Social Media is New for Everyone

By on August 9, 2010 in Social Media

I was watching a conversation on Twitter earlier about Social Media and how it can be confusing. I’m referring to Social Media here in Northern Canada. It may be new everywhere, but is it almost premature here.help with a caption please?

The one thing that scares me about the whole thing, that being Social Media, is those who calls themselves an expert. It is no secret to the rest of Canada and North America that there are a lot of fake experts out there, claiming to get you results and claims they know the best practises, when realistically, they don’t. Of course there are other things that scare me, mostly the misconception of Social Media, but they are for another post.

What my fear is, is that the north will get one of these so-called experts, who will come in and talk the talk but not be able to walk. Why this fears me so much, is because I am so passionate about this kind of stuff, that I would hate, absolutely hate, for one person or a company, to come in and ruin what people think of Social Media.

I have played, tested, worked and used for just over 2 years now and I can see the benefits and I can see the endless possibilities for business and people alike, and I want to share what I learn, but I am often hesitant because I want to make sure that was I share is accurate and informative and will not mislead someone.

I write this because I care about Social Media, but more so I care about people. So take this as word of caution, hopefully it makes some sense.

It seems I have stumbled upon an interesting topic. How Social Media in the North relates to the rest of North America. I look forward to exploring this idea in the future.

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  • http://withmedia.ca KyleWith

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  • http://twitter.com/Wendy WendyPeters

    Good call Kyle. This isn't the first time this topic has come up. Over the last couple of years there have been many people calling themselves experts, but none that had a proven track record yet to give any credibility to their claims. Fear not, with a little bit of time and people like you championing it's cause, the fake experts will fall by the wayside… or learn how to support their claims with some real results if they truly want a career in social media. Keep talking about it and encouraging people to even do a quick search about the person/company they are going to hire. Support and recommend the ones you think are legitimate. That will help for sure.

    As for how social media differs between the North and the rest of North America, that is an incredibly interesting topic. I look forward to following along and contributing to that discussion where I can.

  • http://www.karljohnston.com Karl Johnston

    I think I know where this came from !

    I meet a lot of people from time to time who claim to be “consultants”
    I'm not sure on the textbook definition of what makes a person a “consultant” and what doesn't but often whenever I do meet someone who claims to be the be all end all of masters I tend to proceed with caution. It's tied to why I often market myself as “one of the best….” (aurora borealis photographers in the world) – not because I doubt how well I do, more so because I doubt any reasonable person can claim to be an expert when the journey of becoming the best is so vast and subjective.

    The first thing I found on my journey of social media was how fast everything moved. I like that. I can learn 100x as fast as when I used to and follow tweets to new information. I can “viral learn.” Being a speed reader from a young age helps a lot too.

    Back on topic; the point is, I think the nature of social media allows everyone to have a say, a very quick say, on a very quick moving trend or topic. Whether they have anything good to say or valuable is subjective, though I wouldn't necessarily jump on board everything someone said just because someone claimed to be an expert – like they say for us bloggers; content is king.