Archive for August, 2009
LinkedIn is Like Social Media Training Wheels…
LinkedIn can be like training wheels for business people who are new to online social networking.
photo credit: woodleywonderworks
Familiarity + Control. A feeling of control + familiarity can make someone new to social networking feel safer at LinkedIn than, say, jumping in to the “rougher terrain” of FaceBook and Twitter. The concept of “online resume” [...]
Move Over Blogs: Here Comes Lifestreaming
Every few years or so, a new online technology insinuates its way into popular culture. In 2003, I kept reading and hearing about “blogs”. In 2007, the world was all a-”Twitter”. FaceBook, LinkedIn, YouTube — these social media channels are all part of the pop culture landscape.
When I hear these terms to a major extent, [...]
