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Use Lists to Simplify Social Media

Are you on Facebook or Twitter? Ever feel overwhelmed with the amount of commentary that follows through your newsfeed on these social media sites? One system that has helped me is that of creating lists. Facebook automatically sets up certain lists for you, such as Family or Close Friends. You can also create specialized lists on Facebook. Then you can group your Facebook friends into one or more lists. So, if you are especially interested in the postings of your friends from work, church, or an organization you are in, you can just click on those lists. To create a [...]

By |2013-02-20T22:22:14-07:00February 20th, 2013|0 Comments

Social Media Energizes Me

What draws you to use social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or whatever other sites you frequent? That’s a question that I have pondered many times, especially as a social media tutor with a focus on the Baby Boomers generation. I don’t profess to be a social media expert. What I prefer to call myself is a social media enthusiast. How would you describe your relationship with social media? There are countless reasons why people use social media. Yet, I suspect that there is a common thread about social media users – they are energized by their time [...]

By |2013-02-16T22:30:53-07:00February 16th, 2013|0 Comments

Use Social Media After Networking Events

One of the best things about social media is that you can keep in touch with people after you meet them at a networking event. In the not so long ago days, once you attended a networking event, you took the business cards you collected, put them in a rolodex or some kind of binder, and probably didn’t keep the names and faces together. Those days are long gone. However, what I have found is that it takes discipline to take advantage of social media sites, such as LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook, after a face to face networking event. For example, [...]

By |2013-02-07T22:51:47-07:00February 7th, 2013|1 Comment

Social Media Balancing Act

How many social media sites are you actively engaging on? By that, do you at least visit that site a few times a week? How many do you visit daily? How many do you visit several times a day? For me, I put Facebook, LinkedIn, and more recently Pinterest and Twitter into the category of active engagement, as in I visit those sites daily, and sometimes more than once during the day. So, those of you who live and breathe social media may be saying – big deal! Isn’t that what you are supposed to do? Maybe that’s what the [...]

By |2012-10-25T23:02:07-06:00October 25th, 2012|4 Comments
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