Practical Conversations

‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, very gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ – The King, Alice In Wonderland

If only.  Unfortunately, most things in life are not that simple, including social media and online conversations.  There are so many possibilities.

Let’s start at the beginning with some basics.  I recommend these two videos to get a quick understanding:

Social Media in Plain English, from Common Craft

Social Networking in Plain English, from Common Craft

If you’re ready, now dig into these:

• Blogs in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Podcasting in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Twitter in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Wikis in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Online Photo Sharing in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Social Bookmarking in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• RSS in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Trackback in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• Google Reader in Plain English, from Common Craft (video)
• LinkedIn, from Common Craft (video)
• Categorizing Social Media, from MarketingProfs

More to follow soon.  If you are engaging in online conversations and have a system that works, please let me know, I’d like to interview you.

-k