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for December 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of December 2012. Top five discussions/posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, our blog, and Twitter

LINKEDIN DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
Why former IBMers who left maybe years ago for any reason are still active on The Greater IBM Connection?	58 (Dec), 128 all time
IBM Leader in Gutting 401(k)s – Forbes	34 (Dec), 39 all time
Has IBM lost the I…apparently in job postings!…(all job adverts are USA…)	33
Lotus No More	27
Great article….Passing of Zig Ziglar	21
FACEBOOK POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has won a place in a BIG year-end list (Ginni Rometty photo and link to CNN story)	228
Green for the holidays! Read about how an IBM Centennial Grant supports the movement for green schools in Singapore (Photo and link to blog story)	112
It’s a matter of subtraction, not addition – try NOT doing these 10 things and see how your work life and happiness levels can improve (link to blog post)	44
#IBMAlumni, here’s another short history quiz for you – who invented the world’s first hard drive? (Photo and link to blog story)	44
#ibm #ibmsimon GreaterIBMers, did you think that the world’s first #Smartphone = #Apple or #Android? Think again… (Photo and link to blog story)	42
BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Innovation Breakthrough: IBM Chip to Use LIGHT to Significantly Accelerate Your Internet	88
Be Happier at Work: Stop Doing These 10 Things Right Now	88
Are You on the Fast Track? New Tech Trends Study Out Now	50
World’s First Smartphone = Apple or Android? Think again…	46
IBM’s 5 in 5: Welcome To The Era of Cognitive Systems	28
TWEETS	NUMBER OF RETWEETS
Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching. – George Van Valkenburg	5
Infographic: what the 2012 #IBMTechTrends results can tell us about skill gaps in technology.	4
#ibm #bigdata #smarteranalytics Free Webcast 12/6 at 11am ET – Leveraging Analytics for Competitive Advantage	4
Factoid: We Spent 121 Billion Minutes on Social Media in One Month	4
(too many to list)	3 each

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for November 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of November 2012. Top five discussions/posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, our blog, and Twitter

LINKEDIN DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
What’s the most interesting thing you do in your non-work life?	32 (Nov), 266 all time (posted twice)
Baby Boomer Retirement – What Happened?	29 (Nov), 70 all time
Lotus No More	21
Have You Endorsed Anyone w/ LinkedIn’s 1-Click Endorsements?	19
Why former IBMers who left maybe years ago for any reason are still active on The Greater IBM Connection?	15 (Nov), 104 all time
FACEBOOK POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Guess who’s at the White House to meet with President Obama today? (Ginni Rometty photo)	634
“Remember the difference between a boss & a leader: A boss says ‘Go!’, a leader says ‘Let’s go!’ ” – E.M. Kelly (quote)	199
Read how an IBM Centennial Grant enabled the public-private partnership of IBM and the Drishtee Foundation to transform poor, isolated Indian villages into instrumented, interconnected and intelligent communities. #IBMvolunteers (link to Citizen IBM story)	129
It’s not your job (entirely). It’s you. But you can get a big boost in your performance and happiness by quitting these bad habits. (link to blog story)	101
12 of the nation’s CEOs – including IBM’s Ginni Rometty – are reportedly feeling optimistic after meeting this week with President Obama at the White House (Ginni Rometty photo)	81
BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
9 Bad Work Habits – and How to Break Them	152
“Marketing is dead”: The Rise of the Social Business Imperative	43
CEOs, Including IBM’s Ginni Rometty, Optimistic after Meeting with President Obama	42
If You’re Ready to Lead, Why Not Join IBM?	29
The Most Common Hiding Places for Work Passwords – Don’t Do This	26
TWEETS	NUMBER OF RETWEETS
#IBM has been ranked America’s Most Community-Minded Company: read why Big Blue is #1	13
Remember the difference between a boss & a leader: A boss says ‘Go!’, a leader says ‘Let’s go!’ – E.M. Kelly	8
We all know the #IBM logo….but it wasn’t always this way. From globes to stripes – see its long evolution	7
Women in IT: How deep is the bench? (and we know who’s at the top of the game…)	6
1 – CEOs including IBM’s Ginni Rometty are optimistic after meeting this week w/ President #BarackObama, 2- ‘Success Secrets of The World’s Most Powerful Women’ – don’t miss this!	6 each

