Comments on: Mind Your Knowledge Gap: Why Social Media is Essential to Your Career

By: A Friend

A Friend — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:30:46 +0000

We’re quite not sure whether the 30- and 40-something are really behind in social media. We actually think they’re the brains behind it!

If you look at social media now, the under 30s use it for mindless dribble. It’s the over 30s that are taking advantage of it for serious business!

Just our $0.02.

By: Andy Parkinson’s World » Blog Archive » 3/19/09: Top Career Posts this Week

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:59:18 +0000

[...] From Art Petty at Management Excellence: Mind Your Knowledge Gap: Why Social Media is Essential to Y…“This is a wake-up call to my mid to late 30 to 40 something (and older) contemporaries. It’s time to figure out what all the noise is about social media and how to leverage it for yourself, your career and your organization.” [...]

By: Momentor » Blog Archive » 3/19/09: Top Career Posts this Week

Momentor » Blog Archive » 3/19/09: Top Career Posts this Week — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:40:22 +0000

By: Alex P.

Alex P. — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:38:41 +0000

Great article, thank you. Your insights can also ring true to those under 30 who don’t use social media either. I know, it’s hard to believe. I know someone who doesn’t use anything (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc), and they will be graduating soon. I hope they can find a job.

By: susan rice-lincoln

susan rice-lincoln — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:02:29 +0000

Thanks for this post. Not only did it make me giggle, it absolutely points out the painfully obvious–avoiding social media is tantamount to professional suicide–whether it pertains to your business or your individual career. I am still perplexed at the resistance people have to it. Twitter is the perfect example. Twitter carries an unbelievable power to propel people’s careers and businesses forward into the stratosphere. My concern about Twitter is different–I’m afraid it is HIGHLY addictive and, at least in my life, is causing a great shift in how I allocate the hours in my day. My other concern about Twitter is that its too good to be true–and as it grows-it may not remain so open and so effective. Wish I had a crystal ball…Thanks again for the great post. Susan Rice Lincoln http//:www.masterthenewnet.com

By: Art Petty

Art Petty — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:38:49 +0000

Thanks to all for chiming in on this topic. Penny, glad this post proved useful in your work environment. -Art

By: Penny G

Penny G — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:39:59 +0000

Very timely topic, we were just discussing this with our product marketing & public relations team this morning. I recently read a blog entry from a person who could not attend an industry conference, but set up a “Twitter grid” to capture all tweets from the event – he said it was like he was actually attending.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:33:09 +0000

I love Facebook for my “personal” networking. I’ve found hundreds of friends, classmates, and former coworkers and I now know what they are up to. Not sure that Facebook, for me at least, is appropriate for professional networking… although my company did set up a page that many of us are members of so we’ll see.

By: Career Change Management

Career Change Management — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:14:27 +0000

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By: Jim Holland

Jim Holland — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:48:30 +0000

Great wakeup call and insights for those that “poo poo” the notion. As a mature technology professional, I wish everyone older than the “teXt generation” would recognize that you better jump on board or get run over. Don’t believe me? Visit me on Twitter @jim_holland. Great post Art!