I’m excited about Social Media and the various networks out there because I’m in the business of reaching people fast with accurate information. I will admit that the way that we’re being bombarded with information is a little frightening and is taking some adjustment on my part, but I’m up for the challenge.

I was a little stuck on what I should write about, but I’ve decided to approach this semi-dilemma in the same way that I approach life. One day at a time! I interact with and have conversations with people several times a day, every day. I just need to apply my day to day communication skills to online interactions.

I want to focus on the different social networks and platforms available online because that’s the part I find confusing. Which ones do I use? How are they different? Do I need to be present on all of them? These questions arise every time I get an invitation to one of these sites. I’ve already learned in this course that social networking is a two-way street. It’s a lot more fun when it involves not just yourself. So that’s definitely something that I need to take into consideration when deciding how many networks to join. So how many relationships or circle of online “friends” can I realistically maintain. I came across an article called “1or 100: How Many Social Networks Should You Join?” on the Shipul Blog that I sometimes browse. This blog offered some insight however, I would love to hear from some of the people out there that have actually ventured on some of the social network sites listed on Traffiikd, which is another blog that I enjoy perusing. The article is called “List of Social Media and Social Networking Sites.” It’s not so much an article as it is a categorized listing of the various social network sites out there.

Now I know what I’m really up against! What social networks do you belong to? Would you recommend them and why?