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for October 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of October 2012. Top five discussions/posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, our blog, and Twitter

LINKEDIN DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
What’s the most interesting thing you do in your non-work life?	45
Baby Boomer Retirement – What Happened?	41
Greater IBMers:  What’s your most productive time of day? (Poll)	24 votes, 1 comment
What is the best way for ex-employees to rejoin IBM?	19
Lessons Learned:…What’s one lesson YOU learned at IBM that you use in the rest of your life?	18 Oct, 542 all time
FACEBOOK POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Click like if you’ve ever seen this clock in a classroom or on a wall at IBM (photo of clock)	247
Here’s how an IBM mobile employee looked in the late 1950s (photo)	109
That line between your work life and your home life:  is it a thing of the past?  (link to story on work-life balance)	77
Go Big Blue!  #IBM stock is now trading at its all-time high. (link to story)	66
#GreaterIBM:  is Facebook now the first thing you do in the mornings? (link to story)	54
BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Today It’s Not Work-Life-Balance, but Work-Life Blend	119
The One Key that Helped Drive the Computer Revolution – Thanks to IBM	99
CIOs and CMOs Partner To Become Co-Designers of the Customer Experience	78
Newsweek Votes IBM Greenest Company in the US	76
5 Top Tips to Starting a Successful Business, by Richard Branson	63
TWEETS	NUMBER OF RETWEETS
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.” -Dale Carnegie	10
What is PaaS and why should I care?  IBM CAI has an idea	5
“Culture is what people do when no one is looking.” Ginni Rometty @IBM	5
Big Blue voted the greenest U.S. co. for the 2nd year in a row. Congratulations on the win, #IBM! wp.me/p2kcos-sa #green	5
1 -IBM Master Inventor @andysc tweeted his way to lower energy bills. Join him at #P4SPcha, Oct31 noon ET bit.ly/VmbLf6 @smarterplanet, 2- #IBM Reports Nanotube Chip Breakthrough nyti.ms/QOqvU0 massive!, 3 -What does big data mean for marketing? Interview w/ IBM CMO Jon Iwata on CIOs, CMOs, & the customer experience, 4-Grad schools add bigdata analytics degrees ow.ly/ekycY (from @Computerworld) #ibmanalytics, 5- @IBM CIO Jeannette Horan on the value of a STEM background, + 3 pieces of life advice for anyone. ibm.co/O2DwKR	4 each

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for September 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of September 2012. Top five discussions/posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, our blog, and Twitter

