As a very SOCIAL person, the lure of social media is a lot like the mythical “siren’s song” for me. The attraction is just TOO MUCH to resist – but the time investment when I succumb can easily sink my writing “ship.”
Okay… enough fanciful analogies. What I really want to share is that I had a BREAKTHROUGH regarding social media this weekend.
I attended the Nebraska Writer’s Guild’s Spring Conference at Mahoney Park this weekend where author and social media maven Jill Hart taught us how to use social media effectively.
One of the biggest takeaways from Jill’s talk was her explanation of the differences between the social media. She said Twitter is a media that moves REALLY fast. This is for people who like instant, ongoing conversations with their “followers.” Facebook is more relational – and can be done at your own pace. And LinkedIn is more about business networking.
Jill helped me to understand that Facebook is my best bet because I am all about relationships. Plus… at my age… I don’t like to be rushed – so Twitter is not a good choice. And I left the corporate world for a reason – and have no desire to return to it via LinkedIn.
It’s also interesting to note that Facebook has been the one social network I’ve updated the most the past year because it’s such fun for a chatty chick like me. : )
BTW – Jill also told us that you can automatically update Twitter whenever you post to FB. I just need to figure out how…
Jill – if you get this on Google alerts.. please chime in!
I like the idea of matching the social network to your personality.
ReplyDeleteCindy, I linked Twitter with one of my Facebook pages, now I'm trying to remember how I did.
ReplyDeleteIf you go to your Facebook page and do a search for Twitter, there is a link for the Twitter app. On the left is an option to add it to your page...I *think* that's all you have to do to. Just don't sue me if I'm wrong, lol.