Why Social Media networks may not be for you

For those like my mother who have no idea what ‘social media’ is, be grateful and consider yourselves blessed that you don’t know what it is. Because you have a better, socially interactive and productive network of friends and strangers, doing good for this world, quietly, than many of us do.

And for those who are privileged to read this article, because you have been given another day in your life, and a gadget called a mobile phone or a computer to spend hours on away from real human interaction, hope this enables you to be a better citizen of the world. Because if it doesn’t, social media networks may not be for you.

Consider the answers to these questions.

     1) Why am I using social media?

     2) Why do I network?

Everyone has different answers to these questions, but one thing is true for everybody.

If you take the ‘social’ out of your network or media, you’ll be left with …

Here’s how to be more social.

If you are a photographer connect and interact with photographers.

If you are a mother, connect and interact with others like you.

If you are a business owner or company, connect and interact with your customers.

If you are pastor, connect and interact with everyone.

If you are recruiter, connect and interact with your connections.

If you are a sales leader, connect and interact with your team.

The key point I’m trying to make is, social is all about interaction.

Nobody is interested in your title, your accomplishments, or the number of connections or followers you have. If one of your connections asks you a question, please answer it, or disconnect. 
Ignoring is apathy. And apathy has been socially viewed as far worse than hate.

I have a very small network of friends globally, across cultures and languages, who I interact with mainly face-to-face, by phone call and email. I find that those interactions and relationships are more meaningful to each other than those in my social networks using social media. I am open to connecting with anybody, anywhere for the sole purpose of interacting and learning anything new. In my social networks, I value interactions and relationships much more than the number of connections, so I have enabled messaging to anyone. Even if we don’t follow each other, you can message me!

Btw, if you are a public service organization or law enforcement agency, you should enable the ability for the public to contact you, without having them to connect with you.

If you cannot interact with your own connections and followers, then why are you connected to them in the first place? 

Add the social element back to your network of friends, family & strangers, and be happy!

Because life is too short, and nothing is more important to us as humanity, than to love, and be loved.