My first rambling…

This is my first blog post for the Social Media Driving Licence, week 2.  The above image represents my current views on social media: a bright and intricate collection of channels.

Part of this week’s tasks was to list my personal pros and cons of social media, so here they are:

Pros:

• Re-connect with lost friends
• Communicate and share with family
• Share stories and achievements
• Narrow the physical gap with family – feel closer
• Instant communication – faster than email
• Find product/place reviews
• Discover new content, tools
• Get advice
• Entertaining
• Awareness of what’s happening in the world
• Support social campaigns
• Professional development and networking
• Educational

Cons:

• Overwhelming – huge amounts of information
• Time consuming – managing different tools, testing new tools and finding the right one to use
• New tools all the time!
• Addictive
• Reliance on social media
• Parental controls
• Exposure – can’t delete or undo

Image credit:  Mwezibou via Flickr Creative Commons