Social Media in Plain English

We are so fortunate to have talented people around like the folks at CommonCraft.com.
They make it fun and interesting to learn about this whole social-media revolution. (more to come on that).

This is their video explaining the concept of social media. Enough said.

LinkedIn in Plain English

Another great video from the fantastic folks at CommonCraft.com. This is a two-part series about LinkedIn. Let's take a look.

Part 1

REBarCamp/PDX

What a day of learning. Anyone interested in social media should have been here.
We spent all day at REBarCampPdx. It was awesome. rebarcamp.com/pdx

Wait! Don't click that button!

As we all try to get connected to the Social Networks, there are some important, common sense, precautions we need to take.

The article below appeared in the February issue of CIO Magazine. I thought I would share it to make you aware that we have to exercise a reasonable amount of caution and good judgement. Specially if we are interacting with potential business relationships who may be affected by our actions (or lack-thereof).

Although the title of the article mentions Facebook by name, it is by no means the only site that has had problem. More about that another time.

Slapped in the Facebook: Social Networking Dangers Exposed
For many people, social networking has become as much of a daily routine as brewing coffee and brushing teeth. IT administrators dislike it and cyber crooks depend on it.

Click to read the full article