Let's Get Social

Hey everyone! I’m the managing editor of the IBM i edition of the magazine and I’m pretty excited about this new staff blog. Sometimes I have things I want to share with you but I don’t want to wait the three months it usually takes us to produce a magazine issue. This blog will give me the opportunity to share things much more quickly with you. I supposed sometimes I’ll wonder what on earth to say—I’m new to blogging—but other times I’ll be bursting with news…or questions.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about social media. So let me pick your brain. Do you habitually read blogs? Are you on Facebook and do you think companies should be there? Are you on LinkedIn? Do you Twitter? Perhaps more importantly, do you follow anyone on Twitter? If so, why?

Do you use the “share this story” button when you read stories online? What sharing services do you use? I use it but only to post to my Facebook page. I’m interested to hear what you think. We recently added this feature to the ibmsystemsmag.com website and I’m anxious to see if people like and use it.

Is that enough questions for you? I’m really interested in this social media topic and I’ve been asking everyone about it. Please let me know what you think. I’ll be waiting…