social media & time management.

finding it hard to maintain all of your social media? a couple great suggestions I found in the article 'how to avoid social media overload' help you do just that. the first key is to not be an early adopter of every social media. sample widely and focus narrowly. "Most executives don't need to become social media mavens -- but they do need to know what they're talking about (you don't want to be the only one in the room who doesn't know what a hashtag is)". Personally I also think it is important to use all mediums in moderation, do not repeat the same status on twitter and facebook etc. happy networking.

right here. right now.

This video is the most powerful combination of facts and delivery I have seen to date. The author of Socialnomics, Erik Qualman produces the video about the growing use of social networking. The video is mostly shared on social networking sites such as YouTube, which makes it very ironic. My favorite part of information is that we live in a generation of consumers that do not tend to listen to advertisements. Trust is within the testimonials of real people who have experienced the advertised services and products. It makes complete sense; consumers in this social media savvy world are very smart. We watch commercials and then ask “Yah, but does that really work?”… followed by a bit of online research before we make a purchase.

photo credit: galessa's plastics, flickr.