My Relationship with Social Media

Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. MySpace.

So many sites, so little time. What’s a girl to do? 

With a full-time job and graduate school application deadlines closing in on me, I can’t help but notice that the social media sites I enjoy spending my time on are taking a backseat (like last-row-in-an-18-passenger-van backseat). My tweets are few and far between and my Facebook activity has flatlined. I’m struggling to keep my blog posts fresh, interesting and frequent. 

The immediacy of social media can be intimidating – once I type a 140-character tweet, it’s out there for good, or as long as it takes to find the delete option.

It’s hard to keep up and it can be wearing. Because just like most good things in life, social media requires commitment. Just like a job, just like a relationship. And commitment isn’t for everyone, and relationships aren’t easy. 

The flip-side being that the trends in social media are forever-changing, so things don’t get as stale as the daily grind can. As social media continues to gain more and more traction, information will become more accessible and the sheer mass of it all will make navigation all the more difficult. 

As corporations find more ways to use social media and embed it in society, it’s obvious that my relationship with social media is only just beginning…

-Rachel