Has anyone ever noticed that social media loves the colour blue? Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and even Skype have logos that are a shade of blue. It makes you wonder, why didn't any one of them want to stand out from the crowd? What is it with the blue?
I also sometimes ponder on how we all communicated before social media? Although Twitter has vastly become the latest 'must do' thing, my social media obsession began with Facebook. I did have a slight affair with MySpace but soon migrated with the other billion people to Facebook and boy how it changed my life.
It is not only easier to connect with overseas acquaintances (not to mention everyone else) but we are able to keep up with 'friends'' lives like never before with to the minute updates. I read an article lately outlining why it is harder to 'break-up' with your partner when you are connected on Facebook - it is simply more public and therefore more people are aware. You are forced to deal with hundreds of people at once - as soon as the 'single' button is pushed or the 'in a relationship' status is taken down. I have refrained from putting this information on Facebook for that exact reason.
At a recent networking function I was given some advice...stay in the realm of the web. It shows you are up with recent developments, are aware of current news and affairs and participate in communication 2.0 (or is it 3.0? If it isn't, I am sure it is already on the way). I was told to continually 'Tweet' and read as much as I can. I drunk this advice up as I strive to continuously learn.
Something I have learnt over the past year....
If you have the drive to continuously learn and implement, you should eventually see the results.
This is the future of communications, something our field needs to be one step ahead of!
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