What to say? What to say?
Sometimes social media can make us speechless or want to go out and stage funny events to update our statuses. I have been guilty of doing both. Not really staging, but throwing old events like they just happened. It can be quite tedious to come up with updates, especially ones that draw attention. I am a huge fan of the "I Hate Mundane Facebook Updates," so I try to avoid them at all costs. Make things interesting. Here are some tips:
1) Retweet something interesting; just because someone already said it, does not mean you can't.
2) Post a link. You can pick a range, from news to humor, links are endless. Use digg.com or reddit.com to see what is hot right now.
3) Quote something. Quoting helps relieve the pressure of coming up with something smart to say. There are a ton of quotes out there as well as songs. Look around for inspiration.
4) Go with what you know best. Educating people on a certain subject matter that you are knowledeable is best. Expert opinions are valued highly.
Once you have an idea on how you plan to interact, dive in! If you make a misstep, you can always apologize. Within the first hour, I had to apologize to some bloggers for sounding to spam-like on their website. Another tip: Don't sound spam-like. But if you do, apologize and move on. Surprisingly, my apology gained 25 hits that week from one social media site. Sometimes controversy always works, huh?
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