Twitter, Ning, Facebook – whew, if you didn’t know better, you would think I was speaking a different language. How is a normal person supposed to navigate all of the different technology, and most important, know what is actually needed.
Maybe I am old school, but sometimes I wonder if people really care what I have to say. Is any one person that interesting? It really doesn’t matter, because that is the way life is moving. Journals and diaries are now blogs and tweets.
I was looking for ways to understand the entire world of social media when a friend became a fan of Dell’s Social Media for Small Business.(Ok, I saw it on facebook). It says it is for small business, but I think anyone can benefit from it…
It is actually really easy to read and helps you navigate the social media world, as told by Dell. I happen to be a MAC user and am not exactly looking for Dell pieces and parts, but the series they have created for small business social media is quite interesting and relevant. And, for teachers who are being told to get in the digital age and teach kids the way they want to learn, this is a perfect introduction.
It is broken into 10 parts and each has a small tutorial and article download of about 3-4 pages. They tell you everything from what is RSS to measuring your success. It is a facebook community, so you’ll have to join to check it out. Search for Dell Social Media for Small Business.
(Just think, once you join Facebook, you are already part of this social media movement…) Learn the language, then teach me a little. Enjoy.
