connecting on social media
Why Social Media?
Social media is the environment in which communities can blossom. This is far different from websites which are largely one-sided.
Websites are great. It takes a lot of work to pull together the wealth of information to sustain an informative and current website. When done well, they can be great repositories to which readers will return, and refer others. And generally websites list ways that you can contact them, although some make it really hard to find.
What difference does social media offer? The major important difference I see is that social media provides the opportunity to connect with the authors quickly and have a dialogue right on the site. And social media is by definition informal–you know the social aspect. Social media presents fresh usually stamping the posting date.
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