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Do you creep on LinkedIn profiles and only display yourself as anonymous? Is that good “social” media behavior?

You know them…the people who dismiss any new technology as “new-fangled” or “silly”. They didn’t want email addresses, they were terrified to engage in e-Commerce, and now they dismiss social media as just something that kids do. Enjoy the new social media comic about technophobes.

Doctors aren’t necessarily embracing social media as a way to engage with their patients and share their knowledge and experience. In these busy days of health care, though…do we really want them to?

“Big Data” is a common buzzword around conference rooms and on the conference circuit. While the concept of knowing everything about your customers is definitely a sexy one, are businesses really equipped to manage all that data? Can they do anything with it?

Social media…it’s a whole new shift in the way we communicate, right? But are we prepared for the vast range of communication channels that are available as new social media platforms launch? As social channels promise to connect us more closely, do we run the risk that some of our friends/family might not be using …

Engaging in social media isn’t easy. Before jumping in and building channels, think through what you want to accomplish and what your customers need from you.

Enjoy a little social media humor now and then? Check out my roundup of the social media comics that I created in 2012.

What does it really mean to “do” social media? Does it just mean setting up a Facebook page and a Twitter account or is there a lot more to it than that?

Social media can present challenges for both teens and parents. But sometimes it offers us the “persuasive” tool that we need to get things done.

Are you willing to risk your company reputation by putting an intern in charge of your social media channels? Would you be prepared if their activities sparked a social media crisis for your company?