LINKEDIN DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
What’s the most interesting thing you do in your non-work life?	45
Remote Workers More Engaged? – Believe It, Or Not?	27
Study:  IBM Telecommuters can handle 19 more hours of work	22
Your Professional Network – Does It Include Former Colleagues Beyond IBM?	14
Does anyone know how to get a certification card to prove that one is an IBM Retiree?	11
FACEBOOK POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
10 signs you’re being a jerk on social media – don’t let this happen to you! http://bit.ly/TJlX6f (with photo)	246
The most powerful woman in business, Big Blue’s own Ginni Rometty. http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/09/20/powerful-women-rometty-ibm/?iid=SF_F_River #IBM #Greater_IBM	101
The spectacular, mindblowing, very first single molecule image, brought to you by #IBMResearch. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19584301	88
Big news from Mexico: #IBM opens major new data center in Guadalajara City. Get all the details at our new blog: http://bit.ly/PJ7Uqr #IBMalumni	83
“Your inbox is a perfect delivery mechanism for other people’s priorities. Work from your own list.”@chrisbrogan (with photo)	73
BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Coffee Nation: How Caffeine Affects Your Creativity	87
IBM Opening Smarter Data Center in Guadalajara City, Mexico	49
Navigating LinkedIn Profiles – 10 Steps to Finding the Best Hires	45
Interview Body Language Mistakes that Can Cost You the Job	32
What social network do you use the most? (poll)	21, 144 votes
TWEETS	NUMBER OF RETWEETS
“Your inbox is a perfect delivery mechanism for other people’s priorities. Work from your own list.” @chrisbrogan	7
IBM’s new chairman of the board: CEO Ginni Rometty. Her new role begins Oct. 1 (art photo)	7
Polycom teams up with #IBMResearch on real-time video capabilities in the #cloud wp.me/p2kcos-kn	5
10 Habits of Remarkably Charismatic People inc.com/jeff-haden/10-… via @Inc	5
1-’I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.’ – Michael Jordan #greater_ibm, 2-IBM’s Mira supercomputer – the world’s 3rd fastest – aims to create a universe in two weeks, 3-The powers that be…look where @VanityFair magazine ranks #IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. vnty.fr/TsyVlE	4 each

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for August 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of August 2012.  Top five discussions/posts on LinkedIn, Facebook, and our blog

DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
Are You on Facebook?  Why Not?	34
Future of the light bulbs	33
I.B.M. Mainframe Evolves to Serve the Digital World	30
You reach 65, do you need to work, want to work or do you retire?	13
Baby Boomers – What is your Social Media Strategy?	11
POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
“I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”  Who said this in 1943? (+ historical computer photo)	344
One great photo from last year’s groundbreaking THINK Exhibit…	201
Greater IBMer Christie Hudson shares these original THINK pads belonging to her and to her grandparents (photo)	180
In the spotlight:  Forbes names IBM CEO among The World’s Most Powerful Women In Business 2012 (link)	178
IBM Memorabilia from Greater IBMers (photos)	92
BLOG POSTS	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Author Walter Hehl on The Ominous Acceleration of Knowledge	60
Poll Results Are In – Announcing the New Greater IBM Connection Blog	19
China and Brazil Alumni Research Project	6
Contemplating a Major Career Change?  4 Things to Consider	4
Africa:  The Next Frontier for IBM Research Innovation	3

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What’s The Buzz for July 2012

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the month of July 2012.  Top five discussions on LinkedIn and Facebook.

DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES
You’re Not on Facebook – 6 Things to Stop Doing on LinkedIn	37
Transition to Retirement – Retirement Really? You are really going to RETIRE?	26
Should the IBM approach be given a chance to fix the health care system?	21
The 25 Best Tech Companies to Work for in 2012	16
Are you creative? Check out this IBMer who is also a syndicated cartoonist	14
DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Got any conference calls today? (infographic)	1,203
Taken a beach vacation recently, #IBMalumni? (cartoon by IBMer)	308
THINK…Paul Rand’s popular Eye-Bee-M poster…	255
Greater IBM Connection added a new photo	233
The world’s #1 fastest supercomputer is Sequoia (infographic)	201

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, The Greater IBM Connection

What are you talking about lately?

Here’s a quick snapshot of what YOU have been talking about for the week of July 11-19, 2012.

DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS
Transition to Retirement – Retirement Really?  You are really going to RETIRE?	21
The 25 Best Tech Companies to Work for in 2012	14
Are you creative?  Check out this IBMer who is also a syndicated cartoonist	11
DISCUSSION	NUMBER OF COMMENTS/ LIKES/ SHARES
Taken a beach vacation recently #IBMalumni?	239
Greater IBM Connection added a new photo	211
The world’s #1 fastest supercomputer	136

–Posted by Julie Yamamoto, Program Manager, and Regan Kelly, Editor, The Greater IBM Connection