Monday, January 27, 2014

Happy New Year!!!


Happy New Year!! Yes, I know that greeting is a few weeks late but technically aren’t you supposed to say that the first time you see someone you haven’t seen since the previous year? Isn’t that a required regulation mandated by the federal government for the entire month of January? By the time February rolls around the year is a month old and the countdown to summer vacation has started. So, since it is still January and I haven’t “seen” you since last year – Happy New Year!!!!!

Let’s talk about Social Media. Social Media isn’t just about keeping up with friends and family or stalking ex-high school sweethearts. Social Media is great for Professional Development and Life Long Learning. The three main Social Media platforms we will focus on in this series of installments are: Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.

Last night was the Grammy’s and my Twitter Feed was well, all a-twitter with live Grammy updates and quite frankly it was more interesting than the Grammy’s themselves. Twitter does provide for quick access to all things trivial, entertaining and viral; however, it can be a great source of useful professional information, as well. First, let’s look at the anatomy of a Tweet. Click here.

Tomorrow we will talk about Twitter Feeds you should follow in the name of Professional Development.