Just as I was mulling how to put together a blog post that would summarize and compare the major social media sites, I found a very well written piece that I thought my readers would find very helpful.  I found it through a posting in my LinkedIn newsfeed, and it was posted by an official representative of the LinkedIn social media website.

Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis in her article: “Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tweets, Oh My! Everything a Working Mom Needs to Know about Social Networking” takes a very practical approach to contrasting these social media sites.

She answers the following questions for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Pinterest.

What it’s for:
Who it’s for:
Time demands:
The bad rap:

The new twist:

From there she provides examples of how people, especially moms working outside the home, effectively use these sites. Overall, I agree with her take on these sites, though I believe that the social media website LinkedIn can very effectively be used by home moms and dads and by retired people, not just by “everyone who works.”

After the review of these major social media sites, she provides snippets of information on YouTube, Google+, Instagram, and Tumblr.

Check out her terrific article at:

http://www.workingmother.com/digital-life/facebook-and-linkedin-and-tweets-oh-my

After you read her article, please let me know about your favorite social media sites and how you use them differently from each other.

Joyce Feustel, Founder

Boomers’ Social Media Tutor

www.boomerssocialmediatutor.com