Staying cool.
Easy to do in the dead of winter, but not always so easy to do when interacting in the world of social media.
Like interactions in real life, social media interactions are spontaneous and off-the-cuff. And, like in-person interactions, they can also be contentious.
Social media interactions differ, however, in that they are on display, in writing, and permanent. Yes, blog posts can be altered, tweets removed and facebook posts limited to “Friends”; but screen shots can be taken, pages and texts can be saved.
Basically, if you say it online or send it in a text, you have to assume that you have (a) said it forever and (b) said it to the world.
In our private lives, this may not seem like such a big issue, but what about engaging in social media surrounding professional issues? Continue reading
