Certified Legal Nurse Consultants – Tame the Social Media Beast
If you’re constantly asking where do all of the hours go, you are the perfect candidate for disconnecting. Smartphone apps make it fun and easier than ever to read our friends’ status updates and to see the photos they’ve posted on Facebook. It makes us feel good when they “like” something we’ve posted or when we’re tagged in one of their photos. That’s one reason social media is so addicting – it’s like experiencing human hugs all day long. Now that you understand why you like it, it’s time to tame the beast and take back your time.
Likewise, Twitter can quickly move from a social communication to an obsessive compulsive disorder. You can get caught up following every trending hashtag, but do you really need to know, or care about, what’s happening with @justinbieber 24/7? Yes, there is some social utility to Twitter, but like we saw during the Boston Marathon Bomber Manhunt, it quickly turns into a lot of people feeling involved when they’re really contributing more noise than signal.
Speaking of noise – I was horrified to witness people laughing and using their smartphones to video a street fight between two homeless men. Need I guess where those videos landed? Is that something humans need, or want, to share with friends, and is that really what passes as Internet entertainment?
Facebook and Twitter won’t be evaluating your performance at year’s end and probably won’t be hiring you to review a medical malpractice case, but your social media legacy will be here for a long time.
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*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.
