Today, I wrote a Social Media 101 presentation for the staff at my work.  It was a great way to spend my day, actually.  While I was writing, I realized just how many social media applications I’ve used over the past 15 years!

I may not have called it social media, but I’ve been connecting with people online in a variety of ways since the early 90s.  I remember when ICQ was revolutionary and chat rooms were accessible, free, and a bit scary!  It wasn’t even that long ago that Facebook had a drop-down menu for status updates and MySpace wasn’t for musicians.

As I developed my Social Media 101, I realized that I have basically been doing social media from the beginning (or at least since it was widely accessible).  I have met people online, forged friendships & relationships, and found invaluable information!

Someone told me the other day that anyone claiming to be a social media expert is lying.  Interesting.  Social media and its applications are in constant flux.  The next big thing is soon to be so last year. No one can ever know everything, but some do know more than others.

A wise man once told me that “you don’t do social media, you are social media.”  That means that I am social media, and chances are that if you are reading this, you are too.