My first car was a 1977 Datsun B-210 hatchback. It was a green two door with a four on the floor and it was cool for a 16 year old. My first social media presence other than Facebook and LinkedIn was a blog. Pretty cool for most people but kind of ho-hum for a geek. I wrote about tech stuff, tech jokes, my opinion on technology and nobody read it. When my Datsun ran poorly my step dad would ask where I bought fuel last. These days not getting results via social media is like that poorly running car, the difference is you can’t blame cheap gas any more.
This blog unlike that first one is written for an audience. Yep I write for an audience of readers. I am not creating a chronicle of my endeavors for future generations to ponder or ridicule. I write motivated by my readers who email and comment on my blogs.
I could write everyday like it were my job, but it is not my job, although I often times treat it that way. My goal is to help and have fun sharing the things that I know and have learned. Some days I write topics down, email links and snippets to myself, and hand pick items from Google Reader and Pulse News App on my phone.
I am not an expert on all things social media, but I have helped a number of people try,learn, and succeed. I also have connected to people who are experts from all over the world. I feel lucky to have made such friends that push me to keep learning, doing, and having fun that is social media in the digital world.
If you are dabbling in social media know this; there is no magic formula. You will more than likely not be an overnight internet millionaire. (You might.) You have to do, share, learn, do some more, share, make friends, make mistakes, don’t be afraid of doing it wrong, be a friend to have friends, have fun.
There is a lot of good stuff and great people interested in guiding you and being your friend. Folks who share to make all of us better netizens. Unlike my old Datsun getting poor mileage, you have too many resource so you can’t blame cheap gas anymore.
Michael Mock
Technology Workgroup
