What is Social Networking and how might it relate to the use of Art in HealthCare?
At this point I have to say that I "don't get" Social Networking. I know it is surging in popularity, especially with young people, but should I pay attention to it?
My good friend Steve Mays insists that it is time to take a look. Steve has a good record as a digital media guru. He was the one who encouraged me to get into Podcasting a couple of years ago. That resulted in 50 weekly interviews on the Living Healthy Podcast. They are still online, to listen to them click:www.livinghealthypodcast.com
Steve was also the one who encouraged me to start this blog (HealthCareFineArt.com). Not only did he encourage me, he helped me set it up and still offers suggestions on how to make it more useful.
Now Steve is telling me to check out Twitter.
It is hard for me to see why I would want to do this; do I really want to stay connected online that much? Why would anyone care about what I'm doing right that second? However, Steve seems to have a good sense of future trends; he might be right.
To test this out I have signed up for:
Could a community of geographically dispersed people interested in the use of Art in HealthCare form an online community? We will see.
The chart at the top of this page reveals one problem.The people using Social Networking now tend to be under the age of 30. Most of the people involved with Art in Healthcare are older than that; I'm 56. Will people of my generation embrace this? I remain skeptical, but I will give it a try.
As a 30 year old,I don't "get" social networking sites either...
Posted by: James | September 12, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Come on man, get with the current century!
This way you can network without actually having to see or talk to a live person. Perfect!
My advice- forget twitter unless you want us to know your every breath- in extreme addicts it becomes the equivalent of diary entries about writing diary entries.
LinkedIn is just right for H.Domke. Sober, professional; the man builds his business connections using the power of his resume and user group memberships. And your Facebook page will let us know the genuine fun and silly Henry.(By the way your Facebook page needs some work.)
Myspace is kinda for kids and tends to be a little out of control but you might network some emergent artists and musicians. My 17 year old loves it.
get out there and make friends...
Cool graphic!
Posted by: Steve Knight | September 12, 2008 at 06:08 PM
"Sober, professional; the man builds his business connections using the power of his resume and user group memberships."
Uh, okay.
If you're looking at Twitter as just a way to sell more images. Forget it. But then, I'd say the same about blogging.
Twitter makes no sense until you are "following" some friends or interesting people. It's not about your tweets... it's about theirs.
Posted by: smays.com | September 12, 2008 at 09:57 PM