At a breakfast meeting today, I listened to a presentation about Social Media. Given that I am blogging, and you are reading this, the chances are high that we both ought to know all this stuff, but it made good enough sense to me to want to repeat it on here:
- Your online network is not the same as your personal address book.
- Don’t add technology to the way you do things, change the way you do things when you know what the technology can do.
- Social Media is about sharing; it won’t work if you are selfish.
- Accept the fact that there are those who already know their way around Social Media (Digital Natives), if you are new on the scene you are a Digital Immigrant, and it is incumbent on you to learn the language and customs.
- That said, it is up to you whether you abide by the established language and customs.
- The 5 steps involved: Arrive, Listen, Ask, Provide, Advise. In that order!
