Nibby Priest -Life On Purpose

Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

How are you using Twitter?

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Twitter just celebrated its 5th Birthday this week (March 20, 2011).

Below is a video they produced to show how many people are using twitter.

Twitter to me is my favorite means of Social Media. About 99% of all my posts to social media originate from twitter.

Some use to keep in touch others use to listen.

This video done by Twitter.com called “Follow You Interests. Discover Your World” is well done and talks about how beneficial Twitter can be to us all.

How are YOU using Twitter?

Follow me at www.Twitter.com/nibbyp

Like is the NEW Share

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Facebook just announced that they are in the process of changing the function of the like button and making it more like the share button at the same time removing the share button all together.

It seems that Facebook is always changing something that gets the user’s underwear all wadded up.

Twitter works better for me in several ways.  Twitter’s simple design and limitation of 140 character posts just rocks with me personally.    Yes, twitter has few users, but personally I find my Twitter friends to be more delighting.

Yes, I have to stay on Facebook too because many connections are made there but with changes like this, I might be liking less.

One of my dear Facebook friends Kim G commented on my post in Facebook about this:

Dislike. :(. I loved the simple and quiet functionality of the like button, and likewise, the specific and purposeful functionality of the share button. I chose to use them in different ways and for different purposes.

I have to agree with her.

 

Creating Culture Together

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A community leader asked me today about a question on social media:

Is Social Media detrimental to productivity in the workplace?

Here is my response:

Basically what is happening is that many employers are loosing quality educated people because the prohibit these types of activities in the workplace.  I might be different ,but I actually encourage social media use in the workplace and expect communication on that media to be like any other communication used in the office.

Since social media to the 20/30 age group crowd is like a pen and paper to the other generations by actually removing the ability to use this technology in the workforce we are actually putting a message out that says “we are not interested in the 20/30 something crowd”.

That group of our society are flocking to other communities that have companies that embrace this type of activity in the work place and shunning smaller cities that might “hang on” to old values not because they don’t want to but they fear the future.

A forward thinking blogger said yesterday “Sometimes we spend too much time defending the old thing, instead of working to take advantage of the new thing.”

Last weekend Greg and I spent some great time in Franklin TN absorbing the culture. What a great place to see young, old, educated, spiritual, physically fit people working and  living-  creating culture together.

Creating a culture of EDUCATED people is a key to a any successful community.

What are some ways you can create culture in your community?

How are you using social media in your workplace?

What are some of your rules for using social media in your workplace?