Yes, there will be one. Are you worthy of election?
An annual rite of January, the Baseball Hall of Fame Election, got us thinking – when there’s a Social Media Hall Of Fame, who will get in? Where will the Hall be built? What will the induction ceremony look like?
Some Thoughts:
1. The Social Media Hall Of Fame will be reserved for those retired from Social Media. Like the Baseball Hall of Fame, where you have to be retired from the game for five years, it doesn’t make sense to put people in who are still active.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does this a little differently, electing people and bands after they’ve been in the business for 20 years. It’s also in Cleveland, which, we’re told, rocks. Bringing us to point two…where?
2. The Social Media Hall Of Fame will be located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Why? Social Media Hall Of Fame induction should really center around the authentic. Those who are truly authentic focus on the Truth or face the Consequences.
Plus: Truth or Consequences was a game show, and Bob Barker was the host.
3. The Social Media Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony. Unlike the People’s Choice Awards or the MTV Music Awards, the Social Media Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony must include things like Bacon, Slime (from Nickelodeon), and maybe a really schmaltzy host. Not Steve Harvey, but possibly Wink Martindale.
Is this beginning to sound like a really bad idea?
Ah, there’s the point of this post: we all want recognition for our efforts. We all want to get there honestly. We all want, maybe, an occasional star-studded event.
But yesterday’s election of two Hall of Famers – Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven – may have taught us a little something about the craft. The love of the game. Living in the moment.
Are we waiting days, months, years for the recognition we truly deserve?
We may keep waiting – especially in this modern world of craziness.
Danny Brown talked on his site about longevity at the workplace, and how the Japanese have companies that have been around for decades.
There won’t be a Social Media Hall Of Fame.
There will be little victories – in business, in life. You may throw 120 pitches one game, you may get shelled in the first inning of the next.
Don’t keep waiting for your induction. And don’t focus too too much on “Social Media” or getting into a “Hall Of Fame.”
Just go do stuff that’s cool. Enjoy the climb.
We’re off our soapbox.
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